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Electronic Sound Magazine

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48 Reviews   •  English   •   Music (Other)
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Understanding the true roots of electronic music, Electronic Sound magazine combines modern design with a wide context of culture and technology. Bringing together a comprehensive blend of interviews, reviews and releases in every issue, along with in-depth articles covering the current, past and present electronic music scene, Electronic Sound magazine is a must-have for anyone wanting to keep in the loop with this industry.


Covering the very latest releases from around the world including - limited editions, CD albums, seven-inch vinyls, digital downloads, all available in one place. Whether it’s the technology, the scene, thought-leaders or artists you want to find out about, Electronic Sound digital magazine is the magazine for you.


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Issue 121 News stories about the business of music in 2024 fell into two broad categories. Firstly, some Very Famous Pop Stars are raking in seriously large amounts of cash. Secondly, artists who aren’t Very Famous Pop Stars can’t make anything approaching a living from music these days. Even Kate Nash, who is a Quite Famous Pop Star, is selling pictures of her bottom on OnlyFans to help fund her tour. For lots of UK artists, the situation has been exacerbated by the closure of countless small venues following the pandemic and the post-Brexit difficulties of touring in Europe. That’s not the whole story, though. Despite all the above, the UK’s underground music scene remains as inventive and productive as ever. The fierce creative spirit hasn’t been broken, however challenging the financial realities might be now, and that’s particularly true of the spiralling number of grassroots electronic musicians out there. Which is why, for our first issue of 2025, we are shining a light on as many of those artists as we can. We’ve always supported independent and emerging talent at Electronic Sound – we’ve reviewed releases on almost 2,500 different labels since the magazine started 12 years ago – but we wanted to take it a step further. Part of the reason for that is because we’re a grassroots operation ourselves. So you won’t find our usual run of interviews this month. Instead, we’re amplifying and celebrating the unstoppable buzz of UK underground electronica through regional reports, label profiles and Bandcamp recommendations, plus a weighty round table discussion involving 17 key players. The issue has also turned out to be something of a rallying call, a reminder that we need to support these artists, to buy their albums and show up at their gigs, to play an active role in the growing audience for electronic music and spread the word about this incredible scene as far and wide as we can.


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News stories about the business of music in 2024 fell into two broad categories. Firstly, some Very Famous Pop Stars are raking in seriously large amounts of cash. Secondly, artists who aren’t Very Famous Pop Stars can’t make anything approaching a living from music these days. Even Kate Nash, who is a Quite Famous Pop Star, is selling pictures of her bottom on OnlyFans to help fund her tour.

For lots of UK artists, the situation has been exacerbated by the closure of countless small venues following the pandemic and the post-Brexit difficulties of touring in Europe. That’s not the whole story, though. Despite all the above, the UK’s underground music scene remains as inventive and productive as ever. The fierce creative spirit hasn’t been broken, however challenging the financial realities might be now, and that’s particularly true of the spiralling number of grassroots electronic musicians out there. Which is why, for our first issue of 2025, we are shining a light on as many of those artists as we can. We’ve always supported independent and emerging talent at Electronic Sound – we’ve reviewed releases on almost 2,500 different labels since the magazine started 12 years ago – but we wanted to take it a step further. Part of the reason for that is because we’re a grassroots operation ourselves.

So you won’t find our usual run of interviews this month. Instead, we’re amplifying and celebrating the unstoppable buzz of UK underground electronica through regional reports, label profiles and Bandcamp recommendations, plus a weighty round table discussion involving 17 key players. The issue has also turned out to be something of a rallying call,
a reminder that we need to support these artists, to buy their albums and show up at their gigs, to play an active role in the growing audience for electronic music and spread the word about this incredible scene as far and wide as we can.
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Electronic Sound magazine is famed for its deep electronic foundations and sets the scene for Electronic Sound as a culture and a technology. High-quality journalism and undisputed expertise of the scene make this magazine a must read for fans of electronic music.


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Offering you a range of popular monthly features; including artist interviews with past pioneers and future hitmakers, a historic look back at key synth sounds and expert tips within the popular tech advice section.


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It would be good to have sound links to hear clips of tracks. Reviewed 30 January 2021

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Great magazine, thank you Reviewed 30 September 2020

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Best coverage for global electronic music releases. My favorite mag. Reviewed 05 July 2020

the best electronic music mag, bar none

It is to all kinds of electronic music, old and new, obscure and well-kent, what the likes of Uncut and Mojo are to trad rock - a high quality print (and online) title, well written and beautifully produced Reviewed 15 November 2016

The ultimate electronic music magazine

Excellent Reviewed 25 August 2016

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