Fast forward seven years though, and suddenly the Octatrack is less of an anomaly, with Akai’s MPC Live and X, and Pioneer DJ’s SP-16 and DJS-1000 all offering pro-spec’d standalone sampling. Given ...

SAMPLING WEEK: Still one of electronic music's best kept secrets, Blackpool-based Adrian Blacow first emerged in 2009 with the EP Video Club on the label Skam. Hidden inside its pitch black casing was ...