Machine Love
- Machine Love is a series on RA where we unapologetically geek out with a producer about their studios.
2018
- 23 Aug 2018Mark Smith hears how the dance floor shapes the tracks of this prolific house artist.
- 2 May 2018A singular voice in electronic music reveals the techniques and processes behind his hotly anticipated new album.
- 15 Mar 2018This uncompromising Romanian artist is on the cusp of releasing her excellent debut album. Mark Smith hears how her tenacious mindset shaped its unique sound.
- 23 Jan 2018With a background in noise and free improvisation, Silvia Kastel brings a fresh perspective to electronic music. Mark Smith visits her studio to hear the story behind the transformation and her spellbinding new album.
2017
- 24 Nov 2017Cécile Schott's music is haunting, delicate, and the result of an ever-evolving creative method that is entirely her own. Mark Smith meets her on the coast of Spain to talk about it.
- 5 Oct 2017We switch to video for our latest Machine Love, a look at the live set of one of our favourite new acts.Resident Advisor
- 13 Sep 2017"We have these demons inside of us and making music is a way of exorcising them." Mark Smith visits Xosar's otherworldly studio.
- 2 Aug 2017Mark Smith meets the man who's played a vital role in shaping the modular synthesis industry.
- 7 Jul 2017Max Pearl visits the New York techno artist's studio to talk modular synths.
- 23 Mar 2017Mark Smith hears how a sharp focus on music's emotional core helps keep Dana Ruh's studio sessions productive and creative.
- 23 Jan 2017Max Pearl talks shop with the highly respected New York engineer and producer.
2016
- 16 Nov 2016The visionary club producer tells Mark Smith about his studio techniques.
- 12 Oct 2016Producing, mixing, mastering, engineering, DJing, label management—we hear how a wealth of experience shapes Matthew Styles' studio sessions.
- 3 Aug 2016In the studio, Peder Mannerfelt is trying to forget what he knows and trust his instincts. Mark Smith hears how it's led to the most productive phase in his career.
- 11 May 2016Mark Smith hears about the studio methods behind this UK producer's distinctive raw sound.
- 4 Apr 2016Handwerk Audio is a Berlin studio that gives customers access to legendary synthesizers. Peter Van Hoesen, one of its founders, gives Mark Smith a tour.
- 17 Feb 2016Hovering somewhere between techno, ambient and drum & bass but rejecting the conventions of all three, this Berlin artist's records are as elusive as they are absorbing. Mark Smith hears about the production methods behind his sound.
2015
- 30 Nov 2015Italy's psychedelic techno heavyweights show us the ins and outs of their inimitable live set.
- 13 Nov 2015"I probably spend half of the money I make on the road in the studio." The techno luminary gives Jordan Rothlein a tour of his workspace.
- 23 Oct 2015Jordan Rothlein chats saxophones and sinewaves with one of France's top synthesists.
- 23 Sep 2015Using a simple software setup and samples he sources online, James Whipple creates a sound that's both familiar and deeply strange. Angus Finlayson pays his studio a visit.
- 14 Aug 2015Matt McDermott talks Junos, guitars, compressors and collaborators with a dance music superstar.
- 6 Jul 2015Live from MUTEK 2015 in Montreal, Uwe Schmidt offers a peek into his HD Live audiovisual show.
- 22 May 2015The Tuff City Kid talks to Jordan Rothlein about the casual creativity, dusty drum machines and floppy disks behind his signature sound.
- 11 Feb 2015The Live At Robert Johnson producer shows off the synths that shape his sound.
- 7 Jan 2015After a few years spent mostly DJing, the Belgian producer recently got back into his studio swing. Jordan Rothlein paid him a visit in Berlin to see what's been cooking.
2014
- 10 Sep 2014Ryan Keeling discovers the no-nonsense working methods behind one of UK club music's best collectives.
- 28 Jul 2014At Sónar in Barcelona this year, the L.I.E.S. producer showed us how he keeps dance floors hypnotized.
- 30 Jun 2014We go inside the Barcelona-based producer's loft studio to chart his evolving sound.
- 29 May 2014At this year's London Electronic Music Event, we heard how Blawan and Pariah have put together the fiercest live show in techno.
- 6 May 2014Ryan Keeling discovers how a sequencer and a saloon in the California desert both played a part in the duo's new album.
- 20 Mar 2014Marc Kinchen perfected the art of the house dub. Jordan Rothlein hears the tricks of his trade.
2013
- 8 Nov 2013A Dutch house master shows us the tools of his trade.
- 23 Sep 2013The Monome man takes us inside the box—and explains the many ways he's breaking out of it.
- 26 Jul 2013Winding loops, luscious bass and the sampler that started it all: the tech house master shows us how he does it.
