Caribou
Five years after the acclaimed Our Love, Dan Snaith is finally back with new album Suddenly. FM checks in…

Moog Matriarch
Moog’s semi-modular Mother range sets another place at the high table.

Boys Noize
Alex Ridha discusses his fifth album and the uncompromising techno style that has won him fans in high places.

Korg Collection 3
Our roundup of highlights from v3 of this quietly exceptional plugin bundle.

Filter
Erica Synth Perkons..

Feed Me
Where has Jonathan Gooch’s penchant for colourful characters taken him for his latest LP?

Erica Synths LXR-02
We review this “drum synth that stands out from the masses”.

DJ Seinfeld
We meet the humourously-named Swedish dancefloor don who’s become known for his raw, honest style.

Sequential Prophet-5 Rev 4
A legend reborn – and then rated by us.

Korg Modwave
Another cult classic revisited for this wavetable synth.

Mano Le Tough
The Irish producer-DJ tells us how he dug into his garage band roots for his latest album for Pampa Records.

Sunroof
Two storied producers return to the fore to air their modular jam sessions – and the results are off the chart.

Novation Circuit Rhythm
The new sampling partner to the popular Circuit Tracks gets our once-over..

IK UNO Synth Pro
Is the Italian brand’s latest analogue instrument worthy of that ‘pro’ tag?

Telex
The Belgian synth pop pioneers look back at their influential early years, now compiled on a new album for Mute..

Hainbach
German producer Stefan Goetsch tells all on his lifelong love affair with tactile tech and new LP Landfill Totems.

Soma Labs Pulsar-23
The ‘Organismic Drum Machine’ gets put through its paces..

SG Lewis
The producer and singer-songwriter on the inspirational inclusivity of disco and being mentored by Nile Rodgers…

Novation Circuit Tracks
Does this followup to the popular Circuit grooveboox offer the same great value?

Ableton Live 11 Suite
The latest update of the performers’ staple gets our once-over.

Nookie – Kaeya
The rave stalwart pays homage to ’90s DnB and hardcore with this nostalgic track, and shows us how it’s done...

UDO Super 6
Does this hotly-anticipated debut synth live up to the hype? We take a test drive.

Drew McDowall
The Coil veteran and art-punk lynchpin sheds light on his projects new and old.

THE MAIN FEATURE
We round-up the year’s bumper crop of music making hardware and software, to bring you our guide to the essential gear you need in your studio for 2021.

Roland TR-6S
The TR-8S drum machine gets a compact partner-in-crime.

Ela Minus
The Colombian producer breaks down debut album Acts of Rebellion.

The 10 Best Software Synths
…AND HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THEM 
Your essential guide to today’s must-have software instruments...

IN THE STUDIO WITH
Cut Copy - The Melbourne electronic outfit invite us into the studio to talk about the making of their climate change-inspired new LP.

REVIEWED
Arturia PolyBrute - Does the French brand’s first poly live up to its flagship status?

Korg SoundLink MW-2408
Korg’s new hybrid mixers got big name approval – but does it have ours?

Classic Album
Beardyman, Distractions.

BT
Brian Transeau talks tech, trance and his leading role in development of iZotope’s Stutter Edit 2

ASM Hydrasynth
A new name to the synth world, can ASM’s debut release break the mould?

Sub Focus & Wilkinson
A meeting of two DnB minds as we go behind the scenes with Sub Focus and Wilkinson at Real World studios.

Little Dragon
Gothenberg’s finest share the secret of their enduring harmonious teamwork – amid disputes over gear storage!

Erica Synths Bassline DB-01
Another 303 clone – or in a league of its own? We give our bassline assessment.

Akai MPC One & MPC Live II
Find out what’s new in the latest of Akai’s laptop-free production machines.

Jaga Jazzist
The Norwegian experimental jazz ensemble tell us about the making of new album Pyramid..

Ital Tek
The Planet Mu mainstay talks soundtracking, effects pedals and creating his excellent new album.

Polyend Tracker
The retro ‘alt DAW’ reinvented as hardware. Is this more than a tribute act?..

Elektron Model: Cycles
The six-track FM groovebox with a Digitone engine at its core gets our score.

Wrangler
The supergroup invite us into their extraordinarily well-appointed studio to divulge more about new LP, A Situation

Modal Electronics Argon 8
The British brand drop a wavetablepowered poly. We check it out...

Boston Bun – Don’t Wanna Dance
Thibaud Noyer invites us into the studio to talk sampling, replays and how he made his latest house hit..

Korg Wavestate
The Wavestation is reborn. Is this new generation more than a nostalgia trip?.

IN THE STUDIO WITH… ALEX EPTON Inside XL Recordings’ NYC studio..

Gear of the Decade
10 years of electronic music making... plus 2019’s best new production gear.

INTERVIEW FORT ROMEAU Talking gear with the UK house master.

Richard Fearless
The man behind Death in Vegas talks soundtracks, waterfront studio vistas and new LP, Deep Rave Memory..

IN THE STUDIO WITH…
FLOATING POINTS Sam Shepherd squeezes in a chat with us about his much talked-about new album Crush.

Control & Sequence
INCLUDES VIDEO Explore new and not-so-new ways of getting hands on with your sequencing, from the latest MPE tricks and analogue devices through to classic MIDI controllers..

Joris Voorn - The Dutch techno kingpin invites us into his Amsterdam studio to talk hardware, mixdowns and production advice.

Novation Summit - Does the UK brand’s new synth live up to its flagship status?..

808 State - The acid house pioneers are back with new music, recorded in a place with more than a little history of its own…

Roland MC-707 - The latest version of this groovebox will let you step outside your DAW..

IN THE STUDIO WITH… PARANOID LONDON Acid house and analogue with this elusive duo.

IN THE STUDIO WITH… KONX-OM-PAX Tom Scholefield on Ways of Seeing..

IK Multimedia UNO Drum - Is the (equally diminutive) follow-up to last year’s UNO Synth a large triumph?

IN THE STUDIO WITH… efterklang The Danes talk fifth album Altid Sammen.

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