Alyce Currier

Kompakt's 'Total 14' compilation and a Q&A with Michael Mayer

Founded in 1998, the ever-classy Kompakt Records label grew out of a Cologne record store and has been one of the techno world's mostly highly-regarded labels since its inception. Kompakt's first Total compilation…

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crowdsource premieres sample-happy, euphoric "Go Like This"

By day, North Carolina's Phil Torres is the published author behind A Crisis Of Faith: Atheism, Emerging Technologies and the Future of Humanity. But he's also a talented musician, having produced…

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GusGus premiere video for "Obnoxiously Sexual" [Interview]

Founded as a film collective in the early '90s, we're glad that Iceland's GusGus made the decision to mint themselves as a band. With nine LPs under their belt and an ever-evolving…

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E-603 gives Rihanna's "Birthday Cake" a dark, clubby refix [Premiere]

Things are just starting to heat up here in the Northeast, and as the temperatures increase, so does our desire for sleek summer pop. However, you know you don't want…

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Local spirit, big crowds, and sweaty wonder at Movement Detroit

Movement is a pretty unique festival, especially for North America. Based in the middle of Detroit, practically taking over downtown, it stands out as a festival of its scale that's not cordoned…

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Origins: 18 Detroit tracks from Dantiez and Kevin Saunderson

If you spent last weekend at Detroit's Movement Festival, you probably, at some point, stumbled your way into the consistently amazing Made in Detroit stage. On Sunday, the final day of the…

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Production and performance: an interview with Daniel Avery

We've made our affection for Daniel Avery pretty evident: his debut LP, Drone Logic, released on Phantasy Sound last year, made our top 25 albums list for 2013 and his track "All I…

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Bicep deliver summer YouTube crate heat in exclusive pre-Movement playlist

Bicep are a duo to be reckoned with. As adept behind the decks as in the studio, their Feel My Bicep blog is a widely followed source of jams for house and techno…

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Detroit DJ/producer Robert Perry shares his Movement afterparty picks

This is a guest post from Detroit-based DJ and producer Robert Perry, who you might remember from his "A Serious Party" video we posted a while back. Perry grew up in…

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Earmilk's Survival Guide to Movement Detroit

This piece was co-written by Lukas Switlicki and Alyce Currier. Detroit's annual gathering of candy ravers, techno heads, and run-of-the-mill types that just want a good time is only days…

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Liar walks us through his dark, cyberpunk-influenced 'Cybertime' EP

We mostly seem to consume music without context these days, which can be a positive, in that it affords us the ability to create our own contexts and string our own narratives around…

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The Slow Revolt premiere "Never Get Close"

While London's Fields Recordings is a relatively new label, founded in 2011, they've proven quite consistent with quality releases, and that doesn't stop with the latest single from London's The Slow Revolt, who…

Kompakt's 'Total 14' compilation and a Q&A with Michael Mayer

crowdsource premieres sample-happy, euphoric "Go Like This"

GusGus premiere video for "Obnoxiously Sexual" [Interview]

E-603 gives Rihanna's "Birthday Cake" a dark, clubby refix [Premiere]

Local spirit, big crowds, and sweaty wonder at Movement Detroit

Origins: 18 Detroit tracks from Dantiez and Kevin Saunderson

Production and performance: an interview with Daniel Avery

Bicep deliver summer YouTube crate heat in exclusive pre-Movement playlist

Detroit DJ/producer Robert Perry shares his Movement afterparty picks

Earmilk's Survival Guide to Movement Detroit

Liar walks us through his dark, cyberpunk-influenced 'Cybertime' EP

The Slow Revolt premiere "Never Get Close"

Skateland chats new EP, SXSW, tour rider and more [Interview]

Naomi Campbell brings soul to the forefront with 'Don't You Mind'

Emergency Break shares anthemic energy with new single "HOMETOWN"

Kina shares a wave with his latest single 'I Just Want You'

Bryce Bowyn declares electro-pop "Siege" with electrifying new EP

Lika O shuts down dating rumors: 'I Have Never Dated Tom Sandoval'

Georgia Starnes emerges as an unforgettable new voice

Piper & The Hard Times : A journey through music and friendship

Denise S. Young : A powerhouse in the jazz and classical world

From Machismo To Mujeres: Women As The Face Of Reggaeton

4 things I learned on the 'Call Me If You Get Lost' tour

4 things every artist needs to think about in 2022