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William Basinski — The Disintegration Loops. 9/11 album brief history
William Basinski — The Disintegration Loops. 9/11 album brief history
Once upon a time, there was William Basinski, an avant-garde musician with a classical education, who could lead an orchestra and was not…
George Palladev
Sep 11, 2022
Marco Lazovic — 12x09 showcase. 40 minutes of intelligent drum’n’bass and ambient jungle
Marco Lazovic — 12x09 showcase. 40 minutes of intelligent drum’n’bass and ambient jungle
Sometimes I ask interesting musicians to record a mix that contains only their own music. Check a Marco Lazovic showcase with ambient…
George Palladev
Sep 7, 2022
Documentary: High Tech Soul. The Creation of Techno Music • 2006
Documentary: High Tech Soul. The Creation of Techno Music • 2006
Derrick May used high-tech soul to describe at least his own music. He didn’t agree with Atkins’ techno, especially since that was similar…
George Palladev
Sep 5, 2022
Tosca — Suzuki. Brief story behind perfect introspective downbeat album
Tosca — Suzuki. Brief story behind perfect introspective downbeat album
To promote the album, which will become a classic for the band, Rupert Huber and Richard Dorfmeister arranged interviews not in the lobby…
George Palladev
Sep 2, 2022
Tiesto — Parade of Athletes. How Tijs Verwest turned out to be the DJ of the 2004 Olympics
Tiesto — Parade of Athletes. How Tijs Verwest turned out to be the DJ of the 2004 Olympics
At the beginning of the noughties, Tiësto’s career was going uphill. The Delerium remix reached the top ten. Collaborations with more…
George Palladev
Aug 28, 2022
Ian Pooley — Since then. Brief story behind the perfect summer album
Ian Pooley — Since then. Brief story behind the perfect summer album
Ian Pooley: “I discovered the Brazilian sound when I was in Porto for a gig in 1996. We went for drinks in a bar and the DJ was playing…
George Palladev
Aug 26, 2022
Air — Casanova 70. The story of the band’s first trip hop single
Air — Casanova 70. The story of the band’s first trip hop single
This is how Air sounded before turning to psychedelia. In 1995, Parisian clubs were shaken by fast house and techno music brought by the…
George Palladev
Aug 23, 2022
Yello. Musicians who developed sampling back in the early 1980s
Yello. Musicians who developed sampling back in the early 1980s
They were two completely different people, but with great imaginations, the same passion for music and childishness. “Our concept was to…
George Palladev
Aug 20, 2022
A brief history of acid techno
A brief history of acid techno
Just like the entire family of the first acid genres, acid house, acid trance, and acid techno tracks are based around the sounds of the…
George Palladev
Aug 16, 2022
Gabber style
Gabber style
In the late 1980s, acid house had spread from the UK across the North Sea to the Netherlands. In the Dutch capital, house music was…
George Palladev
Aug 10, 2022
808. The movie
808. The movie
A documentary about the most famous drum machine of modern times and its legacy. A film that took three years to make, and which began with…
George Palladev
Aug 7, 2022
Deep house family in the middle of nowhere. Brief story of The Rurals
Deep house family in the middle of nowhere. Brief story of The Rurals
Once, in 1989 or 1991, Andy Compton was lying down after a bad performance of his metal band, thinking about existential questions. Having…
George Palladev
Aug 3, 2022
Fatboy Slim vs. Armand van Helden. Story behind the battle of the titans
Fatboy Slim vs. Armand van Helden. Story behind the battle of the titans
Fatboy Slim or Armand van Helden? In the spring of 1999, it finally became clear who ruled. In three years, a small South British party Big…
George Palladev
Aug 1, 2022
Chicane — Easy to assemble. Story behind his third unreleased album
Chicane — Easy to assemble. Story behind his third unreleased album
This is an original album. In large part because it remained an unreleased third studio album and also because it is 95% stylistically…
George Palladev
May 7, 2020
Hybrid — Wide angle. Story behind best progressive breaks album of the 90s
Hybrid — Wide angle. Story behind best progressive breaks album of the 90s
The creators of Hybrid (Mike Truman and Chris Healings) met during the decline of the British rave scene in 1993. Chris was a resident at…
George Palladev
May 1, 2020
Joey Beltram — Places. Story behind the album. Track by track guide
Joey Beltram — Places. Story behind the album. Track by track guide
As a DJ I was playing out a lot back then, so that’s what I wanted to make my music for. There were a lot of albums that came out that…
George Palladev
Mar 13, 2020
Darude — Before the storm. Story behind the album. Track by track
Darude — Before the storm. Story behind the album. Track by track
I’ve loved dance music as long as I can remember, but it wasn’t until I was 19–20 years old that I made music of my own. I started by just…
George Palladev
Nov 25, 2019
Air — Moon safari. Story behind the album. Track by track guide
Air — Moon safari. Story behind the album. Track by track guide
Jean-Benoît Dunckel: Daft Punk were down the street from us in Paris and we could almost hear the music they were making when we opened…
George Palladev
Nov 17, 2019
Spooky — Gargantuan. Brief story behind best progressive house album of the 90s
Spooky — Gargantuan. Brief story behind best progressive house album of the 90s
When progressive house was actually progressive
George Palladev
Apr 28, 2019
Jean Michel Jarre — Equinoxe. Story behind artwork
Jean Michel Jarre — Equinoxe. Story behind artwork
Today’s cover story is about why people from the Jarre’s Équinoxe cover look at us — it’s not Eclipse after all. Michel Granger, picture…
George Palladev
Mar 19, 2019
Kruder & Dorfmeister — G-Stoned. Story behind first release and eponymous label
Kruder & Dorfmeister — G-Stoned. Story behind first release and eponymous label
“We just smoked all day long and planned to continue, but soon we got bored and started making music,” jokes Richard Dorfmeister openly.
George Palladev
Feb 20, 2019
Calling your name. Story behind an American Pie anthem
Calling your name. Story behind an American Pie anthem
BT: “My first introduction to Jan Johnston was on a 7" I bought in a cut-out bin at This Great Record store in Manchester. I had been…
George Palladev
Feb 5, 2019
Aphex Twin — Windowlicker. Story behind the video
Aphex Twin — Windowlicker. Story behind the video
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George Palladev
Mar 20, 2018
Brock van Wey — White clouds drift on and on. Story behind the album
Brock van Wey — White clouds drift on and on. Story behind the album
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George Palladev
Mar 6, 2018
St Germain. Second revival
St Germain. Second revival
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George Palladev
Feb 20, 2018
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