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• KORG NTS-4 Brings DIY Hardware Mixing to Compact Producer Setups

  10-07-2026 22:50 via magneticmag.com
  
  KORG’s NTS-4 Performance Mixer Kit feels aimed at a very specific producer problem: once a hardware setup grows past one drum machine and one synth, the mixer becomes the part of the setup that either keeps the session moving or slows everything down.The NTS-4 is a compact, self-assembled analog performance mixer designed for volcas, NTS instruments, desktop synths, Eurorack gear, and small live rigs. It is part of KORG’s Nu series, so it ships as a kit and can be assembled without s
  
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• QUIET HUSBAND On Why Generative Tools Cannot Replace Artistic Judgment

  10-07-2026 19:42 via magneticmag.com
  
  Quiet Husband’s, aka Richie Culver (@richieculver), The Architecture of Perception sits in the overlap between techno, painting, performance, and the way attention changes when you stay with something long enough. Richie Culver frames the record around a pretty direct comparison: tracks in a club can function like colors in a studio.
  Both are built through layering, contrast, texture, and intensity, but one disappears into the room while the other stays fixed on a surface.That idea makes s
  
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• James Bruner Steps Outside His Usual Writing Space on “OMG”

  10-07-2026 19:10 via magneticmag.com
  
  James Bruner’s “OMG” started as a writing risk. He and Shane Weisman wrote it back in 2024, and Bruner describes it as the first song they took on together. That first session ended up setting the tone for more music between them, which gives the single a little extra context beyond the usual one-off release push.The setup is simple: a guy sees a girl at a crosswalk and gets completely pulled in by that moment. That kind of idea can go flat fast if the writing leans too hard in
  
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• BAGO Brings Vocal Drum & Bass Back to Make Your Era With “Composure”

  10-07-2026 18:54 via magneticmag.com
  
  BAGO’s “Composure” works because it keeps the vocals at the center without over-softening the track. The drums roll, the low end moves, and the jungle influence sits close enough to give the record some extra character without pulling it away from a modern drum & bass setting.That is the part I like here. Vocal drum & bass can lose its edge quickly when the topline is treated as the whole point of the track. “Composure” keeps the vocal clear, then builds eno
  
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• Waxman On Why Better Music Matters More Than Faster Output

  10-07-2026 18:11 via magneticmag.com
  
  Waxman (@waxmanmusic) returns to Magnetic Magazine Recordings with a remix of Olendo’s “Folklore,” marking a meaningful release for the label on its 60th signing. Out now via Magnetic Magazine Recordings, “Folklore (Waxman Remix)” keeps the original’s emotional center intact while reshaping it into a progressive house record built for late-night sets and patient movement.
  Waxman is no stranger to well-crafted melodic and ambient vocal tracks, and this latest r
  
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• Sound Quelle Sets a Wider Melodic Progressive Direction on Higher Note

  10-07-2026 17:47 via magneticmag.com
  
  Sound Quelle has been closely tied to Colorize for years, and Higher Note gives that relationship another full-length statement. Out Friday, July 10, the 12-track album brings together solo productions and vocal-led collaborations, placing the Russian producer’s melodic, progressive sound in a broader context.The project follows Tarazed, his 2023 album on Colorize, along with recent singles including “Sunshine,” “Our Own Island,” “Resurrection,” “F
  
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• Ptelicans groove alongside Pastel and Nic Hanson on the delicious funk energy of “Driving Solo”

  10-07-2026 17:01 via magneticmag.com
  
  Ptelicans are creating a serious level of funk..There’s a particular kind of music that doesn’t ask anything of you except to move, and “Driving Solo” — the latest single from Franco-American duo Ptelicans, alongside Pastel and Nic Hanson — is a masterclass in exactly that. It’s the kind of track that makes the case for instinct over calculation, and it’s difficult to argue with the results.This release is the meeting point of Philadelphia-born voc
  
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• WonkyWilla Creates His Own Genre on the Four-Track ‘Disco Wonk EP’

  10-07-2026 06:05 via magneticmag.com
  
  WonkyWilla has never shown much interest in staying within the established boundaries of bass music. Across his latest project, the four-track Disco Wonk EP, that experimental mindset takes center stage as he transforms years of live development into the first collection of entirely original music from his fan-favorite Disco Wonk series.Previously represented through SoundCloud edits, flips, and dedicated live sets, Disco Wonk has gradually developed its own identity within the larger WonkyWilla
  
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• Jack Batt On Demo Submissions, Artist Identity, And Ophelia’s A&R Process

  10-07-2026 00:49 via magneticmag.com
  
  Jack Batt (@jackbattt) has spent just under five years as Label Manager at Ophelia, overseeing strategy, A&R, operations, distribution, marketing, and artist relations across one of melodic bass music’s most recognizable modern labels. His perspective is useful because he is not just talking about what makes a demo sound good in theory. He is dealing with the actual process of deciding what can fit into a release calendar, what has enough identity to matter, and what gives the Ophelia
  
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• Drakong The Challenger Brings Hall-Effect Sticks to a $34.99 Xbox and PC Controller

  10-07-2026 00:43 via magneticmag.com
  
  Drakong is entering the controller market with The Challenger, a wired Xbox and PC gamepad priced low enough to sit in the budget category, while still carrying several features players usually associate with higher-priced hardware.The new controller is officially licensed for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows 10/11 PC. It comes from Drakong, a gaming hardware brand founded by Hyperkin in 2025, and it gives the company a clear first move: offer drift-resistant sticks, rear buttons, textured
  
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