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Vinyl is back, but the format comes with a serious environmental cost. As the dance music world attempts to go greener, some companies are working out ways...
2019 was a year in which deeply personal and boldly political music ruled the long-player format. Below, you'll find the 50 albums that defined the...
2019 saw dancefloors embracing fast, syncopated and experimental rhythms, with jungle breaks and sounds from the Global South invigorating DJs and producers across the genre...
2019’s best compilations celebrated innovative styles and fusions from across the globe, as well as some of underground dance music’s formative sounds. Below, you'll find...
Counting down the 2010s, we round-up the albums that defined the decade in electronic music
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From: Cardiff
For fans of: Octo Octa, Jamie xx, Floorplan
Three tunes: ‘Every Body Is Welcome’, ‘Avant Garde’, ‘Compromise... For What?’
ON ELKKA’s new EP, there’s a slow-burning house track based on a sample of Laurie Anderson, the New York performance artist who had a surprise...
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Ever wondered how the sounds for video games are created and implemented? Well, if so, you’re in luck. Point Blank’s latest online tutorial taster demonstrates...
For Fans Of: Cera Khin, Identified Patient, Silent Servant
Three Tracks: ‘Fighting The Past’, ‘Last One’, ‘Unknown Levels’
Born and raised in Mexico City and currently based in Berlin, Yoan Lokier might initially seem a bit intimidating. Her music is dark and ominous...
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Last month, Point Blank made their way to Amsterdam to attend the annual Amsterdam Dance Event, 2019. Whilst there, they visited a variety of panels...
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Point Blank are back with another track breakdown, this time delving into the magic behind Hannah V’s silky smooth ‘No’, featuring the talented Pepper Rose...
Denver-based Illenium is the bass music star that sells out stadiums, but before he made music, he struggled with addiction. Around the release of his...
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Ben Cardew revisits the rich sampling and undiluted fun of the Beasties’ cult classic second album
'Paul's Boutique', Beastie Boys’ second album, is the sound of unrestrained musical joy; an adventure playground bouncy castle fart-joke of a record where boundary-pushing, world-building...
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Point Blank are back with a new video tutorial, this time teaching you how to score a horror film with their Advanced Composition lecturer, Claude...
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Chronically underrated as an established British voice, Tricky’s outstanding new autobiography, Hell Is Round The Corner, readdresses his magnitude
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With their new album ‘Work A Change’ out now, the Ostgut Ton duo select the records that have defined their collaboration
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Progressive house champion Cristoph shows us round his Newcastle haunts, and tells us how his friends and family, and the patronage of Eric Prydz, have...
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Point Blank have again teamed up with Resident Advisor to launch their scholarship programme, the Young Producers Scholarship. This scholarship initiative was created to help passionate musicians...
From: Berlin via Sweden
For fans of: Karen Gwyer, Dorisburg, Suzanne Ciani
Three tunes: ‘Hassel’, ‘Loss of Traction’, ‘Kungsvagen 44’
Techno artists aren’t generally known as early risers, but Johanna Knutsson doesn’t conform to the usual late-night stereotypes. During the week, she’s in bed by...
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The drum & bass pioneer talks us through ten tracks on his new ‘Drum & Bass Life’ comp
Amsterdam’s record shops are renowned in the European dance scene, crammed with cuts that have made local DJs into stars and ensured that Dekmantel festival is...