Articles by Denise Benson

Breakbeat Era

Drum & Bass Comes of Age

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

"We were introduced by a friend of a friend and, boom shaka, I went into the studio and did a session with them. I heard the bass line, wro...

Andrea Parker

Kicks Arp

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

When christening her debut album Kiss My Arp, British producer, composer, musician, vocalist and DJ Andrea Parker thought that she'd have a...

Mix Tapes and Mixed Messages

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Ever bought a DJ mix tape? Perhaps you appreciate a specific DJ's skills, or their selection of super fresh hip-hop, house or drum & bass t...

Groove Armada

Beauty and the Beat

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

For a group oft referred to as "downbeat supremos" Groove Armada sure love their house music. While house is the exception rather than the...

Akufen Match Game

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

"I'm interested in any source of sound, other than what is too familiar," says Montreal-based soundsmith Marc Leclair, better known as Akuf...

Funksters <b>ESG</b> Write Another Chapter in their South Bronx Story

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

I've long adored the music of the Scroggins sisters, together known as ESG. I fell for them in the '80s, along with other bass-heavy, women...

Manitoba Sounds Like Home

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Success, like life itself, is bound to breed anxiety in anyone constantly craving growth. Twenty-four year-old producer Dan Snaith, aka Man...

Adham Shaikh

Essence

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Fans of the Interchill, Instinct and Dakini labels will be familiar with West coast-based producer, musician and DJ Adham Shaikh. Though pe...