Author Archives: Matt Medved

Craig Williams is clearly a hard worker. The Los Angeles-based techno artist has done anything but rest on his laurels following his highly regarded contribution to Green Velvet's latest album, giving away his free 10,000 Faces EP to his fans and releasing an excellent EP on Club Sweat this w

Backed by a slate of investors that includes Mark Cuban, the college music and ideas festival this week unveiled a seven-college spring tour aimed at inspiring entrepreneurship and bringing electronic music to the masses.

From the stylistic leanings of choice Random Album Title tracks to sharing a stage with Richie Hawtin at South By Southwest, Joel Zimmerman has always had an affinity for techno. Now deadmau5 has taken his flirtation with the genre a step further by sharing Hawtin's label, releasing his first track as 'testpilot' on Plus 8 Records this week.

Outputmessage - also known as one-third of chart-topping DC nu disco outfit Volta Bureau - has consistently taken a fresh approach to his solo output, exploring far-ranging space age themes through a thoughtful and ever-shifting electro pop lens.

Tale of Us aren't the only Berlin-based Italian duo making significant waves on Life and Death. Meet melodic techno upstarts Mind Against.

Following their excellent collaborative EP on Life and Death last December, it was only a matter of time before Tale of Us and Vaal landed on Innervisions in tandem.

Given its longevity, techno is a genre in which remarkable homages can be paid. Case in point? Tronic chief Christian Smith's thoughtful reinterpretation of Alexander Kowalski's seminal "Speaker Attack."

Monsieur Monsieur is back, and so, it seems, is Bromance's dark techno swagger.

Day in dire need of a kickstart? Los Angeles-based producer Roniks has got you covered.

There are few career milestones that can compete with the moment when an artist is embraced by his or her idol. 20-year-old Hungarian tech house prodigy Paul Strive didn't have to wait too long for his to arrive.