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Max Dax interviews Irmin Schmidt

Electronic Beats’ editor-in-chief Max Dax went to visit Can’s Irmin Schmidt in his studio the south of France to learn more about the pioneering band’s alchemic mix of improvisation and composition.

The Radio Sessions – Electronic Beats on air with Max Dax on FluxFM

Once again, EB Editor-in-chief Max Dax faces the world of broadcast audio on our EB Radio Sessions. For one hour he talked about the latest issue of Electronic Beats Magazine, including The Kills, what it was like meeting Pet Shop Boys, and most anything you’d want to know about the new issue. For hour two, he dropped a diverse (yet sophisticated) mix, including Plastic Ono Band, Kavinsky, and Frank Ocean

Max Dax interviews Bernard Sumner

“There was a fascination for everything related to the war because it was all around me”: Bernard Sumner’s simple guitar lines and plaintive vocals are essential elements in New Order’s dark, romantic synth-pop—a sound that helped define Manchester’s musical identity and set Factory Records on the path to immortality.

Max Dax and A.J. Samuels talk to Blaine L. Reininger

As a student of electronic music at San Francisco City College in the late seventies, Tuxedomoon’s Blaine L. Reininger always had an affinity for synthesizers and sequencers. At the time (and place), the then novel electronic instruments were more geared towards experimentation than making pop songs—a distinction for which Reininger, a classically trained violinist, had … Continued

Counting with Max Dax

We decided to ask Max Dax – Editor-in-Chief of our Electronic Beats Print Magazine to ‘count with us’ in order to find out the numerically relevant digits in his life – from 9/11 to four things he has still to do, it’s all here. Read on for the insights in this feature which initially appeared … Continued

Sun Ra’s Business Cards From The 1950’s Are Amazing

As you can see below, cosmic philosopher Sun Ra had pretty down to earth business cards back in the 1950s that offered his services as a musician. See for yourself below and check out Caribou’s guide to his favorite Sun Ra jams here.

Spiritualized Make Drone Album With Bees

They say humanity won’t survive long after the bees go extinct. To stir up some buzz on the topic, artist Wolfgang Buttress has constructed “The Hive,” a 17-meter multi-sensory honeycomb installation. Its soundtrack? Actual bee samples and improvised drone rendered by space rock band Spiritualized, new Icelandic sensations Amiina, Youth, Camille Buttress and Deidre Bencsik. Together, the collective … Continued

Are You Disrespecting Music When You Fall Asleep To It?

These days, there are concerts specially designed to make attendees go to sleep. It should come as no surprise that such events are characterized by (really) long performances… and drones. A good number of playlists on Spotify and similar streaming services now cater toward inducing tiredness in listener. While common courtesy discourages falling asleep at … Continued

Club 2 Club Share Video on Italian Club Culture Origins

The Torino-based festival Club 2 Club has released a short film cataloging the origins of the event. Interviews with the organizers tell of the festivals’ development out of the birth of club culture in Italy and how the fusion of dance music with a diverse range of other styles came to shape the development of Turin’s scene, … Continued

Hieroglyphic Being Announces New Album

Good news from New York’s RVNG label: Chicago weird-house/techno mainstay Hieroglyphic Being has announced a new album called We Are Not The First. The whole record is credited to “Hieroglyphic Being and the J.I.T.U. Ahn-Sahm-Bul,” and it took us a while to figure out that’s a phonetic spelling of “ensemble,” as the record was made … Continued

Stealing Time With Brian Eno

Here’s what happened when Max Dax told the ambient icon a Bono joke during an interview for the Fall 2011 issue of our magazine.

Electronic Beats Writers’ Reflections 2013

For more insight into the people behind Electronic Beats—the ones who voted for our Releases of the Year—we asked our contributors for a list of their own devising and a few words about their year.

The last hundred days…

Discover our favorite articles and events, compiled from the beginning of the first day of EB.net’s redesign.

Afrika Bambaataa on Kraftwerk

Leading up to Kraftwerk’s Düsseldorf performance in 2013, we present you in-depth stories from MoMA’s Kraftwerk retrospective earlier this year – today featuring producer, DJ, and founding member of Soulsonic Force and founder of Zulu Nation Afrika Bambaataa.

For Sale 1

The first in a daily series in which Electronic Beats’ editorial staff recommend ways to spend your hard-earned cash. Today, it’s the turn of editor-in-chief Max Dax.

