A Debut That Challenges Genre Conventions Dallas has quietly cultivated a thriving underground electronic music community over the past decade, but few acts have emerged with the conceptual ambition and sonic cohesion that Starleen demonstrate on their newly minted debut album Evolution // Rebirth. The experimental electronic duo has crafted something that defies easy categorization—a […] The post Starleen’s ‘Evolution // Rebirth’ Is a Darkly Cinematic Deep Dive Into Modern Anxiety appeared first on EDM Sauce.

“Say My Name” brings together three artists coming at house music from different directions. ERAN has spent the past few years moving beyond the Afro-centric material associated with some of his earlier releases and deeper into melodic, tech and classic house territory, while Budapest duo GrooveGeneration bring a funkier approach rooted in disco, chunky basslines [...] Read More... from How It Was Made: ERAN, GrooveGeneration & Terri B! – Say My Name (Vibora Music + Disco House) The post How It Was Made: ERAN, GrooveGeneration & Terri B! – Say My Name (Vibora Music + Disco House) appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

The article is guest contribution by Candese Charles As the moon glowed high above the cranes and ships that make up Pier 80, Portola Music Festival raged on for two nights of glory the weekend of September 26 this year. Now in its fifth year, the genre-diverse music festival continues to carve out a distinct [...] Read More... from Portola 2026: Where Electronic Music Meets San Francisco’s Industrial Waterfront  The post Portola 2026: Where Electronic Music Meets San Francisco’s Industrial Waterfront  appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

An Unlikely Alliance When you hear the names Dom Dolla, Solomun, and Skepta in the same sentence, your first instinct might be confusion. Three artists operating in distinctly different sonic territories—Australian house production royalty, Berlin-based techno mystic, and London grime legend—collaborating on a single track? On paper, it reads like a recipe for disaster. Yet […] The post Dom Dolla, Solomun, and Skepta Unite for ‘DANGER DANGER’: A Cross-Genre Collision That Shouldn’t Work But Does appeared first on EDM Sauce.

Between the Hologram Microcosm, Chroma Console, and SOMA WARP, I already have plenty of ways to add delay, reverb, and granular processing to my music. Another expensive hardware effect needs a specific reason to earn space in my studio, and the Cosmos gives me one with its approach to repetition. It records audio into delay [...] Read More... from SOMA Cosmos Review: Is It Still Avant-Garde in 2026? The post SOMA Cosmos Review: Is It Still Avant-Garde in 2026? appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

Summer Fades Away and Vaudlow’s Get Together works because the collaboration does not feel like a novelty. The story is easy to pitch on paper: a Chinese post-rock band and a Nashville instrumental duo meet at Asia’s largest post-rock festival, stay connected across thousands of miles, and build two songs by trading motifs, arrangements, and [...] Read More... from Summer Fades Away and Vaudlow Meet in the Middle The post Summer Fades Away and Vaudlow Meet in the Middle appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

Joseph Capriati and his Metamorfosi have wrapped its 2026 Amnesia Ibiza season, closing a 14-week Tuesday residency with a sold-out B3B from Capriati, Jamie Jones, and Chris Stussy on September 29. That is a clean final image for a residency that was never pitched as a narrow one-artist victory lap. Metamorfosi returned Capriati to a room tied [...] Read More... from Metamorfosi Closes Amnesia With a Sold-Out B3B The post Metamorfosi Closes Amnesia With a Sold-Out B3B appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

Record and sample sounds, play them across the keyboard, layer tape-style loops, and get weird with lo-fi saturation, wow and flutter, delay, reverb, and filters.… Read More Chompi Sampling Keyboard Lives On As Free Nibbi Plugin

While the Emax II offers improved specs across the board, it dropped the analog filters of the original. … Read More Vintage Synth Review: The E-Mu Emax II Sampling Synthesizer

Convolution Playground is a new browser-based application that lets you explore the sound design possibilities of impulse responses. … Read More New Convolution Play Application Lets You Explore The Sound Designs Possibilities Of Impulse Responses

