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Dekmantel Is a Dance Festival Shedding Light on the Underground

We touched down in Amsterdam for the 2025 edition of the left-of-center electronic festival and came back with some thoughts ...
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New Brighton club to open with packed line-up of DJs

AMAAD has unveiled the opening electronic music programme for Quarters, the venue launching this September on the previous location of seminal ...
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Sacking of Who drummer Starkey shines light on session players who sprinkle their magic on recordings

Pity the poor session player, whose lot is to provide music with all the guts for none of the glory. The fallout from drummer Zak Starkey’s sacking by the Who rumbles on, with the band’s iconic ...
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Guitar Center’s “Big Bang” drum event returns

Guitar Center announced on Friday the return of its annual Big Bang event, "a nationwide seasonal promotion that’s focused on drums and percussion running August 7–20, 2025. The two-week event ...

"The TR-808's bass drum is undoubtedly the most recognisable electronic kick sound of all time": How to get the perfect 808s

In celebration of 808 Day, join us as we deliver 8 essential tips for perfecting your production with the 808's beloved kick ...
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World-first humanoid robot drummer plays complex songs with 90% rhythmic accuracy

The team built a machine learning system enabling a humanoid robot to play entire tracks on a drum kit. They tested it in simulation on the G1 humanoid robot from Unitree. Music was translated into a ...