Review: EB Festival Vienna

Didn’t get a ticket? Or, perhaps you did and are now wrestling with a hangover and can’t remember a thing. Whatever, allow us to explain how last night’s EB Festival in Vienna went down.

Eliane Radigue: An interview

Born in Paris in 1932, into a world quite different from today, Eliane Radigue remains an important, intriguing figure in the European musical avant-garde. EB editor-in-chief went to meet her and find out about her fascinating life.

Grischa Lichtenberger: An Interview

For me, it’s ideologically important that electronic music shows that even dilettantes like me can make music. I mean, it’s not about being the next Franz Liszt standing up there and being feted by the public, but rather about the music itself.

Interview: BEAK>

Electronic Beats editor-in-chief Max Dax sits down with the band, led by straight talking iconoclast Geoff Barrow, to talk Can, the “fucked” film industry and why bands today are responsible for making dead music.

Interview: Dan Perjovschi

What exactly is a ‘temporary artist’? According to Romanian artist/writer Dan Perjovschi, it’s someone who creates work that is eventually replaced, scrubbed off or painted over. Therefore, a temporary artist always has a fresh canvas—a fresh perspective, and a fresh start to remake and reconceptualize the work of his past. A temporary artist is always new.   Max … Continued

ICAS Suite Interview with Oliver Baurhenn

From September 5th through the 8th, the second edition of the ICAS Suite is attached to the always-intriguing CTM Festival. Bringing such fresh sound-artists and performers as Mykki Blanco and Nguzunguzu, ICAS Suite plays an important role in Berlin Music Week… but what role is that exactly? And what does ICAS stand for anyway? CTM organizer Oliver Baurhenn reveals all.

A week in the life: 168 hrs Kraftwerk, NYC part 1

Photo: Max Dax Few bands cast a shadow as long (or wide) as electronic pioneers Kraftwerk. The influence of the band’s trail-blazing retro-futurism, conceptual precision and electronic minimalism is difficult to overestimate, extending beyond numerous genres of electronic music into the broader realm of art and popular culture. And the art world seems to have … Continued

Interview: Pet Shop Boys

For the forthcoming September issue of Electronic Beats Magazine, editor-in-chief Max Dax met Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of the Pet Shop Boys for the cover story. In the exchange, Tennant and Lowe look increasingly comfortable in their roles as pop’s elder statesmen, ruminating with candidness—and, of course, arch wit—on a diverse range of subjects. … Continued

Editor’s Choice 2

We listen to a lot of music. Like, a lot. It’s pretty much the point of our jobs, of course, but there’s another reason: we love music. We love buying records, we love going to shows, and (okay, sure) we love finding spur-of-the-moment leaks of heavily-anticipated albums, just like (we hope) you. Music is pretty … Continued

Inside New Order’s exhibition opening at .HBC

Yesterday’s rainy Wednesday was the first day of rest during this year’s European football championship. At the .HBC (formerly Hungary’s cultural embassy in central East Berlin, now a fine and diverse venue) however, hundreds of people lined up to attend New Order’s debut showcase of photographs and artwork, hosted by Electronic Beats. Prefacing their widely-anticipated … Continued

New Order — an exhibition: a closer look

Seven days to go until it’s all about New Order here at Electronic Beats. On June 21, 2012 we’ll be proudly presenting not only the legendary Manchester band’s live show in Berlin — the only New Order club concert in Germany in 2012 —, but also the exhibition of New Order’s decade-spanning carreer. From June … Continued

Squarepusher: Live in Gdansk

James Blake made the ladies swoon, Jazzanova made the crowd groove, but In Gda?sk ‘party’ is now spelled S-Q-U-A-R-E-P-U-S-H-E-R. We watched Tom Jenkinson entrance the crowd with his hypnotic live show, swirling LED lights synced in time with his pulsing waves of broken bass, channeling 8-bit-flavored drum’n’bass electro across a crowd eager to rave hard. … Continued

Musik Film Marathon: Finissage

Since April 10th, the second Musik Film Marathon has featured around 40 events in Berlin, from feature films to experimental films to documentaries. Tonight the festival will close with two extraordinary events, taking place at two extraordinary locations. First at Martin-Gropius-Bau. The German movie Ein Großer Garaublauer Vogel, directed by acclaimed film-maker Thomas Schamoni will … Continued

