Massive Magazine
Encyclopedia
Massive Magazine was a Midwestern United States
electronic music
publication published by Matt Bonde of Mayville, Wisconsin
. Issue #1 was released in 1993 and chronicled the evolution of rave
zines that were being self-published by individuals during that time. Later, as the magazine grew in circulation and sophistication it became a magazine in its traditional sense and no longer a compilation of zines. Massive included reviews, articles, letters, commentary, interviews, and information related to the Midwestern United States rave community. The final issue was published in March, 1999 with a circulation of 50,000. In January, 2004 a mysterious fire destroyed the magazine's back stock.
Circulation: 500
Cover Art: DZak and Jason Tertadian
Limited to 500 print, this issue is now rare. Features an interview with Woody McBride (aka DJ ESP) and commentary on the Milwaukee and Chicago rave scene of the time.
Circulation: 5,000
Cover Art: Cody 43d
The first newsprint issue.
Features: Interview with Bubounese Qualk by Deadly Buda and more commentary on the Milwaukee, Chicago, and Minneapolis rave scenes.
Circulation: 8,500
Cover Art: SuperFreak (photo by DJ Rackme)
Interviews with Lenny Dee, Mr. Bill, Jethrox, Mary Jan (the crazy lady at Mr. Doughnut), an expose' on what rave superstars wear under their pants, the puke lab, and some Phil FreeArt nude drawings.
Contributing Zines: Quadrasonic, Expositor, Ministry of Truth, Chicago Hardcore Authority, Stark Reality, Junga Vibes, Free Art, Trance-Fusion, and Psychotherapy
Contributing Writers: Jethrox, Jedidiah the Messiah, Mark E, Nick Nice, and Doc B.
Circulation of 8500 and first color cover.
, Terry Mullan, Feed, State of the Scene, Gabbers Suck, Resistance, How About Some Hardcore?, World Enlightenment, and reviews.
Circulation: 10,000
Cover Art: Dan 'Most' Gibbs & SuperFreak
Circulation: 10,000
Cover Art: Dan 'Most' Gibbs & SuperFreak
, Alice in Frogland by Nick Nice, Cosmic Baby
, and reviews.
Circulation: 10,000
Cover Art: SuperFreak
, T-1000, The Brain Farm, Nick Nice on French Labels, Mike Dearborn on Mayday, Mike Paul, scene reports, and reviews.
Circulation: 10,000
Cover Art: Dan 'Most' Gibbs & SuperFreak
, Miss Djax, Charles Noel, Efex, DBX, Mike Dearborn, Kalamazoo Profile, Midwest Scene Reports, Reality Check with JJ Haws, Jungle with Black Eye, Nuts of Steel, Moscow Scene Report by Nick Nice, and a special Internet
editoral by Matt Massive.
, Freaky Chakra
, Acid Junkies, Nasenbluten
, Jack Elliot, DJ Krush
, Mayday Report by Mike Dearborn, and intimate recap of the Massive Posse's summer road trip.
Circulation: 10,000
Cover Art: SuperFreak
The Two-year anniversary issue. Interview with The Chemical Brothers
, Steven Kaye, Nuts of Steel, and excessive reviews.
, Adam X, Hardfloor
, Union Jack, Terre Thaemlitz
, Dubshack, Think by Ed Luna, Detroit is a Label by Diana, New York Massive with Brian Karp, and many reviews.
