Hailing from New Zealand, The Upbeats have set the DNB world alight with their non stop killer sound. Signed to Noisia's label, they have released an insane full album that needs to be heard! We caught up with the guys to get the skinny on what it takes to make the big time...
Interviews
This week we catch up with Dutch hardstyle and EDM act Noisecontrollers. They have broken out of the hard scene with the release of their massive collab with Showtek on Skrillex's OWSLA label and have more plans to take over the world...
We feel very honoured this week to have Radio 1 champion & overall EDM stalwart Judge Jules in our guest reviewer spot! As his event Judgement Sundays gears up for their huge street party in Maidstone, Kent this Saturday we caught up with Judge to discuss EDM, Ibiza, Production, Industry & a whole lot more!
Bristol born Gavin Harris and Nick Hill form the bass heavy production duo Loadstar who have been making some serious noise on Andy C's Ram Records with releases such as Linked To The Past, Passenger and their latest release Refuse To Love.
Shockone is an Aussie super producer living in London who has taken the bass world by storm! This week he releases his amazing new artist album and we're really excited to hear what he has to say...
West London bass head, label owner and festival smasher Caspa has been at the forefront of the Dubstep scene from its humble beginnings. From the Fabric First CD which helped to bring the genre into the limelight things have gone from strength to strength. Currently globetrotting around the world from club to festival we caught up with the Dubstep don to talk about his new album.
For over 20 years the team behind the mighty Freestylers have been helping to shape the breaks and bass scene as we know it. This week they release another stunning anthem for the festival season and we were lucky enough to grab some time with the lads...
Audiofly are international Deep House masters, owners of Supernature and curaters of Flying Circus. They will be performing on the main stage at the next instalment of the 501 Series in London.
Over the past few years Kry Wolf have consistently been pushing the house scene along the South coast and helping the scene to grow, all the while releasing some seriously good tunes and building their own imprints.
Leeds/Nottingham duo Mak & Pasteman grew up on a diet of electronica, hip hop, breaks, garage, house and techno, having an appreciation of both the old and new in bass music. Their style is best described as a cocktail of these influences with their multi genre style fusing new and old sounds with modern production techniques and heavy sub bass.
As Mixmag & What Matters prepare to launch their 501 Series we thought it would be a good time to catch up with their first DJ, the incredible and extremely talented Uner. A man who has edited for Diynamic and released on some top labels including 2020 Vision, Get Physical, Cecille and Visioquest but to name a few. Check out what he had to say whilst we try to squeeze some of his production secrets out of him.
Ben Coda is one of the hottest new producers on the block, with a slew of releases on labels including Tribal Vision, Iboga, Flow, Baroque and Echoes, Ben's trademark progressive and techno sound has been levelling dance floors across the globe.
This week hard dance & Riot legend Scott Atrill joins us for our exclusive guest reviewer spot to coincide with his brand new album 'Neon disco soldiers', his first artist album in 3 years. We thought it was also a perfect time to catch up with Scott as this summer he celebrates a staggering 20 years in the industry ..
We are very privileged this week to be able to interview a man who has been heavily involved in dance music for well over 20 years now. With literally hundreds of releases to his name across various styles including house, trance & harder styles, we welcome Italy's Luca Antolini to our guest reviewer spot to talk about his current foray into the world of EDM, his brand new exclusive track and a whole lot more.
This week we caught up with Showtek brothers Wouter and Sjoerd Janssen ahead of their hot new release on Steve Aoki's Dim Mak Records. Talking about their new musical direction and the current EDM explosion as well as studio advice and a whole lot more, we are extremely excited to have Dutch powerhouse duo Showtek as our guest reviewer.
With the 10th Annual Hard Dance Awards just over a week away, we thought it would be an amazing opportunity to catch up with the dutch headliner Wildstylez ahead of his appearance at the Arches in Glasgow on Sat 2nd March.
The M Machine have taken our breath away this week with their new maxi-EP / album on Skrillex's brilliant OWLSA label. In fact it's a work of art so we had to catch up with the band in San Francisco to find out more...
Andy C approved Delta Heavy have been tearing up the bass scene for the last few years, with their headline set just over the horizon for the first ever Ram Records warehouse party we thought it was about time we caught up the guys to find out what's been the key to their rapid rise to the top.
No introduction necessary! The Canadian dubstep king passes through to give us the skinny on the scene and treat us to some serious tips about how to make it to the main stage. Show some respect...
On Saturday 2nd March all roads leads to the Hard Dance Awards in Scotland and we caught up with the headliner and all round hardcore super hero Evil Activities to talk about the scene and what it takes to be the best. Tickets are flying out for this show so grab yours now!
