Electronic Sound Issue 120

English | 100 pages | PDF | 61 MB

Electronic Sound’s final cover star of 2024 is the legendary Jean-Michel Jarre and we are bundling the issue with a limited edition green vinyl seven-inch featuring live versions of ‘Oxygène 4’ and ‘Équinoxe 7’, two of the synth superstar’s biggest and best-known tracks. Jean-Michel Jarre’s impact on electronic music during the last 50 years is huge, not least because of his thrilling live performances. His concerts are the focus of our cover story, with Jarre detailing how his shows have evolved over the decades and guiding us through some of the events he’s most famous for. His picks include Paris, Beijing and Houston, plus his Docklands sets in London in 1988. Expect highly entertaining tales of epic staging and equally epic rainfall, as well as several billion lasers. Remarkably, at the age of 76, there’s no sign of Jarre starting to slow down yet, with more live extravaganzas scheduled for 2025. All power to his VCS 3, we say.

Beat Issue 227 December 2024

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55 Synth Plugins reviewed – Which ones do you really need? Synths are simply indispensable! With the flood of new releases, however, it can be difficult to keep track and find the perfect plug-in for your sound. But don‘t worry, we‘ll do the work for you! On 22 pages, we evaluate the latest instruments, show them in use case workshops and provide audio demos so that you know exactly which synth is right for you. Of course, there are evergreens and freeware gems that no setup should be without. And as a bonus, there are over 10,000 presets to download so you can get started right away!

Beat Issue 229 February 2025

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TECHNO MASTERCLASS – How To Create Hard & Hypnotic Techno. Whether melodic, hard or hypnotic – Techno regularly reinvents itself, but the essence remains: „The beat has to go on and on“. That‘s why we‘ve got the answer to all your questions about production here! From choosing the right kick to clever synth layering to the latest trends in sound design – we‘ll show you step by step how to build rumbles, create hissing hats and find catchy melodies. In other words, Techno with hit potential!

Electronic Sound 121 2025

English | 100 pages | PDF | 38 MB

Electronic Sound is the best electronic music magazine in the world. In-depth coverage of the current scene, the pioneers, the machines, and the current thinking of the electronic music world.

Beat 228 Januar 2025 GERMAN

PDF | 03 January 2025 | 22.97 MB

STUDIOMONITORE: Alle Antworten zu Setup und Produkten auf 20 Seiten Das wichtigste Werkzeug zum Beurteilen von Mixen sind – na klar – die Studiomonitore. Doch worauf sollte man bei der Auswahl von Studiomonitoren achten? Warum ist es wichtig, dass diese einen linearen Frequenzgang haben? Und sind 2-Wege- oder 3-Wege-Lautsprecher für das Studiomonitoring die bessere Wahl? Das lösen wir gleich auf! Freue dich auf Antworten zu den häufigsten Fragen zum Thema Studiomonitoren. Plus Marktcheck zu allen aktuellen Aktiven inkl. geeigneten Kopfhörern.

Electronic Sound 119

English | 100 pages | PDF | 43 MB

This is something special. With an exciting new boxset in the shops any day now, the latest Electronic Sound cover stars are the magnificent Throbbing Gristle and we’re bundling the issue with a limited edition red vinyl seven-inch featuring two previously unreleased TG tracks, including one of the last two recordings the industrial pioneers ever made. We’re looking back over the story of Throbbing Gristle this issue, interviewing the surviving members of the band and others associated with TG. Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Chris Carter and Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson ripped up all the rules, both sonically and visually, both as a live act and a recording unit. They are widely recognised as the prime movers of industrial music, but their influence and impact stretches way beyond any particular genre. Their early gigs attracted everybody from acid-fried hippies and spotty anarcho-punks to oddball alt-funkateers and hot-wired electronics freaks. There has never been another group even remotely like Throbbing Gristle.

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.