A History in Ten Tracks
- Dive into key electronic sounds through ten key tracks, as chosen by a genre specialist.
2024
- Jun 17, 2024How did a Spanish sub-genre of hardcore morph into an MC-led phenomenon in North East England? Author Luis Costa and promoter Scott Jenner explain.
- Feb 22, 2024Journalist Lawrence Burney guides us through the evolution of one of America's most enduring dance music sub-genres.
2023
- Oct 17, 2023Scene veteran DJ Flight charts the genre's mainstream rise and explosive growth at the turn of the millennium.
- Apr 25, 2023This '90s techno sub-genre is back in vogue. Ben Sims, one of the sound's key figures, charts its history and foundational records.
- Feb 6, 2023How did this brief yet intense internet phenomenon become one of electronic's most maligned scenes? We unpack its history and key records with help from author Lina Abascal.
- Jan 10, 2023Get familiar with the Latin American genre that evolved from its folkloric roots, through radio waves and record shops, to become an international dance sensation.
2022
- Jul 20, 2022DJ Screw's slow, psychedelic DJ and production style has majorly influenced electronic music, R&B and pop. Houston-based artist Rabit and author Lance Scott Walker trace the roots of this pervasive sound.
- Apr 12, 2022Once called the "lowest common denominator of dance music," donk has had an explosive resurgence in recent years. Producer Lobsta B breaks down the origins of its regional scenes and contemplates the genre's bright future.
- Feb 16, 2022Artist and researcher KENYA20HZ traces the versatile genre's evolution over the past 36 years—from imported electro records to percussion derived from Afro-religious rituals.Kenya Sacramento
2021
- Nov 3, 2021Gqom pioneer and Durban native DJ Lag describes the songs that lay the groundwork for the blistering, asymmetrical variant of South African house.Resident Advisor
- Aug 23, 2021Hypnotic, euphoric, dreamlike club anthems, handpicked by Arjan Rietveld, author of the upcoming trance encyclopedia Hypnotised.Resident Advisor