Elektron may have banned discussion of firmware hacks and mods from its official forum, Elektronauts, but it the unofficial mods seem to be just be coming faster. … Read More Unofficial Mods For Elektron Digitakt Adds Metallic Percussion Synth Machine

Edu Schwartz returns to Magnetic Magazine Recordings with “This Feeling,” out today, October 2, 2026. The Brazilian DJ and producer’s latest single carries catalog number MMR073 and marks the label’s 73rd signing. Available on Beatport as an Original Mix. It follows previous releases with us, including “Outta My Head” and this summer’s “Pope-A-Dope.” Edu Schwartz [...] Read More... from Edu Schwartz Returns To Magnetic With “This Feeling” The post Edu Schwartz Returns To Magnetic With “This Feeling” appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

DFRA and Nick Weaver Beautiful Place works best when it lets the city press in from all sides. The album is built around one person’s search for peace inside Buenos Aires, and that idea gives the project a clear emotional center without making it feel overly polished or too neatly resolved. Weaver, a Seattle-born hip [...] Read More... from DFRA and Nick Weaver Find a Beautiful Place The post DFRA and Nick Weaver Find a Beautiful Place appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

LARSa returns to Magnetic Magazine Recordings with his remix of D&S’s “Time & Space.” Released on October 2, 2026, the track is the label’s 82nd signing and carries catalog number MMR082. The release is available exclusively on Beatport, where it is listed under Progressive House. For readers who followed his debut with us last year, [...] Read More... from LARSa Returns With D&S’s “Time & Space” Remix The post LARSa Returns With D&S’s “Time & Space” Remix appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

Locked Club’s PZDC is the kind of electronic album that does not ask to be understood before it starts moving. It kicks forward first, then lets the rest of the record reveal itself in broken machinery, blown-out vocal fragments, acid lines, punk pressure, and club rhythms that feel like they were dragged out of a [...] Read More... from Locked Club Make Chaos Feel Functional The post Locked Club Make Chaos Feel Functional appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

Chris Luno’s (@chrisluno) remix of Rodriguez Jr.’s “Higher” starts with a useful kind of restraint. He did not treat the original as raw material to overpower or flatten into his own format. The piano was already carrying the emotional center, and his job became less about replacing that feeling than finding a way to move [...] Read More... from Chris Luno On Remixing Rodriguez Jr.’s “Higher” The post Chris Luno On Remixing Rodriguez Jr.’s “Higher” appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

The last single before an album has a different job than the early ones. It has to point forward without giving the whole thing away, and it has to make the album feel closer rather than simply adding one more track to the rollout. Monkey Safari’s “Joy” does that by going straight for the part [...] Read More... from Monkey Safari Finds the Gospel in “Joy” The post Monkey Safari Finds the Gospel in “Joy” appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

Modern production tools can create a strange problem for artists: the session fills up faster than the track finds itself. A plugin can throw out ten usable ideas in seconds, a sample library can surface another hundred options before the loop has even settled, and suddenly the producer’s job is less about finding material than [...] Read More... from L’CORE On Why Producers Need To Remove More The post L’CORE On Why Producers Need To Remove More appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

AI makes the wrong comparison easier than ever… A producer can now sit with a rough loop, open a feed, hear someone else’s finished record, then watch a tool generate something polished in seconds, and suddenly the early stage of their own work starts to look weaker than it actually is. Omari’s answer to that [...] Read More... from Omari Keeps The Process Ahead Of The Output The post Omari Keeps The Process Ahead Of The Output appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

The hardest part of building a recognizable artist project is knowing when recognition starts to become a cage. Whisnu Santika knows the advantage of having a sound people can name. Indo Bounce gave audiences a way into his music, helped define his presence across festival and club stages, and gave the Indonesian producer a lane [...] Read More... from Whisnu Santika Shows There Is More Than One Identity The post Whisnu Santika Shows There Is More Than One Identity appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

