A History in Ten Tracks

  • Dive into key electronic sounds through ten key tracks, as chosen by a genre specialist.

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2022

  • Jul 20, 2022

    DJ Screw's slow, psychedelic DJ and production style has majorly influenced electronic music, R&B and pop. Houston-based artist Rabit and author Lance Scott Walker trace the roots of this pervasive sound.
  • Apr 12, 2022

    Once called the "lowest common denominator of dance music," donk has had an explosive resurgence in recent years. Producer Lobsta B breaks down the origins of its regional scenes and contemplates the genre's bright future.
  • Feb 16, 2022

    Artist and researcher KENYA20HZ traces the versatile genre's evolution over the past 36 years—from imported electro records to percussion derived from Afro-religious rituals.
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2021

  • Nov 3, 2021

    Gqom pioneer and Durban native DJ Lag describes the songs that lay the groundwork for the blistering, asymmetrical variant of South African house.
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  • Aug 23, 2021

    Hypnotic, euphoric, dreamlike club anthems, handpicked by Arjan Rietveld, author of the upcoming trance encyclopedia Hypnotised.
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