We’ve reviewed numerous headphones at Magnetic Magazine from a variety of angles over the years. Some get tested in the studio during long production sessions, while others do so while DJing, traveling, or checking mixes between systems. Every pair we write about gets used in real workflows, not just on spec sheets. That means we’ve [...]

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The first look set expectations. I like gear that looks clean on camera and in a booth, and the matte black with a controlled red accent hit that mark for sure. I noticed the compact fold right away. It made me more likely to throw the headphones in a bag for a quick session instead [...]

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Berlin-based duo GHEIST have always found success in the liminal space between club rush and emotional release, crafting live-electronic journeys that could be experienced as films or as raves. On “Flowers & Guns“, their new collaboration with Ukrainian melodic house visionary 8Kays, that emotional bandwidth expands even further with an elegant fusion of indie dance tension [...]

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The Colorado-based M Sage resides in the liminal zone, finding endless inspiration in the in-between. Between natural and digital, stillness and motion, silence and noise, innocence and experience, waking and dreams. These aren’t binaries, mind you — because fuck a binary — but blends. And on his latest LP, Tender / Wading, Sage delights in exploring these blends, blurring the edges, eagerly and earnestly mixing the colors into something brand new.

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Shrunken Elvis—the Nashville based trio of Spencer Cullum, Sean Thompson, and Rich Ruth—ignite a mind-meld of pedal steel, synths, and guitars on their self-titled debut, a slyly adventurous and immersive album that fuses languid soundscapes and kosmische vistas with elements of krautrock, spiritual jazz, and ambient & electronic music. Embracing touchstones such as Harmonia, Alice Coltrane, Pat Metheny, and Ashra, to name a few, the trio embark on sonic excursions that move through pastoral, tropical, and celestial realms.

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The Berlin based, Chicago born vocalist, songwriter, producer, and soulful house DJ Terri B! is back with the Carrillo Music Group with the lad, Soleil

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