ANDØLD began, somewhat appropriately, with a writing session where almost nothing worth keeping was actually written. What survived instead was a friendship between three artists with years of experience across production, songwriting and the wider music industry, followed by ADE, a few beers and a series of writing trips that eventually turned into a proper [...] Read More... from ANDØLD: “Sometimes You Have to Forget About the Industry and Just Make Something” The post ANDØLD: “Sometimes You Have to Forget About the Industry and Just Make Something” appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

Liam Mour shares a powerful, vocal led garage-leaning anthem… Returning with something truly unique in the audio and visual realm, Berlin-born, Porto-based producer Liam Mour and emerging artist Kind, feels entirely organic and a merging of creative minds. Two distinct artists, finding a point of genuine convergence and building something neither could have arrived at [...] Read More... from Liam Mour & Kind share two-step, dark and emotive new anthem “Into You” The post Liam Mour & Kind share two-step, dark and emotive new anthem “Into You” appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

A Rare Convergence of Music and Astronomy Every so often, the stars align—literally—to create something truly unprecedented in electronic music. HALIENE recently experienced one of those rare moments when her live performance transcended the typical nightclub or festival setting and merged with a astronomical phenomenon that won’t happen again in that location for generations. What […] The post HALIENE’s Cosmic Album Performance: When a Celestial Event Becomes the Ultimate Festival Experience appeared first on EDM Sauce.

GHENGAR’s debut album REBIRTH just dropped and is the clearest statement yet of where the project is headed. Across eight tracks, David Crow pulls heavy bass music closer to metal while using horror, video games, humor, and his own vocals to build something considerably more personal than a straightforward collection of festival weapons. The album [...] Read More... from GHENGAR Pushes Metaltronic Into Darker Territory With Debut Album ‘REBIRTH’ The post GHENGAR Pushes Metaltronic Into Darker Territory With Debut Album ‘REBIRTH’ appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

From Adriatic Roots to Global Recognition Cirillo JR’s journey through electronic music reads like a masterclass in patience and artistic evolution. What began in the intimate club spaces scattered along the Adriatic coast has matured into something far more sophisticated—a producer who understands that longevity in dance music requires constant reinvention while maintaining a recognizable […] The post Cirillo JR Embraces Evolution on ‘LEGEND’: A Decade of Club Residencies Crystallizes Into Refined Sound Design appeared first on EDM Sauce.

A Relationship Built on Love, Not Paychecks In a candid conversation that reveals the often-unspoken dynamics of festival culture, Fatboy Slim has disclosed that despite performing at Glastonbury over 100 times throughout his career, he has never accepted a single payment for his sets. The revelation speaks to something far deeper than a generous spirit—it’s […] The post Fatboy Slim’s Century of Glastonbury: Why One of Electronic Music’s Legends Plays For Free appeared first on EDM Sauce.

Universal Audio’s new Volt Gen 2 and Volt Max interfaces are aimed at one of the most common problems in small studios: the first take is often where the idea is best, and it is also where the recording setup is most likely to get in the way. The new Volt lineup is built for [...] Read More... from Universal Audio Rebuilds Volt for Faster Takes The post Universal Audio Rebuilds Volt for Faster Takes appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

Novation’s FLpad feels like the missing piece in the company’s FL Studio hardware push. FLkey already gave FL Studio users a keyboard controller that actually cared about the DAW’s workflow, and now FLpad takes that same idea into a grid format built around the Channel Rack. That detail matters. A lot of MIDI controllers can [...] Read More... from Novation Builds FLpad for FL Studio The post Novation Builds FLpad for FL Studio appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

Roark’s new travel pack collection lands in a space that has become a lot more relevant for producers, DJs, writers, and creative people who rarely work from one place anymore. A bag is not just a bag when it is carrying headphones, a laptop, a hard drive, a camera, a change of clothes, a small [...] Read More... from Roark Makes Travel For Creatives Easier The post Roark Makes Travel For Creatives Easier appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

Dutch House Sensation Mau P Confirmed for UNDER THE KT-BRIDGE Series The global ascent of Mau P continues to accelerate as the Dutch production powerhouse has been confirmed for a landmark performance at Hong Kong’s burgeoning UNDER THE KT-BRIDGE event series, marking the artist’s highly anticipated debut in the vibrant Asian metropolis. The announcement comes […] The post Mau P Brings His Infectious Energy to Hong Kong’s Underground Scene with POV Event Debut appeared first on EDM Sauce.

