Author Archives: Sharif Galal

Traxman started to make music with the simple aim of making people dance and have a good time. That hasn’t changed, but since he started out in the ’80s, Corky Strong’s masterful productions and DJ sets have marked him out as a house music great. He has been at the forefront of three different generations […]

To celebrate the release of their new EP ‘Mela’, a record inspired by the frenetic soundsystem culture of West Bengal, the Brooklyn-based duo put together a playlist offering “a glimpse through our lens into a scene that keeps growing and resonating far beyond its roots”, which they wrote for Mixmag.net. Listen to it and read […]

The man who invented the Resse bass sound, an integral sound of modern dance music, Kevin Sauderson speaks with Resident Advisor about his music production techniques and his influences. The Detroit techno originator spoke to Martin Clark about his industrious studio principles and how he retains joy more than 40 years into his career. Read […]

More music is made in a single day now than in the entire year of 1989. That’s all thanks to how easy it is these days to ‘create music’. But while it’s never been easier to create, the sheer volume leaves most tracks unheard. Algorithms control what rises to the top, and artists are left fighting […]

Is Primal Scream’s ‘Loaded’, Andrew Weatherall’s first masterpiece? Released on 19th February 1990, Primal Scream’s ‘Loaded’ signalled a bold new direction for the Scottish rock band, and laid the foundation for their landmark acid house-inspired album ‘Screamadelica’. Produced by Andrew Weatherall in Walthamstow’s Bark Studio, the single originated as a remix of the group’s track […]

Alexander Flood is soon to release his fourth album, sometime in April 2025, which I’m sure will showcase the continuous evolution of one of Australia’s most exciting talents. A drummer, a jazz musician and an electronic music producer all in one, he effortlessly blends and crosses genres, offering something that is uniquely his own. He […]

Undoubtably one of the greatest producers and musicians of our time. Brian Eno has had a long, varied and musically exciting career. Apart from that music he did for airports. In this detailed article in MusicTech magazine, Garling Wu, who was fortunate enough to attend one of his music making workshops, tells us some of […]

Neil Crossly, writing for musicradar.com, begins his article on Kate Bush by asking this question. Imagine a world in which all record companies had the final say on which songs their artists released as singles. In such a scenario, some of the greatest and most audacious songs ever recorded would have been consigned to album […]

Hot Summer Sun: Politically charged soul-funk fusion heralds Bek Jensen’s 2025 return. The Central Coast artist Bek Jensen marks her first release of 2025 with Hot Summer Sun, a funk-laden commentary on climate change. The track sees Jensen continuing her signature blend of soul, funk and RnB while tackling weightier themes beneath its groove-heavy surface. […]

In an article for DJ Mag, Martin Guttridge Hewitt reports, 105.7 million records were catalogued on Discogs in 2024. The figure sets a new annual record for the platform, averaging out at 2 million items being added every week, with vinyl dominating in terms of format, followed by CD. The year’s highest value transaction saw […]

A highly anticipated collaborative release by two of Australia’s most exciting names in dance finds its home comfortably on Naarm’s Butter Sessions, Nayuka Gorrie writes for Mixmag Australia & NZ. Lately, everyone’s been programming b2bs. Sometimes, they really don’t land – mixing and selections can feel too out of sync; it can feel like a […]

De La Soul have announced the re-release of a rare 1994 EP featuring a collaboration with A Tribe Called Quest. Originally issued in a limited pressing of 500 copies, ‘Clear Lake Auditorium’ was distributed exclusively to selected DJs as part of the promotion of De La Soul’s third album, 1993’s ‘Buhloone Mindstate’. The hip-hop pioneers took to […]

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, a three-hour event celebrating Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary, aired live from New York’s Radio City Music Hall on NBC this past Friday (February 14). There to honor the long-running sketch comedy series and its contributions to music history were David Byrne and Robyn, Lady Gaga with Andy Samberg, Devo with […]

Sydney’s Random Soul, aka DJs Yogi & Husky, define house music at its core, celebrating nearly 2 decades of soulful, deep and funky house hues, releasing music on Large music, Guesthouse, Salted Music and Deepvisionz and their own imprint, Random Soul Recordings. As they get set to drop their second artist album in 2025, they […]

This is an amazing selection from Bruce Tantum at DJ Mag. We enjoyed going through it, and if you’re a house music fan, then we think you will too. Not only a selection of some of his finest productions and remixes, but also some of his iconic sets. You should be entertained for days. To […]

Leftfield’s ‘Leftism’ is a truely iconic album. It is considered by some, me included, to be the first complete electronic music LP. It only left my crate when I stopped carrying vinyl to all my gigs. So many iconic tracks, that are part of electronic and dance music history, and spanning a few genres. That’s […]

In 1980, Stevie Wonder helped campaign for Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday to become a national holiday. “I never saw it as being political,” he says. “I just saw it as being the right thing to do.” In a special interview with NPR Stevie Wonder reflects on Motown, God and Prince plus quite a bit […]