Future Music is 30 years old this month! Issue one launched in October 1992 – and we’ve been making the future ever since.
A lot has changed since FM1 hit newsstands. In this issue we’re looking back at three decades of electronic music, via the 30 greatest instruments and production tools of FM’s lifetime, plus we run down 30 essential albums and take you behind the scenes of how each was made through classic FM interviews with the artists themselves and their key collaborators.
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Interviews
30 essential albums… and how they were made – We take you behind the scenes of three decades' worth of great music through choice cuts from classic FM features
Mura Masa – The Grammy-winning producer – aka Alex Crossan – invites FM into his South London studio shed, to break down the making of every track on his new album demon time
Panda Bear & Sonic Boom – Goes inside the Lisbon studios behind the latest collaboration from the Animal Collective and Spacemen 3 members
Nils Frahm – The Berlin composer and producer on why analogue synths continue to drive his creativity
Skudge – The minimal techno master shares his approach to production
Technique
30 years of production – We trace the three decades since issue 1 of FM hit shelves via 30 essential and influential gear releases
Reviews
Roland JUNO-X
Focusrite Vocaster
Sebsongs Euclidean
Joué Play Pro
Full Bucket Frequency Shifter 2
& more
Samples
Electro Pop Drums – Capture the glossy, hard-hitting sound of iconic 1980s pop acts with this bundle of classic drum machine beats.
Kick Meets Bass – Craft the perfect club banger with this pack of punchy, low-end beats that span the divide between kick drums and basslines.
Access the FM sample archive: Download the ‘Archive’ packs and get over 18GB of loops, hits and instruments from our back catalogue of high-quality and royalty-free samples. From vintage synths and drum machines to esoteric instruments and FX – think of it as our best of. All the samples you need to create great music!