Circulation: 15,000
Cover Art: Obione
Interviews with Oliver Lieb
, Kenny Larkin
, Paul Johnson (producer)
, and Delta 9
Circulation: 15,000
Cover Art: Phil Free Art
Interviews with Meat Beat Manifesto
, John Acquaviva
, Murk Boys, Theorem, and Jack Lucifer
Circulation: 20,000
Cover Art: Kg2 Graphix
Interviews with Laurent Garnier
, T-1000, Richard Devine
, The Advent
, Syndicate, Joeski
Circulation: 20,000
Cover Art: Eric 'Spark' Hurtgen
Interviews with Dan DC, DJ Tron, Crispin J Glover
, Orbit Records, Tresor
/Scan 7, Terrence Parker
, Vitamin D, Speedy J
, Carl Craig
, Nick Nice, Hatatomic, Roland Casper Charles Uzzel Edwards, Future Forces, Taylor Deupree, Casper & Timestretch, Total Output, Wilhelm K, Barada, Adam Beyer, Cari Lekebusch, Jesper, Outcast Clan, UK Trance Labels, Ninja Tune
, and Concrete Records
, Matthew Collin, DJ Slip
, Faze Action
, Will Webb, Omar Santana, Laidback Luke
, CZR, Cujo aka Amon Tobin
, Scott Brown (DJ)
, Bryan G - V Recordings
, Terre Thaemlitz
REGULAR FEATURES: Issue 18 LETTERS; The Voice of Reason - Essays from House Music's Front Line; JUNGLE MASSIVE; Hardkoor! by Phil Free Art; Hard by Dan Doormouse and Fishead; Massive's Naughty Bits by DJ Tron; CAPTAIN'S ANALOG; World Wide Fishead; LONDON UNDERGROUND; ATLANTA MASSIVE; MID-ATLANTIC MASSIVE
MUSIC REVIEWS: Mixtapes, Mix CD's, Vinyl Reviews, CD reviews, Playlists; Jeffrey McFaggobot and friends; JUNGLE MASSIVE, Jungle Mixtape reviews/Bulletproof tapes; LONDON UNDERGROUND
PARTY REVIEWS: Tribal Gathering
Staff: John Drefahl, J. Flux, Speed Demon, Al Dente, Fishead, Julia Jaksic, Drew Sutherland, Rick Salzer, Jes Telempathy, Tom Weiss, Chase Brandon, Brian Karp, Johnny Fischer, Bill O'brien, Paul Sullivan, Morgan Packard, DJ Tron, Diana Detroit, Vivian Host, Roy Dank, Nick Bulletproof, Chad Mindrive, Tim Krochalk, Jeff Baumann, Mark Moore, Frankie Vega, Luis Gabriel Aguilera, Mark Verbos.
, DJ Algorithm, Orlando Voorn aka Nighttripper, Weird Dreams Records + Electrecord, Kimyon, Ron Jeremy
, Cari Lekebusch
and Alexi Delano, Kurt Eckes of Drop Bass Network
, Abe Duque aka Kirlian, Abstract Beating Systems, Hong Kong's 'Mash Up', Happy Hardcore Hit Squad, Blame, Roni Size
/Reprazent
, Rob Playford, MC Rage, DJ Zinc
, Technical Itch aka Decoder (artist)
, John B.
PARTY REVIEWS: Love From Beyond Detroit, Michigan- Feb 14, 1998; Shake It! Cincinnati, OH- December 20, 1997; BURNING MAN: Is bigger better?; Hong Kong's Mash Up
COMICS: James Kloiber and Spark
COMMENTARY: Heavy Drinking and Ephemarality; The Kids are Alright
Circulation: 40,000
Cover Art: Josh 'Node One'
Interviews with Richie Hawtin
& M nus, Jay Denham, OVT, Paulina Taylor, Label Profiles, Surgeon, Reviews, Atomic Babies, and more.
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
publication published by Matt Bonde of Mayville, Wisconsin
Mayville, Wisconsin
Mayville is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, located along the Rock River. The population was 4,902 at the 2000 census.Mayville is located at ....
. Issue #1 was released in 1993 and chronicled the evolution of rave
Rave
Rave, rave dance, and rave party are parties that originated mostly from acid house parties, which featured fast-paced electronic music and light shows. At these parties people dance and socialize to dance music played by disc jockeys and occasionally live performers...
zines that were being self-published by individuals during that time. Later, as the magazine grew in circulation and sophistication it became a magazine in its traditional sense and no longer a compilation of zines. Massive included reviews, articles, letters, commentary, interviews, and information related to the Midwestern United States rave community. The final issue was published in March, 1999 with a circulation of 50,000. In January, 2004 a mysterious fire destroyed the magazine's back stock.
