Wed, Feb 3 2010

Interview: American Men

As a fresh signing to the Hudson Mohawke/Rustie-associated LuckyMe collective, American Men have some serious electronic credentials. But they're not quite electronic. American Men produce 'music written by robots and played by humans', apparently. Maya M reports....

Tue, Feb 2 2010

Feature: Reading Metal Scene

There's something of a metal scene booming in Reading – led by the likes of Exit Ten, among others. So Rivmixx decided that we'd get none other than our very own resident metal head, Chris Ecclestone, to take a closer look...

Tue, Feb 2 2010

Feature: Lightspeed Champion

Lightspeed Champion, the alter ego of the former Test Icicles front-man Devonté Hynes, and his second album, ‘Life is Sweet, Nice to Meet You’ looks set to be one of the brightest sparks to be released this year. Rivmixx decided, therefore, that it deserved something of a track-by-track run down....

Wed, Jan 27 2010

Interview: Scroobius Pip

Rivmixx caught up with the inimitable wordsmith Scroobius Pip - one half of that commandment re-writing duo Dan le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip. They're back with a new Sunday Best LP release, 'Logic of Chance'. And we wanted to know all about it, and more....

The Music Consultants

For the first time you can get inside advice from industry experts who have worked with artists all over the world, ranging from Elton John to Metallica, Shania Twain to LeAnne Rimes, Muse to Gnarls Barkley, Jamie Cullum to U2, Pavarotti to Mike Skinne...

Kutski

Radio 1 and club DJ, Kutski is a passionate hard dance fan. If like Kutski you're a fan of Hard Dance, Hardcore or Rave music in general, then you're likely to take interest in what this tastemaker is rating........ Hard Dance & Hardcore’s newes...

Ty - Hip Hop Culture

London born rapper, Ty, is one of the few UK MC\'s to have achieved longevity within their career up until this point. Often called on as our spokesmen for hip hop culture, Ty is as unboxable in text as he is in audio..................... Intern...

John Robb - Rock

Based in Manchester, Punk Rocker producer, writer and musical commentator, John Robb is the man everyone wants to hear from when talking about Rock music and beyond................ John Robb (born in Fleetwood, England) is vocalist in the punk rock ...

Thu, Jan 28 2010

One by Apogee

There are so many sound cards and boxes on the market, and most of them are great - but choosing the best sound card is a different matter. Apogee has been one of the leading brands for years and has built, therefore, a reputation for making the best sounding digital convertors on the planet.

Thu, Jan 28 2010

Bebot by Normalware

iPhone music apps have been around for well over a year - they're highly popular. And Bebot by Normalware is gonna be one of those at the top of the list.Bebot offers far more fun than you could reasonably expect for £1.19. A synthesiser that you control with your finger - you play the notes you want by touching the screen and, by scrolling across the screen you manipulate the pitch, volume or filter cutoff parameters of the synth.

Thu, Jan 28 2010

Pianoteq 3 by Pianoteq

It's one of the holy grails of synthesis: to be able to recreate the intricate and detailed sound of a piano without using samples. Pianoteq 3 must be, therefore, the holy grail of synthesis. Yes, you read that right! It's a 20MB Pianoteq download that runs as a plugin within your DAW; you simply load it in the usual manner and start playing.