Best songwriting plugins for producers can be a messy search because songwriting means different things depending on where the track is stuck. Sometimes the problem is harmony, sometimes it is arrangement, and sometimes it is getting the first idea out of your head before the ses…

XELTA make their debut on Bézier’s Body Tension / Körperspannung Records with B.D.S.M., a five-track EP built around electro, industrial pressure, EBM, and body music as something physical and confrontational. The project brings together New York producer and composer Bruno Covie…

Franc Fala, Andrea Oliva, and BanKr have linked on “Looney Tunes,” a new Armada Music release that feels very aware of where and when it is landing. Out July 10, the record arrives during peak Ibiza season, with Fala spending another summer on the island after the lift around “Ya…

Goldie press shot, credit Lawrence Watson Goldie is back with “Jungle Daze,” a new single featuring jazz vocalist Natalie Williams, out now via London Records. The track marks the start of a new phase for Goldie, with more music and project details expected in the coming months,…

Photo Credit: @brewcasa Your Shot is expanding its U.S. program for 2026, moving from two cities to four after a large first season in Los Angeles and New York. The beginner-focused DJ competition and music academy will return to those two cities this year while adding Denver and…

Monitor Audio’s Hyphn was already built for the kind of listener who treats the listening room as part of the system. The speaker has the price, shape, materials, and engineering story of a true statement piece, and now Monitor Audio is making the finish side far more personal. H…

Image Above: Me, the author, playing 45 East in Portland, Oregon. Knowing when a track is finished usually comes down to one boring question that saves you from a lot of bad late-stage decisions: Is the original idea still at least decent!? That sounds simple, and it is, which is…

Richard McMaster’s (@richard_mcmaster)“Fianna” began as part of a much wider conversation around Irish history, mythology, and the creative relationship that grew out of his earlier coverage on Magnetic Magazine. After Richard first sent over a two-track EP inspired by the Tuatha…

Sea to Summit’s new XLite camp kitchen system hits the part of outdoor gear that gets easy to underrate until you are actually out there, hungry, tired, and trying to keep your pack from turning into a junk drawer. For anyone who spends most of the week making music, that angle f…

Us-Two (@ustwomusic_)has been moving fast lately, with recent releases on No Art and Joseph Capriati’s Metamorfosi imprint arriving in the same month, along with a set at Capriati’s Amnesia residency. The UK artist, now operating as a solo act, has built out a catalog that alread…

Dale Howard (@dale_howard) makes his COCO debut with “On Lock,” which dropped on June 19, 2026, as SOSA’s imprint moves into a refreshed visual and creative phase. The UK producer has spent more than 15 years building a steady place in modern house music, with support from Marco…

John Miller’s “Sexy Blueberry” is the kind of track that sounds like it is having more fun than it actually is, and I mean that in a good way. The title is strange, a little funny, and almost deliberately disarming, but beneath the tech-house bounce and playful vocal hook lies a…