Issue 1
Released October 31, 1993Circulation: 500
Cover Art: DZak and Jason Tertadian
Limited to 500 print, this issue is now rare. Features an interview with Woody McBride (aka DJ ESP) and commentary on the Milwaukee and Chicago rave scene of the time.
Staff
Ministry of Truth: Matt Massive, Flip Milbrath, DJ Oke, Mandy, Lady Godiva, Eva Bonde, S&K The Liquidator, Waterworks Boys; Junga Vibes: Brian MC Blackeye; Quadrasonic: Brad Massive; Chicago Hardcore Authority: Rhiannon, Aaron Stigberg, Jason Berry; ATP: Roy Buck, Tom Moran; Hardcorn: Amy, Mike; Old Fashoned Rave: DJ Rackme; Stark Reality: Zak Bundelo; Pure Hype Magazine: St. Louis; Free Art: Phil FreeArt; Maragolds on Steroids: Elain AveryIssue 2
Released December 31, 1993Circulation: 5,000
Cover Art: Cody 43d
The first newsprint issue.
Features: Interview with Bubounese Qualk by Deadly Buda and more commentary on the Milwaukee, Chicago, and Minneapolis rave scenes.
Staff
Ministry of Truth: Matt Massive, Eva Bonde; Quadrasonic: Brad Massive; Now? Publications: Deadly Buda, Stickman, Speed Demon; Chicago Hardcore Authority: Aaron Stigberg, Jason Berry; Stark Reality: Zak Bundelo, Jason Tertadian; Psychotherapy: Pete; Reactor Magazine: David Prince; Free Art: Phil FreeArt; Trip the Light Fantastic: Paula, Annette, Jen, Claudia; Expositor: Sherri Hendrickson; Maragolds on Steroids: Elaine AveryIssue 3
Released February, 1994Circulation: 8,500
Cover Art: SuperFreak (photo by DJ Rackme)
Interviews with Lenny Dee, Mr. Bill, Jethrox, Mary Jan (the crazy lady at Mr. Doughnut), an expose' on what rave superstars wear under their pants, the puke lab, and some Phil FreeArt nude drawings.
Staff
Matt Massive, Zak Massive, Lucas Massive, Jason Quark, and MC BlackeyeContributing Zines: Quadrasonic, Expositor, Ministry of Truth, Chicago Hardcore Authority, Stark Reality, Junga Vibes, Free Art, Trance-Fusion, and Psychotherapy
Contributing Writers: Jethrox, Jedidiah the Messiah, Mark E, Nick Nice, and Doc B.
Circulation of 8500 and first color cover.
Features
HardkissHardkiss
Hardkiss is the group moniker of San Francisco electronic music producers Scott, Gavin, and Robbie Hardkiss. Scott Hardkiss also works under the pseudonym God Within. Gavin Hardkiss works under the pseudonym Hawke. Robbie Hardkiss has worked under the pseudonym Little Wing. They also ran their...
, Terry Mullan, Feed, State of the Scene, Gabbers Suck, Resistance, How About Some Hardcore?, World Enlightenment, and reviews.
