Substance is a new software approach to every kind of bass

There are those desserts that are subtle. And then there are the ones that are layered chocolate and peanut butter and cream that you drench in still more chocolate sauce, but in a way that holds together. You know – layering. Substance, a new soft synth from Output, is all about layering. It’s about making […]

Breaking news: Netflix are trolling us so hard

What do you do when an EDM movie turns into one of the worst flop of all time? Simple: make an even worse EDM movie with even less experienced personnel. Because… um… millennials?

Peter Kirn - August 9, 2016

Rent-to-own Serum means Kanye doesn’t have to pirate it

Somewhere – tonight, even – some unknown producer is going to make some brilliant new track using software. (Seriously, this is the world we live in.) And when they do, odds are they might well turn to a popular synth like breakout-hit Serum. The problem is this: someone getting started in producing is probably unwilling […]

Peter Kirn - August 8, 2016

deadmau5 wants EDM DJS to actually play, produces Tumblr poetry in the process

Peter Kirn - July 29, 2015

“Raving with Tweens” Is What Dance Music Culture Needs Right Now

Peter Kirn - June 24, 2015

Where’s the Drop? Web App Creepily Knows Via The Crowd

Peter Kirn - June 16, 2015

90s Boiler Room Gets Serious People Dancing to Greatest Hits

Peter Kirn - May 27, 2015

This Movie About EDM DJing Is Apparently Not A Joke

Peter Kirn - May 20, 2015

Inside The Glitch Mob’s Crazy Rockstar Live Electronic Rig

Peter Kirn - May 18, 2015

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