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The Colombian hardware synth-head on her soul-searching second album, demolishing the ego, and why she can’t stand Dave Smith’s presets

The song was intended as a deliberately dark response to the more playful macabre antics of Alice Cooper. But it would end up shaping Talking Heads’ future

Get ahead on your mixing game in 2025 with these spend-free tips from a master mixing engineer and producer

It’s pretty easy to be daunted by the sheer quantity of music technology at your disposal, but always remember - it's there to serve you

This techno subgenre has been rediscovered in recent years, but what elements make it stand apart from the rest?

Native Instruments is expanding NKS integration to its competitors' controllers and making its software and sounds available on the Akai MPC platform

John found a huge collection of original acetates and mixes of many Smiths’ classics unplayed since the 1980s

When Brian Eno first heard it, he could sense its potential to revolutionise the way pop would be made

The Beatles’ legend has long been open about how his songwriting workflow is guided by ideas and not a rigid format

Following the release of Gary Hustwit's long-awaited Eno documentary, our resident music prof puts the fabled producer's most celebrated release under the musical microscope