Staff
Matt Massive, Brad Massive, Cody 43D, Lucas Massive, Brian Junga Vibes Massive, Phil Free Art, Jedidiah DBN Massive, Doctor B, Cody 43D, Brian Keher, Ed Teletske, Ryan Dammit, Jodie P., Jannick, TJ Richter, Nick, Jedidiah, Joel, Jen TLF, DJ Rackme, and Mark E.Interviews
DJ Drone, Mark Verbos, Planet 6 Sound System, French Scene Report by Nick Nice, and drum n bass commentary by CHA and JVT.Staff
Matt Massive, Lucas Massive, Cody 43D, Brad Massive, Blackeye, HKK, Doctor B, Nick Nice, Rock Dee, Mark Verbos, Brian Keigher, Amy Burkhart, Aaron Stiberg, Chris Phillips, and Tim Kurkoski.Issue 666
Released September 1994Circulation: 10,000
Cover Art: Dan 'Most' Gibbs & SuperFreak
Features
Mike Dearborn, Mindrive, JJ Jellybean, Russian/Paris scene report with Nick Nice, and World Enlightenment.Staff
Matt Massive, Lucas Massive, Brad Massive, Cody Massive, Brian Junga Vibes Massive, Cody 43D, Mike Paul, Nick Nice, JJ Jellybean, Brian Keigher, Doctor B, Yanu, Toby Tyler, DJ Rackme, Joe Carroll, The Pukers, and Hello Kitty Girl.Issue 7
Released October, 1994Circulation: 10,000
Cover Art: Dan 'Most' Gibbs & SuperFreak
Features
Acid Boy Todd P, Plastikman, Craig MackCraig Mack
Craig Mack is an American Grammy nominated rapper, who gained fame on Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Entertainment record label in the 1990s. Although his first single was released under the name MC EZ in 1988, he is best known for his 1994 hit single "Flava In Ya Ear", which was released under his real name...
, Alice in Frogland by Nick Nice, Cosmic Baby
Cosmic Baby
Harald Blüchel is a German electronic artist who is mostly known under his alias Cosmic Baby. Blüchel is also well known for his participation in dance acts such as Energy 52 with Paul Schmitz-Moormann and The Visions of Shiva with Paul van Dyk.- Biography and musical career :Harald Blüchel was...
, and reviews.
Staff
Matt Massive, Brad Massive, Cody 43D, Lucas Massive, Brian Junga Vibes Massive, John Drefahl, Nick Nice, Doc. B, Speed Demon, Rock Dee, JSquared, Joe Carroll, and Obione.Issue 8
Released January, 1995Circulation: 10,000
Cover Art: SuperFreak
Features
Prototype 909, Dave Lee (DJ) of the Hed Boys, Tripper Information Systems, DieselboyDieselboy
Dieselboy is the stage name of Damian Higgins, an American drum and bass DJ, producer, remixer, founder of the Human Imprint music label, and co-founder of its sublabel SubHuman : Human Imprint which launched in September 2010...
, T-1000, The Brain Farm, Nick Nice on French Labels, Mike Dearborn on Mayday, Mike Paul, scene reports, and reviews.
Staff
Matt Massive, Brad Massive, Cody 43D, Brian Junga Vibes Massive, John Drefahl, Nick Nice, Mike Dearborn, Roland Suchanek, JSquared, and Joe Carroll.Issue 9
Released April, 1995Circulation: 10,000
Cover Art: Dan 'Most' Gibbs & SuperFreak
Features
The ProdigyThe Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...
, Miss Djax, Charles Noel, Efex, DBX, Mike Dearborn, Kalamazoo Profile, Midwest Scene Reports, Reality Check with JJ Haws, Jungle with Black Eye, Nuts of Steel, Moscow Scene Report by Nick Nice, and a special Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
editoral by Matt Massive.
Staff
Matt Massive, Johnsin aka John Drefahl, Brad Massive, Brian Jungla Vibes, Mike Dearborn, JJ Haws, Nick Nice, Jason 'Splat', Ian Patterson, Kaytee Gorrell, Roger Kumar, Ed Luna, Amber Fein, Sam Haskin, DJ Rackme, Aaron Bennett, Crowe VonSmith, Ken McCray, Joe Carroll, Joe Sposita, and Elemental Collective.Features
Frankie BonesFrankie Bones
Frankie Bones is an American techno and house music disc jockey from New York City. He is best known for bringing the rave culture to the United States after playing at a hangar party in the UK during 1989...