Sarah Smith Point of No Return With crystalline vocals, saw wave synths and crisp percussion, the latest release from Sarah Smith is a stark slice of electronic pop carved from the same materials as the music of Chvrches and Robyn. Based in New York, and still in the formative beginnings of her music career, Sarah began her relationship with performance far in advance of writing her own songs, dancing at the age of four. She went on to perform professionally on projects for the Brooklyn Nets and Nickelodeon. Her real focus on music followed her time at college, as she started writing. A partnership with producer Carlos Ruiz has led to Smith finding her voice, channeling a combination of 80s new wave, together with early social era pop. Point of No Return is Smith’s second single, following on from her debut single, No Hard Feelings. Working with Carlos Ruiz, she looked to imbue an anxious restlessness into the song — something that you can feel in the propulsive percussion that underpins it. The result takes Smith into a darker synth pop direction than her previous release. That sense of restlessness stems from Point of No Return’s thematic embrace of avoidant behaviours — both wanting love and security, yet simultaneously rejecting it. Throughout the song, Smith’s vocals purposefully switch between describing the main character as ‘she’ and ‘I’, a further reflection of disassociation, and the song’s own narrative dissonance. Describing the song, Sarah says: “It’s a song for the anxious-avoidant girlies. I’m drawn to big, nostalgic pop that can make sadness and anxiety feel cinematic and beautiful. I grew up on the Tumblr and recession-pop eras, and I love that melodramatic world-building, where escapism and anxiety can coexist.” Overall, Smith has created a dramatic narrative underpinned by a crisp, distinctive synth pop aesthetic. Check out Point of No Return below. In addition to listening in the post, you can find almost all the music BlackPlastic covers on the music player of your choice. Add the dedicated playlist below: Apple Music Spotify

A Producer’s Manifesto in the Age of Automation Fred again.., the British electronic producer behind some of the most emotionally resonant dance records of the past few years, has weighed in on one of the most contentious topics currently dividing the music industry: artificial intelligence-generated composition and production. In a candid reflection shared recently, the […] The post Fred again.. Takes a Stand Against AI in Music: Why His Message Resonates Across Electronic Production appeared first on EDM Sauce.

This past weekend, III Points brought Points of View to the Historic Alfred I. DuPont Building in Downtown Miami for two days of conversations built around the realities of working in the city’s creative industries. This free event covered everything from booking and artist development to local government, funding, event production, and social strategy, with [...] Read More... from 5 Things I Learned From III Points’ Points of View 2026 The post 5 Things I Learned From III Points’ Points of View 2026 appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

EVEN STUDIO is built around a problem every artist already knows: fans are everywhere, but the relationship is scattered. An artist might build attention on TikTok, sell music on one platform, move merch on another, collect emails somewhere else, send fans to a ticketing page for shows, then hope all of those pieces somehow turn [...] Read More... from EVEN STUDIO Gives Artists Their Own Shopfront The post EVEN STUDIO Gives Artists Their Own Shopfront appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

Release day is locked in. The master is approved, the single sits in Spotify for Artists, and the Canvas slot is still blank. You have one finished visual: a square cover that shines in a feed but leaves black bars on a vertical phone screen. Hiring a motion designer for an eight-second loop each time [...] Read More... from Best Tool to Make a Spotify Canvas From Album Art: 6 Picks for Producers Releasing Singles in 2026 The post Best Tool to Make a Spotify Canvas From Album Art: 6 Picks for Producers Releasing Singles in 2026 appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

