Dispatches from 4 a.m.
A publication for underground techno and the wider electronic music scene.

Electronic Dispatch.

Dispatches from 4 a.m. A publication for underground techno and the wider electronic music scene.

Spotify Deleted 75 Million Songs. That's Not a Cleanup — It's an Admission.
Opinion

Spotify Deleted 75 Million Songs. That's Not a Cleanup — It's an Admission.

Aug 6 · 2 min read
Festivals Don't Get Decided by Lineups Anymore. They Get Decided by Airspace.
Festivals

Festivals Don't Get Decided by Lineups Anymore. They Get Decided by Airspace.

Aug 5 · 2 min read
Kavinsky Made One Record That Outran Dance Music Completely
Culture

Kavinsky Made One Record That Outran Dance Music Completely

Jul 30 · 2 min read
Dance Music Is America's Fastest-Growing Genre — and 2016 Is Doing Half the Work
Opinion

Dance Music Is America's Fastest-Growing Genre — and 2016 Is Doing Half the Work

Jul 29 · 2 min read
Fifteen Years On, Hardwell Let a Jacket Do the Talking for Avicii
Culture

Fifteen Years On, Hardwell Let a Jacket Do the Talking for Avicii

Jul 27 · 2 min read
A Bot Went No. 1 on Beatport — and "You Can Always Tell" Just Died
Opinion

A Bot Went No. 1 on Beatport — and "You Can Always Tell" Just Died

Jul 20 · 2 min read
The Nopia Synth Will Write Your Chord Progressions for You. At About $700, That's Exactly the Pitch.
Gear

The Nopia Synth Will Write Your Chord Progressions for You. At About $700, That's Exactly the Pitch.

Jul 15 · 2 min read
Lauren Bennett Gave Us the Loudest Four Bars of 2011
In Memoriam

Lauren Bennett Gave Us the Loudest Four Bars of 2011

Jul 10 · 2 min read
Madonna Is Back on the Dancefloor — and She Brought Martin Garrix
New Music

Madonna Is Back on the Dancefloor — and She Brought Martin Garrix

Jul 8 · 2 min read
Hedging the Broadcast:
Industry

Hedging the Broadcast:

Jun 6 · 1 min read
Headline: The Summer of Euphoria: Why Trance is the Anthem We’ve Been Waiting For
Culture

Headline: The Summer of Euphoria: Why Trance is the Anthem We’ve Been Waiting For

Jun 6 · 2 min read
The Polyphonic Shift: Rise of Global House Textures
Culture

The Polyphonic Shift: Rise of Global House Textures

Jun 6 · 2 min read