, Freaky Chakra
Freaky Chakra
Freaky Chakra is a project by Daum Bentley, an American artist that produces rhythm-based techno music.In the mid-1990s, Freaky Chakra went on tour, performing live with Single Cell Orchestra. Their performances led to the Astralwerks release, Freaky Chakra vs. Single Cell Orchestra. In early...
, Acid Junkies, Nasenbluten
Nasenbluten
Nasenbluten were a Newcastle, Australia recording and performance group, who pioneered hardcore techno, gabber, amigacore and cheapcore music. The group was founded in the early 1990s by Mark Newlands, Aaron Lubinski and David Melo...
, Jack Elliot, DJ Krush
DJ Krush
, better known as DJ Krush, is a producer and DJ. He is known for his atmospheric instrumental production which incorporates sound elements from nature and extensive use of jazz and soul samples.-Biography:...
, Mayday Report by Mike Dearborn, and intimate recap of the Massive Posse's summer road trip.
Staff
Matt Massive, Brad Massive, John Drefahl, Doormouse, JSquared, Mike Dearborn, Andy B, Mark Verbos, DJ Rackme, and Joe CarrollIssue 11
Released October 1995Circulation: 10,000
Cover Art: SuperFreak
The Two-year anniversary issue. Interview with The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background...
, Steven Kaye, Nuts of Steel, and excessive reviews.
Staff
Matt Bonde, John Drefahl, Brad Owen, Dan Martin, Vivian Host, Paul Rhee, Julian Carrow, Mike Shum, Roy Dank, Terry Memlo, Mark Verbos, and others.Features
Jason BentleyJason Bentley
Jason Bentley is a radio disc jockey of electronic music in Los Angeles, California. On December 1, 2008, Bentley replaced Nic Harcourt as the host of Morning Becomes Eclectic and as Music Director for KCRW...
, Adam X, Hardfloor
Hardfloor
Hardfloor is a German techno and acid trance duo, consisting of Oliver Bondzio and Ramon Zenker. Their most famous track is "Acperience 1" ....
, Union Jack, Terre Thaemlitz
Terre Thaemlitz
Terre Thaemlitz is a musician, public speaker, and owner of the record label. His work critically combines themes of identity politics - including gender, sexuality, class, linguistics, ethnicity and race - with an ongoing critique of the socio-economics of commercial media production...
, Dubshack, Think by Ed Luna, Detroit is a Label by Diana, New York Massive with Brian Karp, and many reviews.
Staff
Matt Massive, Johnsin aka John Drefahl, Brad Massive, Doormouse, Phil Free Art, Mark Verbos, Tony RAMos, Ed Luna, Diana Detroit, Brian Karp, DJ Rackme, Miss Janet, Yoshi, Bill O'Brien, Speed Demon, and Delta 9.Issue 13
Released May 1996Circulation: 15,000
Cover Art: Obione
Interviews with Oliver Lieb
Oliver Lieb
Oliver Lieb is a German electronic music producer and DJ. Lieb is known to have more than a dozen aliases with over 200 productions and remixes in various electronic genres such as, trance, house, and techno. He has also produced tracks for other artists...
, Kenny Larkin
Kenny Larkin
Kenny Larkin is an American techno producer from Detroit. He has been described by Allmusic as "massively influential" on American, British, and German techno....
, Paul Johnson (producer)
Paul Johnson (producer)
Paul Johnson is an American house DJ and producer.He first began DJing in Chicago in 1985, and started working as a producer in 1990, doing tracks for Chicago house labels Dance Mania, Relief, Cajual, Nite Life, Undaground Therapy, Defected, DJax Up Beats, Peacefrog, and Moody...
, and Delta 9
Delta 9
Dave Rodgers, better known as Delta 9, is a hardcore techno DJ/producer from Chicago.The name "Delta 9" comes from delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol , the main psychoactive substance found in the cannabis plant....