Most of the advice about promoting music online starts from a budget the reader does not have, so this comparison starts from one they probably do: fifty dollars, which is about what an independent artist can put behind a single without losing sleep over it. What that money buys varies more than people expect. On [...] Read More... from Top 5 Online Music Promotion Platforms to Grow Your Audience in 2026 The post Top 5 Online Music Promotion Platforms to Grow Your Audience in 2026 appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

San Diego’s Cult Favorite Festival Is Back With Major Star Power After building serious momentum in the underground electronic music scene, Niteharts is returning to San Diego for a three-day takeover that’s shaping up to be one of the most anticipated regional festival events on the West Coast calendar this fall. Taking over Snapdragon Stadium […] The post Niteharts Returns to San Diego This October: A Deep Dive Into the West Coast Festival Making Waves appeared first on EDM Sauce.

A New Chapter Begins Terminal V is stepping into its most ambitious era yet. The Scottish institution, which has built a formidable reputation as one of Europe’s premier underground electronic music destinations, is officially relocating its 10th anniversary celebration to Glasgow’s Clydeside Live venue in June 2027. This strategic move represents far more than a […] The post Terminal V Makes Bold Move to Glasgow for Landmark 10th Anniversary Celebration appeared first on EDM Sauce.

The first real fall days always change the studio a little bit. The room feels colder in the morning, the chair starts feeling less forgiving after a few hours, and the quick coffee walk suddenly needs another layer. You still want to feel comfortable, but you do not necessarily want to spend the whole day [...] Read More... from Astral Hemp Layers Make Studio Days Easier The post Astral Hemp Layers Make Studio Days Easier appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

All Images Courtesy of Apos The FiiO CLASS A is one of those desktop audio pieces that looks fairly simple from the outside, then gets a lot more interesting once you start reading the spec sheet. At $379.99 on pre-order via Apos, it is being positioned as a fully discrete Class A headphone amplifier and [...] Read More... from FiiO CLASS A Brings Desktop Muscle The post FiiO CLASS A Brings Desktop Muscle appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

More than two decades after Brian Aneurysm first released Amplified, Bernhard Pucher has returned to the album under his current B-Pushr alias with a remix that treats the original material as source material rather than something that needed a conventional update. The original seven-track album landed on Sub Static in 2003, during a period when [...] Read More... from How It Was Made: Brian Aneurysm – Amplified (B-Pushr Frankenstein Mix) (Iron Box Music + Minimal Techno) The post How It Was Made: Brian Aneurysm – Amplified (B-Pushr Frankenstein Mix) (Iron Box Music + Minimal Techno) appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

Taking Full Control Gorgon City are making a bold move. The London-based duo of Matt Minutes and Tail has announced AETHER, their forthcoming album slated for November 13, and the project represents far more than just new music—it’s a declaration of artistic independence. By releasing through their own REALM Records imprint, Gorgon City are seizing […] The post Gorgon City Chart Independent Course With AETHER: A Statement Album on Their Own Terms appeared first on EDM Sauce.

WonkyWilla is expanding the charitable side of his annual “Wonksgiving” event with a Miami edition designed to turn a night of electronic music into a direct benefit for the local community. Set for Saturday, November 28 at Midline Miami in Wynwood, this year’s event will partner with Food For Life Network, the Miami-based nonprofit organization [...] Read More... from WonkyWilla Brings Annual Thanksgiving Charity Concert to Miami The post WonkyWilla Brings Annual Thanksgiving Charity Concert to Miami appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

Some dubstep tracks build anticipation through mystery. “DIS FUNCTION” did it through a joke. Cyclops and ATLiens have officially released their latest collaboration after months of live previews and social media circulation, giving fans a full version of the track behind one of the summer’s most recognizable bass music vocal moments. The record first began [...] Read More... from Cyclops and ATLiens Release Fan-Favorite Dubstep Collaboration ‘DIS FUNCTION’ The post Cyclops and ATLiens Release Fan-Favorite Dubstep Collaboration ‘DIS FUNCTION’ appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

DRMAGDN, the NYC-based Producer & Live-Drumming DJ mastermind, has dropped “DYNAMITE,” a maximalist EDM EP out now on BMG / Wildfyre Records. The title track “Dynamite” is designed for pure sensory overload and has been slated to be featured in the Fall 2026 release of GTA 6’s Online Radio. The record also features chart-topping, stadium-ready […] The post DRMAGDN’S NEW RECORD DYNAMITE IS A HIGH-OCTANE SONIC EXPLOSION appeared first on EDM Sauce.

