Tag: electronic music

7 articles

The Man Who Turned Sampling Into an Art Form

In the summer of 1998, a middle-aged DJ in a Hawaiian shirt became an unlikely pop star. His video featured a giant inflatable fat man chasing a man in a gorilla suit through a sho

The Early Days of a Rising Star

Born in 1984 in the United States, Spencer Pratt’s journey into music began like many others—through a love for the arts and a curiosity about the technical side of sound. What set

The Enigmatic Bryan Lowe: Unpacking a Modern Musical Mosaic

If you've spent any time exploring contemporary music platforms or diving into genre-fluid digital spaces, you've likely encountered the name Bryan Lowe. Unlike many artists who fi

Antwerp’s Cultural Remix: Why Amélie Lens and KMSKA Belong in the Same Conversation

The phrase “amelie lens kmska” is only three words long, but it opens a wider door. At first glance, the names seem to belong to different rooms: Amélie Lens, the Belgian techno DJ

A Night in Bogotá, and the Soundtrack That Follows Calvin Harris There

A show by Calvin Harris in Bogotá does not begin when the first beat drops. It begins earlier, in the taxi ride across the city, in the jackets that are still folded over the backs

Peggy Gou: The DJ and Producer Who Brought Korean House Music to the World Stage

Few artists have reshaped the global electronic music scene as quickly and as visibly as Peggy Gou. The South Korean DJ, producer, and label founder has gone from Berlin's undergro

dnb Music: Origins, Sound, and How to Explore the Genre

If you’ve seen the tag dnb on a streaming playlist or heard it shouted across a crowded festival field, you’ve likely brushed against one of electronic music’s most enduring styles