- 20 Jun 2013Sounds on the run: we talk gear with the perpetually moving Hyperdub producer.
- 15 Mar 2013Electribes, Junos and ADATs: we get our hands dirty with the L.I.E.S. mainstay.
- 15 Feb 2013The veteran German duo open the doors to their studio.
- 17 Jan 2013RA's Ryan Keeling heads out to West London to talk production with the key Hyperdub artist.
2012
- 12 Nov 2012RA's Jordan Rothlein visits the Berlin-based duo, whose open-minded approach in the studio has resulted in one of the best albums of 2012.
- 17 Oct 2012The Items & Things boss counts down five of his favourite synths.
- 29 Aug 2012We step into the German producer's studio to chat Voyetra 8s, Hartmann Neurons and other synth arcana.Ben Oliver
- 10 Jul 2012RA checks in with the Portland producer in advance of his long-awaited proper follow-up to 2007's Future Rock.
- 22 Jun 2012RA's Ryan Keeling journeys to The Hague to meet one of electronic music's most fascinating and prolific figures.
- 16 Mar 2012The Border Community producer talks at length about making music with a modular synth.Ben Oliver
- 2 Mar 2012The Italian dub techno duo talk mastering, live shows and world politics.
2011
- 23 Nov 2011One of the planet's most prolific techno practitioners opens the doors to his studio.
- 21 Oct 2011One-half of the high-flying Canadian duo talks about the writing process of their debut album.
- 15 Aug 2011The prolific DJ/producer reveals some of the secrets to his success.
- 18 Jul 2011Inside the Stockholm studio of Axel Boman, Kornél Kovács and Petter.
- 30 May 2011RA's Ryan Keeling takes a peek into the hardware-laden studio of Danilo Plessow.
- 9 May 2011RA journeys to the revered drum & bass producer's studio to talk synths, samples and sensimilla.
- 30 Mar 2011Logic and field recorder: We discover the way in which the UK producer has made limited tools work to his advantage.
- 7 Feb 2011In advance of his appearance at this year's Bloc festival, we visit the messy studio of Berlin's purveyor of fuzzy electro.
- 31 Jan 2011How the chameleon got his colours: RA's Ryan Keeling discovers the gear and the thinking behind the Frankfurt producer's multifarious sound.
2010
- 1 Dec 2010The Dutch techno don still loves his old machines; he's just found the right software to replace them. RA's Aron Friedman reports back from Amsterdam.Resident Advisor
- 30 Sep 2010RA learns how an insatiable quest for knowledge (and a whole heap of mistakes) have made Mike Huckaby one of Detroit's most knowledgeable and respected producers.
- 10 Sep 2010Small set-up, massive music. RA discovers how just a modest amount of gear has propelled the Hessle Audio co-founder to a position among UK bass music's foremost names.
- 20 Aug 2010RA talks to London-based producer, Chris Spero, AKA Glimpse, about his quest for grit and the machines that get him there.
- 13 Aug 2010RA talks to Drew Daniel and Martin Schmidt about micing cacti, counting with "the Bjork" and the philosophical dilemmas of live performance.
- 27 Jul 2010The Brooklyn-based synth head is just as lo-fi as you might think, but not nearly as nostalgic. In advance of his live performance at Decibel in September, RA's Mike Powell finds out what machines make him tick.
- 18 Jun 2010Classic Chicago house by way of Sofia. RA discovers the surprising method behind the sound and style of Bulgarian producer, KiNK.
- 31 May 2010RA sticks its head around the door of Jamie Jones' East London studio to find out which machines the Crosstown Rebels man is loving.
- 12 May 2010Plenty of artists use as many instruments as they can. Benjamin Brunn has made his career on mastering just a few. RA's Chris Burkhalter investigates the very deep machine love the producer has for his Clavia Nord Modular.
- 10 Feb 2010RA talks to New York house master Dennis Ferrer about the machines that line his studio walls, and what it took to get them there.
2009
- 28 Oct 2009A self-described gear geek, we catch up with the Chilean-born producer to talk shop upon the release of her new album for Wagon Repair.
- 29 Jul 2009RA's William Rauscher gets nerdy with DFA's synth maestro about building guitar sequencers, the power of magic and improvising.
- 19 Jun 2009RA looks into the studio of Irish techno artist Donnacha Costello to see what hardware he's using—and how he's using it.
- 27 Apr 2009RA continues its new feature series, Machine Love, with a look into the working methods of a man devoted to hardware: The Juan Maclean.
- 3 Feb 2009RA introduces its newest feature series, Machine Love, with a look into the working methods of one of the most notoriously meticulous producers around: John Tejada.