Tiga – Bugatti
By popular demand, we deconstruct the arrangements of a series of tracks to see what we can learn from their structure. We start with one of the biggest tracks of 2014. To kick off this series, we...
View ArticleJamie xx – Girl
By popular demand, we deconstruct the arrangements of tracks to see what we can learn from their structure. In our latest deconstruction we tackle a more complex arrangement, replete with two-bar...
View ArticleDaft Punk – Da Funk
By popular demand, we deconstruct the arrangements of tracks to see what we can learn from their structure. Having covered two more recent tracks in our first deconstructions, we turn our attentions...
View ArticleCaribou – Can’t Do Without You
By popular demand, we deconstruct the arrangements of tracks to see what we can learn from their structure. This month we deconstruct Caribou's summer 2014 anthem 'Can't Do Without You' and find an...
View ArticleTessela – Hackney Parrot (Special Request VIP)
We deconstruct the arrangements of tracks to see what we can learn from their structure. This month we deconstruct Paul Woolford's Special Request VIP remix of Tessela's 'Hackney Parrot' – seven...
View ArticleDisclosure – Bang That
We deconstruct the arrangements of tracks to see what we can learn from their structure. It's back to basics this month as we deconstruct Disclosure's poppy take on ghettotech, 'Bang That'. The track...
View ArticleBlawan – ‘Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage’
We deconstruct the arrangements of tracks to see what we can learn from their structure. How much can you achieve with no more than a dozen mix elements? We deconstruct Blawan's relentless 'Why They...
View ArticleFloorplan –‘Never Grow Old (Re-Plant)’
In the Deconstructed series, we analyse the arrangements of tracks to see what we can learn from their structure. In this month's instalment, we deconstruct Robert Hood alter-ego Floorplan's 'Never...
View ArticleMr G –‘Daily Prayer’
Unique arrangements often come from unusual approaches. Mr G's MPC-driven mixes teach us a lot about raw, hands-on music making. In the Deconstructed series, we analyse the arrangements of tracks to...
View ArticleDJ Boring –‘Winona’
DJ Boring's 'Winona' is an archetypal lo-fi house production. We deconstruct it to find out what makes the mix work. In the Deconstructed series, we analyse the arrangements of tracks to see what we...
View ArticleRhythim Is Rhythim –‘Strings Of Life’
We break down the arrangement of Derrick May's undisputed 80s classic. The boundary between house and techno has always been nebulous at best, but nowhere is that more evident than in the earliest days...
View ArticlePeggy Gou –‘Han Jan’
In our latest Deconstructed we break down the arrangement of Peggy Gou’s wildly popular 'Han Jan'. Peggy Gou burst onto the scene with music as dynamic and eccentric as her character. 'Han Jan' is the...
View ArticleKrystal Klear –‘Neutron Dance’
In our latest Deconstructed we break down the arrangement to one of the most likeable tracks of the summer Krystal Klear's 'Neutron Dance'. The track is a masterpiece in structural simplicity and...
View ArticleBreakbot –‘Another You’
In this instalment of Deconstructed, we turn the spotlight on Breakbot, aka French producer and DJ Thibaut Berland. Breakbot's triumphant return to the fore this year came with a fresh EP entitled...
View ArticleRobert Owens –“I’ll Be Your Friend”
In our Deconstructed series, we analyse the arrangements of tracks to see what we can learn from their structure. In this instalment, we’re setting the controls of the time machine to 1991 with a...
View ArticlePurple Disco Machine –‘In Your Arms’
In our latest deconstructed we break down the arrangement of Purple Disco Machine’s ‘70s-style stormer, “In My Arms.” Disco has long been mined by house music producers for inspiration. House music...
View ArticleJoey Beltram –‘Energy Flash’
In this Deconstructed, we take a look at Joey Beltram’s smouldering techno classic, ‘Energy Flash’. In 1989, a 19-year-old Joey Beltram created a track that would help usher in a new, darker strain of...
View ArticleLinus Quick –‘Room 2 Move’ (ROBPM Rmx)
This time in Deconstructed, we’re putting ROBPM’s remix of Linus Quick’s techno stormer ‘Room 2 Move’ under the microscope. ROBPM is one to watch. The Italian DJ and producer has been killing it...
View ArticleReese – Just Want Another Chance
Deconstructed is an ongoing series where we take apart the arrangement of a song to see what makes it work. This time, we’re looking at Kevin Saunderson’s Detroit techno classic, ‘Just Want Another...
View ArticleMarie Davidson – Lara
Deconstructed is an ongoing series where we take apart the arrangement of a song to see what makes it work. This time, we’re going deep with ‘Lara’, an album cut from Montreal producer Marie Davidson....
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