Detroit techno doc “God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines” debuted at Tribeca

An auspicious premiere for this story of “mismanaged success, damaged friendships, ascendant beats & raw inspiration” in 1980s Detroit… Twelve years in the making, a Detroit techno documentary has touched heights of anticipation that few films about dance music ever reach. God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines is a feature-length documentary from Washington Hill Pictures and…

The 15 greatest house albums you’ve never heard

Dance music fallacy #036: house artists don’t make good albums – and if they do, you’ve already heard them.  Back in 2013, we pulled together a list of the most underrated techno albums of the last 25 years – and there turned out to be so many we had to publish a sequel. Hardly surprising, really: techno’s meditative bent…

IMS report shows electronic music industry value rocketed to $6 billion in 2021

The first physical International Music Summit in over two years was not without its surprises. This year’s IMS annual business report yielded fascinating figures, most notably the significant rise in industry value – which rocketed to an estimated $6 billion in 2021. Surpassing 2020’s sector value by almost 2x, the report revealed that we are…

A New Movement comes in May!

The festival, going down on Memorial Day weekend from May 27th through 29th, already announced artists like The Belleville Three, Carl Cox, Ben Klock and DJ Harvey. Now they’ve revealed the second wave of names, including Richie Hawtin and Plus 8 artist Testpilot, Seth Troxler, Octave One, Adam Beyer, Cajmere, Heidi, Mind Against, Terrence Dixon…

B-Liv surprised the Zocalo in Mexico City.

Last Saturday, B-Liv, who is one of the most respected and recognized DJs and producers in México, presented his project in the largest celebration of “Dia de Muertos” that Mexico has had in its history so far. More than 100,000 souls in one of the most important stages of Latin America: “The Zocalo Capitalino” located…