Staff
Matt Massive, Johnsin aka John Drefahl, Brad Massive, Doormouse, Phil Free Art, Mark Verbos, Tony RAMos, Ed Luna, Diana Detroit, Brian Karp, DJ Rackme, Miss Janet, Yoshi, Bill O'Brien, Speed Demon, Mark Verbos and Delta 9.Issue 14
Released July 1996Circulation: 15,000
Cover Art: Phil Free Art
Interviews with Meat Beat Manifesto
Meat Beat Manifesto
Meat Beat Manifesto, often shortened to Meat Beat or MBM, is an electronic music group originally consisting of Jack Dangers and Jonny Stephens formed in 1987 in Swindon, UK...
, John Acquaviva
John Acquaviva
John Acquaviva is an Italian-born Canadian second-wave techno artist and club DJ from London, Ontario. His friend Richie Hawtin co-founded the Plus 8 record label with him in 1990.In 2006, Acquaviva reached #22 on the ....
, Murk Boys, Theorem, and Jack Lucifer
Staff
Matt Massive, Johnsin aka John Drefahl, Brad Massive, Doormouse, Phil Free Art, Mark Verbos, Tony RAMos, Ed Luna, Diana Detroit, Brian Karp, DJ Rackme, Miss Janet, Yoshi, Bill O'Brien, Speed Demon, Mark Verbos and Delta 9.Issue 15
Released October 1996Circulation: 20,000
Cover Art: Kg2 Graphix
Interviews with Laurent Garnier
Laurent Garnier
Laurent Garnier , is a French techno music producer and DJ. Garnier began DJ-ing in Manchester during the late 1980s. By the following decade, he had a broad stylistic range, able to span deep house, Detroit techno, trance and jazz...
, T-1000, Richard Devine
Richard Devine
Richard Devine is an Atlanta-based electronic musician. He is recognized for producing a layered and heavily processed sound, combining influences from hip-hop to old and modern electronic music. Devine largely records for the Miami-based Schematic Records, which was founded by . He has also done...
, The Advent
The Advent
The Advent is a British electronic music act. It was originally founded in 1993 by Cisco Ferreira and Colin McBean. Soon after leaving school, Ferreira began working as an engineer at Jack Trax Records, a job which enabled him to glimpse first-hand the work of such artists as Derrick May and...
, Syndicate, Joeski
Staff
Matt Massive, Johnsin aka John Drefahl, Brad Massive, Doormouse, Phil Free Art, Mark Verbos, Tony RAMos, Ed Luna, Diana Detroit, Brian Karp, DJ Rackme, Miss Janet, Yoshi, Bill O'Brien, Speed Demon, Mark Verbos and Delta 9.Issue 16
Released January 1997Circulation: 20,000
Cover Art: Eric 'Spark' Hurtgen
Interviews with Dan DC, DJ Tron, Crispin J Glover
Crispin J Glover
Crispin J. Glover is a British DJ, dance music producer and recording engineer who has worked for various labels, including his own Matrix Records...
, Orbit Records, Tresor
Tresor
Tresor is an underground techno nightclub and record label. The club was founded in March 1991 in the vaults of the former old Wertheim department store in Mitte, the central part of the former East Berlin, next to the famous Potsdamer Platz, however the history of the club goes back to 1988 when...
/Scan 7, Terrence Parker
Terrence Parker
Terrence Parker is a house deejay and music producer from Detroit, Michigan, United States.Parker has a long career in deejaying. In 2010 he celebrates his 30th music anniversary. He has been actively deejaying in hundreds of cities around the world. These events range from night clubs to music...
, Vitamin D, Speedy J
Speedy J
Speedy J , is a Dutch electronic music producer based in the city of Rotterdam. His breakthrough came with the release in 1992 of the minimal techno track Pullover...
Staff
Matt Massive, Johnsin aka John Drefahl, Brad Massive, Doormouse, Phil Free Art, Mark Verbos, Tony RAMos, Ed Luna, Diana Detroit, Brian Karp, DJ Rackme, Miss Janet, Yoshi, Bill O'Brien, Speed Demon, Mark Verbos and Delta 9.Interviews
Daft PunkDaft Punk
Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...
