Malibu Babie on going solo, working with Nicki Minaj and earning the nickname 'Beat Barbie' By Danny Turner published 15 September 22 The chart-topping producer behind hits from Megan Thee Stallion and Nicky Minaj embarks on a solo career
Carl Cox: “As far as I’m concerned, my studio has the best speaker system in the world” By Danny Turner published 2 September 22 Danny Turner learns how the Pioneer DJM-V10 mixer resuscitated Carl Cox’s lost passion for music making
Braxe + Falcon: "These days, most kids just crack tons of plugins and don’t really cherish what they have" By Danny Turner published 1 September 22 Cousins Alain Braxe and Stéphane Quême have joined forces for a new EP. Danny Turner learns how modular synths inspired them
Objekt: "The world would be a boring place musically if everyone knew exactly what they’re doing" By Danny Turner published 3 August 22 Ingenious producer TJ Hertz resumes his longstanding white label series with Objekt #5. Danny Turner charts his innovative approach to tech
ODESZA: "You can have all the gear in the world, but that doesn’t mean you’re going to write anything super special" By Danny Turner published 22 July 22 The Grammy-nominated duo return with the most epic-sounding album of their decade-long career
Jeff Mills: "I’d advise anyone who makes electronic music to just go into your studio, pick one machine and try to do something with it that you’ve not done before" By Future Music, Danny Turner last updated 12 July 22 Danny Turner chats to the Detroit icon about taking techno to the next level with new project, The Paradox, and collaborating with session jazz pianist Jean-Phi Dary
Eats Everything: "There’s a plugin that I use on almost every channel and it only cost me about €30" By Danny Turner published 8 July 22 Eats Everything’s Daniel Pearce on how having his gear stolen and going back to basics inspired a new approach to music-making
Flume: "I’ve seen some of my favourite electronic acts try to do a show with live bass and drums and it sucks" By Future Music, Danny Turner published 5 July 22 After ten years of stardom, Flume’s Harley Streten ditched LA to return to his native Australia. Danny Turner discovers why
Ron Trent: "If you listen to the album you’d think I have a whole analogue world down here, but all I did was plug in a MIDI keyboard" By Future Music, Danny Turner published 14 June 22 A key figure in the Chicago house scene for over 30 years, Ron Trent chats to Danny Turner about his latest project, WARM
HAAi: "As a non-male in dance music there's a narrative that people think a man has to be behind what you’re doing" By Future Music, Danny Turner published 27 May 22 Teneil Throssell on collaborating with Jon Hopkins and Hot Chip for her lockdown-produced debut album
Nik Colk Void: "I couldn’t make a banging dance album or an experimental album – it had to be between the two" By Future Music, Danny Turner last updated 16 June 22 Known for her improvised approach to modular systems, voice and guitar, Nik Colk Void talks to Danny Turner about her long-awaited debut album
ACT!: "Modular is totally unpredictable - once you start patching you can end up anywhere" By Future Music, Danny Turner published 16 May 22 From Egyptrixx to ACT!, David Psutka’s sound experiments defy categorisation. Danny Turner grills the Toronto artist about his creative process
Louis La Roche: "It's become so easy to find samples these days - the art of recording has become a little lost" By Future Music, Danny Turner published 6 April 22 Danny Turner quizzes Louis La Roche on his fourth album We’re Not So Different and its authentic disco-era world
Little Boots: "I was put in with so many big producers from day one that I lost all faith in my ability" By Future Music, Danny Turner last updated 25 March 22 Little Boots on returning to her DIY roots and self-producing her latest album, Tomorrow's Yesterdays
Sally Shapiro: "There’s too much focus on production and not enough on songwriting within electronic music these days" By Future Music, Danny Turner published 17 February 22 After disbanding in 2016, Swedish italo-disco/synthpop duo Sally Shapiro returns with a fourth album. Danny Turner discusses synths, pseudonyms and the making of Sad Cities
Hinako Omori: "As a disclaimer, I’d recommend not listening to the music while operating heavy machinery" By Future Music, Danny Turner published 31 January 22 Omori’s new album, a journey…, was created at Real World Studios using binaural and 3D spatial tech. Danny Turner decodes its therapeutic frequencies
MMM: "At some point we get the feeling that we’re not in charge anymore – the track has a life of its own and is suggesting what it wants" By Future Music, Danny Turner published 24 January 22 The glowing techno chords of MMM’s long-awaited debut album, On The Edge, are delivered with razor-sharp precision. Danny Turner charts the record’s creation
The Black Dog: "We had all the OB8s and Roland stuff, but we just sampled the hell out of them and created our own libraries, so why have thirty grand’s worth of stuff that we bought off Phil Collins sat in the corner?" By Future Music, Danny Turner published 4 January 22 Danny Turner meets the techno outfit to chat Sheffield, brutalism and new album Music for Photographers
Nightmares on Wax: "I was like a mad scientist. The studio had no soundproofing, I didn’t know anything about transience and we didn’t even use a compressor, yet the tunes sounded wicked" By Future Music, Danny Turner last updated 14 February 22 Due to a health scare and enforced DJing sojourn, Nightmares on Wax’s George Evelyn was forced to totally re-evaluate his life and craft. Danny Turner learns more
Rival Consoles: "There isn’t an analogue synth that can do what software like Massive does, and that’s an old digital synth now" By Future Music, Danny Turner published 6 December 21 Rival Consoles' soundtrack to the dance production Overflow is a dark, complex body exploring the sinister side of digital media. Danny Turner finds out more
Ross From Friends: "I had an idea to create a piece of software that would record everything I play. It’s the same principle as sampling – except I’m sampling myself" By Danny Turner, Future Music published 1 December 21 Felix Clary Weatheralls’ second Ross from Friends album recontextualises his love of nostalgia via the self-made plugin, Thresho. Danny Turner discusses its creation
Boys Noize: "I’m attracted to making extreme decisions and f*cking with people" By Future Music, Danny Turner published 25 October 21 Alex Ridha’s fifth Boys Noize album aggressively explores the schism between soaring melodies and hard, atonal beats. Danny Turner reveals his modular approach
Eris Drew: "It was cool to like Guns N’ Roses and sh*t like that, but there was I with my Depeche Mode shirt listening to house music mixes on the radio late at night" By Danny Turner, Future Music last updated 19 October 21 One of the few DJs still performing with turntables, house producer Eris Drew also uses her Technics as a production tool. We take a deep dive into her debut album
Feed Me: "When I’m producing I’m always trying to hide the process so you just hear the result" By Future Music, Danny Turner published 28 September 21 EDM producer Jon Gooch has revived his cartoonish Feed Me moniker. He showed Danny Turner around his studio and talked through how live instrumentation changed his production approach
DJ Seinfeld: "The debate is not whether lo-fi’s good or bad, but if that raw quality can bring something to a track" By Danny Turner last updated 28 July 22 Known for spearheading the lo-fi house scene, DJ Seinfeld’s new album Mirrors offers an entirely new sonic fidelity. Danny Turner talks to Armand Jakobsson about his reinvention