Malik Bey’s debut EP SCOOBIE comes directly from the house music he grew up around, pulling gospel, soul, Jersey club and Detroit techno into a project inspired heavily by his mom and the records she introduced him to. The San Francisco-based DJ and producer built the entire project on an MPC Live III, often working [...] Read More... from How It Was Made: MALIK BEY – CHURCH! (Gospel House) The post How It Was Made: MALIK BEY – CHURCH! (Gospel House) appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

Chmba puts forward a brand-new single with ‘Kaya’ on Platoon. Encapsulating the new chapter of music she plans to welcome next, the track is a sonic showcase of Chmba’s original signature sound and creative outlook; bringing an Afro Indie Dance energy, it delivers a considered blend of Afrofuturistic rhythms and contemporary synth textures.   Developing […] The post Chmba – Kaya appeared first on EDM Sauce.

Amm Get Better We are on the cusp of October as I write this. The nights are beginning to feel longer, and you can sense a collective desire for cosy, even whilst the temperature outside remains a steadfast 20 degrees. Into this context slides the syrupy Get Better but Amm. The San Diego dream pop musician was inspired to create the song after hearing her husband, Lee, playing the guitar. Something about his playing that day made Amm emotional, and she set about recording his performance, before wrapping her lyrics around his performance. Rather than working with a third person, on production duties, Amm took the reins herself, so as to preserve the intimate nature of the song. The result is a song that gently bubbles with emotion. That guitar sound acts as a human counterpart to Amm’s vocals, whilst thick synthesisers carve out a reflective melody amidst a textured soundscape. Towards the song’s end the guitar fades away, as Amm delivers a heart-wrenching vocal dealing with a sense of not being enough. Her vocal is accompanied by a simple piano refrain that manages to highlight the simple vulnerability at play on Get Better. Describing the nature of the song, Amm says: “This song — born from a moment of pain and honesty — is a self-reflective piece on shame/depression and the way it has informed my life on my worst days. It is deeply personal, and when I wrote it, I wasn't completely sure I would ever release it. I decided to release it in the end because I truly do feel like the overall topic of this song is universal to many other people. In the same breath, I have also decided that I don't really care if people like it as much as I do. This song has brought me so much healing through the honesty and vulnerability of its contents, and it will always mean something to me even in no one else resonates. So with that in mind, releasing it felt like a really healthy thing to do …” Check out Get Better below. In addition to listening in the post, you can find almost all the music BlackPlastic covers on the music player of your choice. Add the dedicated playlist below: Apple Music Spotify

We spoke to 10 Music Supervisors – to better understand the impact of Sync on the industry in 2026 As a musician or a person, working with musicians – very little, is a sure thing. Every promotional avenue, every strategy, every rollout or moment of success – is fleeting, delicate or doesn’t quite deliver what [...] Read More... from Interview: How 7 Music Supervisors are quietly shaping the course of the music industry in 2026… The post Interview: How 7 Music Supervisors are quietly shaping the course of the music industry in 2026… appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.

A 21st Century Take on an Electronic Classic Two decades after establishing itself as one of electronic music’s most recognizable melodies, Moby’s “Natural Blues” continues to prove its staying power. The latest evidence comes courtesy of a star-studded collaborative remix that reunites the legendary producer with house music luminaries BLOND:ISH, Jacob Lusk, and producer Kiko […] The post Moby’s ‘Natural Blues’ Gets a Modern House Reimagining with BLOND:ISH, Jacob Lusk, and Kiko Franco appeared first on EDM Sauce.