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Warm Audio's Reamper for Studio Recording

This all analogue signal convertor could be a real hard-working piece of gear in your studio setup, with silent recording, tracking two amps in one take, and more

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How It Was Made: Holo – Spirits (Deep House / Dub House)

Holo’s (@holomusic.wav/) “Spirits” sits right at the center of what makes Astro feel so dialed in. The Berlin-based producer, originally from Melbourne, has been building a very specific lane in deep house, one that feels melodic, patient, and focused without losing its club function. His early mome

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Bustin’ Loose Opens The Residents Circle On Residents Special, Vol.1

The Disco Express has always worked best when it feels like a gathering point. The label, parties, tours, and releases all seem to come from the same place: a group of artists, DJs, and producers connected through soulful records, long nights, shared stages, and a clear belief in dance music as a so

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Vakula Moves Through Time With A Deep, Hardware-Led EP For Oath

Vakula returns to Oath with Times, a four-track EP that feels patient, detailed, and quietly expansive. The Ukrainian producer has long worked in the space between deep house, ambient music, dub techno, jazz-rooted phrasing, and hardware-based experimentation, and this release gives that language an

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Best Free Indie Dance Sample Packs: 15 Musyt-Have Free Libraries For Producers

Finding the best free indie dance sample packs takes real digging because the genre pulls from several corners of electronic music. Indie dance can lean into nu disco, French house, synth-pop, electro, deep house, post-disco, guitar-led club music, and modern house, so the right sample folder usuall

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Max Sinàl Opens His 2026 Run With Healing EP on Soul Quest Records

Max Sinàl comes onto Soul Quest Records’ 2026 with Healing EP, a four-track release that connects deep house, broken beat, soul, and garage-rooted rhythm with a personal story running underneath it. The EP arrives on vinyl, digital, and streaming formats through Soul Quest Records, where Max also se

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Beatport Connect: Music Conference Discount

Beatport Connect comes to New York on Friday 12 June, taking over Refuge in Brooklyn for a full day of panels, workshops and a networking mixer with the artists, labels and industry voices building ca

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Kanye loses uncleared sample lawsuit, but warns there’s “there’s a cost attached to thinking you can take advantage of Ye”

Kanye West has lost his legal battle over an uncleared sample on a version of his ‘Donda’ track ‘Hurricane’ that was played at one of his 2021 listening parties. However, the rapper reckons the company that sued him has still made a loss when their legal costs are taken into account

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Kanye loses uncleared sample lawsuit, but warns “there’s a cost attached to thinking you can take advantage of Ye”

Kanye West has lost his legal battle over an uncleared sample on a version of his ‘Donda’ track ‘Hurricane’ that was played at one of his 2021 listening parties. However, the rapper reckons the company that sued him has still made a loss when their legal costs are taken into account

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are “messing around” in the studio “with the vague idea of perhaps making a new record”

The band's last studio album was 2024's 'Wild God'

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Foo Fighters Cram Their Stadium Rock Hits Into NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’ Studio: ‘It’s An Honor To Be Here’

Singer Dave Grohl said the classics-packed set was inspired by him seeing beloved D.C. go-go band Trouble Funk squeeze 12 members into the space in 2018.

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BMG acquires publishing interests in catalog of Jet, the band behind ‘Are You Gonna Be My Girl’, expanding on 2023 recordings deal

Jet released three studio albums and have sold more than 6.5 million records worldwide Source

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Alex Cameron Details New Album and 2026 Tour

“Red Hook Rain” leads his fifth studio LP, Late to Set, which is due in July

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KeiyaA Plots Tour, Drinks Milk in “Thirsty” Video

The singer-producer has set dates in the United States and Europe behind Hooke’s Law

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KeiyaA Plots Tour, Drinks Milk in “Thirsty” Video

The singer-producer has set dates in the United States and Europe behind Hooke’s Law

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“I didn't think I needed a drum machine, so I gave mine to one of the road crew”: Phil Collins reveals that he gave his brand-new Roland CR-78 to a roadie, then got it back and created "the record that people think of when they think of me”

“It was very basic. It was really a cocktail drum machine, you know, for people that play piano in bars”

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Prospa And Murda Beatz Turn “Baby” Into A Lean Club Weapon Ahead Of Free Your Mind

Above Image Cred: Jimi Herritage Prospa have shared “Baby,” their new single with Murda Beatz, ahead of their debut album Free Your Mind, out June 5 via CircoLoco Records. The release also carries a bigger label story, since Free Your Mind will mark CircoLoco Records’ first full-length album release

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Alex Cameron Details New Album and 2026 Tour

“Red Hook Rain” leads his fifth studio LP, Late to Set, which is due in July

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Paul van Dyk Opens VANDIT Next Generation For Emerging Electronic Producers

Paul van Dyk and the VANDIT Label Group have launched VANDIT Next Generation, a new talent scouting and mentorship program built to support emerging electronic music producers across the globe. Submissions are open now, with artists invited to send their best original track via Dropbox or SoundCloud

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Dua Lipa Samsung Case, NewJeans Lawsuit, Taylor Swift Trademarks & More Top Music Law News

In this week's Legal Beat newsletter, Dua Lipa sues Samsung, NewJeans faces copyright claims, Taylor Swift fights a trademark lawsuit and much more.