Dissonance: Day 1

Day One April 10, 2012 4:45 a.m. wake up call. 5:30 a.m. taxi from Neukölln to Berlin Tegel airport. 7:00 a.m. flight BA 0981 to London Heathrow (Int’l Terminal 5). 9:55 a.m. flight BA 0175 to John F. Kennedy (Terminal 7). 12:21 p.m. arrival at John F. Kennedy (Terminal 7). 12:52 p.m. US border control. … Continued

Easter Egg Vol. 4: EB Magazine

Intuition tells us you potentially take offense at being inundated with images of multi-pastelled eggs and bunny rabbits. We feel the same. Nevertheless, in keeping up with our pan-religious agenda (re: last December’s 8 classic Kraftwerk Hanukkah album reviews/month-long post-sundown Ramadan postings), we’re proud to present to you our Easter Special – an in-depth look … Continued

Dear Readers,

Dear Readers, Starting today, electronicbeats.net begins another new and exciting chapter in our quest to become the digital daily for a digital vanguard. First and foremost, expect an even greater emphasis on the voices of the artists themselves from the ever-growing Electronic Beats family. From Bryan Ferry to Underground Resistance, from Apparat to Alva Noto: … Continued

Anika covers Chromatics

Check out this cover of the Chromatics track ‘In The City’ by Anika. The Bristol based musician who has recently spoke EB Magazine Editor Max Dax, has taken the strutting downtown disco of the original and turned it into something that sounds like the Slits jamming with John Barry. We’ve had it on repeat all … Continued

Dieter Meier is Out of Chaos.

Dieter Meier vocalist and lyricist for legendary electronic pioneers Yello is going to perform two concerts with his new project Out of Chaos this March. Meier will be joined by violinist Tobias Preisig and classical guitarist Nicolas Rüttimann. Out of Chaos was borne from Meier’s desire to tour Touch Yello the virtual concert that the … Continued

Electronic Beats – 2011 Review

Welcome to the final round up of the year as we take a look at what happened in the world of Electronic Beats over the last 12 months with change and rejuvenation, unforgettable live music experiences, and in depth cultural exchanges. 2011 began with a new outlook and a fresh perspective. In April our beloved … Continued

New Electronic Beats Magazine winter edition out now!

Is it December already? Gosh, time flies. It’s been in spring 2011 when the first revamped issue of Electronic Beats Magazine hit the shelves, and the third edition is nearly here. Please welcome Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Mr. Bryan Ferry. The singer and fashion icon salutes us from the … Continued

Brian Eno scores short film about Afghanistan War

We all know that war is a futile travesty that wastes vast amounts of money and lives over exaggerated pissing contests. But just what are the costs of the Afghanistan war for the UK? This video, narrated by former British MP Tony Benn and featuring music by Brian Eno, gives the hard facts and invites … Continued

Electronic Beats Magazine – out now

The next edition of the Electronic Beats print magazine hits the shelves this Thursday featuring cover star Björk in a stunning in-depth interview. Continuing with our theme of conversations on essential issues, the magazine also features Brian Eno and Tricky. On the shelves of your favourite designer store, record shop or fashion emporium from Thursday … Continued

Electronic Beats Soiree – Review

A rainy evening greeted the arrival of our most recent Electronic Beats Soiree. However the EB & Slices team and a crowd of Berlin’s electronic music movers and shakers were not going to let a bit of rain dampen their enthusiasm. Starting a little earlier than usual the evening began with something a little different … Continued

Mark Stewart – from Pop Group to Maffia

Mark Stewart, one of Britain’s most innovative artists, brought the revolutionary Bristol punk to the masses 30 years ago and thereby sowed the seeds for a music scene that over the years has developed continually and gone on to produce bands such as Massive Attack, Tricky and Portishead.?? We had a chat with Berlin-based director, … Continued

A toolbox for ideas: read the new issue of EB Magazine on the net

Following our recent re-launch, we’ve been receiving great feedback on the first edition of the revitalized Electronic Beats Magazine – thanks for all of your comments! Printed on a new breed of paper the magazine is revamped both graphically and conceptually and backed by a new editorial team led by new editor-in-chief Max Dax (Spex, … Continued

Electronic Beats Magazine – new issue imminent!

The first edition of the revitalized Electronic Beats magazine will be hitting the shelves shortly with a fresh editorial approach from new editor-in-chief Max Dax and his team. According to it’s motto "Conversations on essential issues", the new magazine will be in dialogue form and will feature a discussion between Max and curator Hans Ulrich … Continued