‘You put a record out because it's intrinsically who you are. You put it out because it’s your passion.’- Paul Woolford AKA Special request, a man who wears many hats within the electronic music scene is somewhat mysterious yet triumphant in his production and performance. With more monikers than days of the week and 20+ years of production under his belt, there are probably a few records out there that you haven't even clocked he made yet! It is well known his musical spher

In celebration of today being International Women’s Day, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to highlight some of the amazing Women and non-binary promoters that stand at the forefront of Newcastle's electronic music scene. Behind every night is a relentless promoter, somewhere in the shadows of the dance floor. These people are at the heartbeat of the scene, pumping out the bookings and pulling everyone together under one roof. The North-East has always been a melting

As he stands in London’s Crazy Beat records, digging for records in a Fabric promo video, Dr Banana addresses the camera. ‘Sometimes you just pull out a record, you’ve never seen the artist or label before… there’s nothing familiar on there, but you just know that it’ll be a belter – and more often than not, it is.’ To say the good Doctor simply possesses a certain je ne sais quoi is doing him a disservice, but it’s hard to put into words. That instinctive, innate understandi