HAAi's third album DIGITiSE is out now on Mute, a year after HUMANiSE. What is on it, how it differs, and why the companion-album idea matters for DJs.
AI imageFrom Oakenfold's Goa Mix to Sherelle's 160 BPM: the BBC Radio 1 Essential Mixes that changed dance music, and why each one still matters today.
AI imageFull bars but nothing sends? Why festival networks collapse, how to find your friends without signal, and how to keep your phone alive all weekend.
AI imageHow Spotify detects fake streams, what happens when your track is flagged, and how to protect releases from bot playlists — after the first prison sentence.
AI imageIn 1997 Roni Size & Reprazent, a 16-1 outsider, won the Mercury Prize with New Forms ahead of Radiohead. How a Bristol jungle crew changed drum and bass.
AI imageHow much labels pay for an official remix, flat fee vs royalties, whether remixers get publishing, who owns the remix and what remix contests take from you.
AI imageWhat is Italo disco? Where it came from, who named it, what it sounds like, how it shaped Chicago house and techno, and why DJs are playing it again.
AI imageClubs like BASEMENT are banning Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses. Why camera glasses worry ravers, whether the ZuckOff app works, and what to expect at the door.
AI imageFrom Goldie's time-stretched breaks to Pendulum's arena sound: the ten drum and bass records that shaped the genre, and what each one changed for good.
AI imageWhy turntables struggle on festival stages: feedback from subs, wind, sun-warped records and short changeovers, plus how DJs and crews make vinyl sets work.
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