Electronic Sound 129 2025

English | 100 pages | PDF | 46 MB

BRIAN ENO and BEATIE WOLFE are gearing up for the release of their third collaboration of 2025, so it’s fantastic to have them on the cover of the latest Electronic Sound. We’re bundling the magazine with a lush purple vinyl ENO & WOLFE seven-inch too, one side of which features a track previously only available in Japan. Brian Eno’s partnership with composer and conceptual artist Beatie Wolfe, who Vice called “a musical weirdo and visionary”, has already given us two albums this year. Another is coming out next month. All three records – ‘Luminal’, ‘Lateral’ and the forthcoming ‘Liminal’ – blend dreamy, mesmeric and opulent ambient atmospherics with snatches of hushed Americana. The results are alluring and fascinating, as is our interview with the pair, which sees them talking about everything from the joys of hauling abandoned speakers out of skips to the very idea of creativity itself. Exploring the zone where music, art, science and technology come together, it’s a perfect cover story for Electronic Sound.

Beat Issue 249 October 2026

P2P | 19 September 2026 | 57.7 MB

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Prices, Uses, Strengths & Sounds – The Headphone Masterclass in Beat 10/26. Headphones are flexible, precise and indispensable in the studio and on stage, but they can also fool you when mixing. In this masterclass, you’ll learn how to make targeted use of their strengths while avoiding common pitfalls. We’ll also show you workflows for more reliable mixes and provide a comprehensive market check of 25 current models. Plus: in-ear monitoring for the stage and DJ booth, headphone amps, and tools for calibration, virtual monitoring and immersive 3D mixes.

Electronic Sound Issue 138 2026

English | 100 pages | PDF | 27 MB

It’s best to expect the unexpected from our latest Electronic Sound cover star, the tirelessly innovative Tom Jenkinson, better known as SQUAREPUSHER. The white vinyl seven-inch we’re releasing alongside the magazine, which features two previously unheard tracks by this truly unique artist, proves the point. Starting out on Aphex Twin’s Rephlex label before moving to Warp in 1997, Squarepusher has crafted some amazing records over the last 30 years, each of them a radical sonic adventure. Our exclusive interview with Jenkinson focuses on his startling new album ‘Kammerkonzert’, a one-man chamber opus embracing ambient, psychedelic, jazz and avant-garde sounds. It’s just the kind of left-field intent we want to hear from our electronic visionaries. There’s plenty of outrageous virtuoso bass playing along the way – as always with Jenkinson’s music – but the baroque feel places ‘Kammerkonzert’ somewhere totally different within the Squarepusher oeuvre.

Electronic Sound Issue 115

English | 100 pages | PDF | 62.1 MB

This month’s Electronic Sound cover stars are the effortlessly sublime Air, who are currently on an extensive world tour to promote the deluxe edition of their landmark 1998 album ‘Moon Safari’. Performing inside a huge glass box that looks like something out of Stanley Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin are playing the album live and in full for the first time – and the result is a major triumph. The French duo speak about the gorgeously languid and exquisitely produced ‘Moon Safari’ in our cover feature, as we assess the influence of a record that hit double platinum sales in the UK and remains an electronic masterpiece to this day. With big bells on.

Electronic Sound 114 June 2024

English | 100 pages | PDF | 62.5 MB

We’re investigating the visual art of John Foxx in this month’s Electronic Sound. While he is best known as the frontman of Ultravox and a revered solo musician in his own right, Foxx is also a highly distinctive visual artist. He has worked in photography, collage, graphic art and other media since the mid-1970s, and his extraordinary portfolio is detailed in a forthcoming book called ‘Electricity And Ghosts’. We’ve invited him to talk about some of his favourite pieces from the book, and the result is a fascinating glimpse into his artistic approach and the aesthetic principles he applies to both his imagery and his records. You could describe it as a sort of synthesis of John Foxx. We have a bumper selection of other great interviews elsewhere in this issue too, including Jeff Mills, John Grant, Suzanne Ciani, Orbital, Wolfgang Tillmans, Low End Activist, Keeley Forsyth and Chanel Beads. We also have a splendid new regular column called “The Best Of…”, which we think you’re going to really love. Our first volunteer is μ-Ziq man and Planet Mu label boss Mike Paradinas, who speaks about peaches, thigh-high socks and geek pies. As you do.

Beat Issue 238 November 2025

English/German | 17 October 2025 | PDF | 91.9 MB

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How To Turn Your Beats Into Cash: HIP-HOP Producer Masterclass in Beat 11/25. Write some lyrics, build a beat, record vocals … done! Really? Hip-hop sounds simple at first. But if the result is to be authentic and contain your signature sound, things get more complex. In this masterclass, we‘ll show you the entire recording process – including mastering – using a complete song production from beatmaking to release. You‘ll also learn how to write crisp lines, record and stage vocals, which tools will support you in beatmaking, how to legally circumvent sample clearance, and ultimately how to make money from it. Vocals, song templates, and copyright-free samples are included.

Electronic Sound 127 2025

English | 100 pages | PDF | 58 MB

This month’s Electronic Sound cover star is sci-fi electronica legend and space boffin JEFF MILLS, whose many career highs include an acclaimed series of radio shows for NASA. From co-founding the fearsome Underground Resistance in Detroit in 1989 to beaming out epic transmissions via his long-running Axis label, Mills has spent decades crafting his singular vision of electronic music, taking in alien soundscapes, cosmic operas, symphonic collaborations and more. As well as delving into his huge back catalogue, our interview with this sonic adventurer and edgy futurist covers subjects such as Marvel comics, 1920s movies, black holes, technology, telepathy, and the similarities between musicians and astrophysicists. It’s a gripping read, as you’d expect from a man with one foot in tomorrow and the other somewhere near Alpha Centauri.