, Carl Craig
Carl Craig
Carl Craig is a Detroit-based producer of techno music, and is considered to be one of the most important names in the Detroit second generation of techno producers and DJs...
, Nick Nice, Hatatomic, Roland Casper Charles Uzzel Edwards, Future Forces, Taylor Deupree, Casper & Timestretch, Total Output, Wilhelm K, Barada, Adam Beyer, Cari Lekebusch, Jesper, Outcast Clan, UK Trance Labels, Ninja Tune
Ninja Tune
Ninja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music...
, and Concrete Records
Staff
Matt Massive, Brad Massive, Dan Doormouse, Mark Verbos, John Drefahl, Al Dente, Doris Woo, Matt Embry, Jess Von Virginia, Diana Detroit, Oliver Way, Bill O'Brien, Morgan Packard, Dylan Ricochet, Phil Free Art, C-Horse, Fishead, Drew Young, Kimm Follett, Dag, Vivian Host, Julian Carow, Thad Jones, DJ Kise, Mike Shum, Speed Demon, DJ Berzerk, Mindrive, Brian Karp, Rich Wasrick, Kevy Kev.Interviews/Spotlights
DJ Hyperactive, Simply Jeff, PhotekPhotek
Photek is Rupert Parkes , a Los Angeles-based British record producer and DJ. He joined the drum and bass scene relatively early , and is still one of its most respected players...
, Matthew Collin, DJ Slip
DJ Slip
DJ Slip , is a producer and member of the Compton group, Compton's Most Wanted. Terry started work with his father, Richard Allan, before becoming a professional DJ. He has produced all the three first Compton's Most Wanted albums along with The Unknown DJ...
, Faze Action
Faze Action
Faze Action are a British band composed of brothers Simon and Robin Lee.Over the years Faze Action blended house music with Western classical, pan-African, and Latin music. Its music is also heavily influenced by funk, disco, and jazz....
, Will Webb, Omar Santana, Laidback Luke
Laidback Luke
Laidback Luke is a Dutch DJ, producer. He was voted #46 on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJ list in 2008, before jumping to #27 in 2009 and jumping up 10 places in 2010....
, CZR, Cujo aka Amon Tobin
Amon Tobin
Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin , known as Amon Tobin, is a Brazilian musician, composer and producer of electronic music. He is described as a virtuoso sound designer and is considered to be one of the most influential electronic music artists in the world...
, Scott Brown (DJ)
Scott Brown (DJ)
Scott Alexander Brown is a Glasgow-born Scottish DJ and music producer, now living in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Brown produces and plays a variety of genres commonly called rave. Although he is most associated with bouncy techno, his music ranges from happy hardcore, through hard trance, to...
, Bryan G - V Recordings
V Recordings
V Recordings is a drum and bass record label, based in London. Started by DJs Bryan Gee and Jumping Jack Frost, V Recordings is one of the longest-running Drum and Bass imprints, with a large catalogue of releases stretching back to 1993...
, Terre Thaemlitz
Terre Thaemlitz
Terre Thaemlitz is a musician, public speaker, and owner of the record label. His work critically combines themes of identity politics - including gender, sexuality, class, linguistics, ethnicity and race - with an ongoing critique of the socio-economics of commercial media production...
Articles
Psychedelics! Astral Voyages! and YOU!; The Apex Mixer by IntimidationREGULAR FEATURES: Issue 18 LETTERS; The Voice of Reason - Essays from House Music's Front Line; JUNGLE MASSIVE; Hardkoor! by Phil Free Art; Hard by Dan Doormouse and Fishead; Massive's Naughty Bits by DJ Tron; CAPTAIN'S ANALOG; World Wide Fishead; LONDON UNDERGROUND; ATLANTA MASSIVE; MID-ATLANTIC MASSIVE
MUSIC REVIEWS: Mixtapes, Mix CD's, Vinyl Reviews, CD reviews, Playlists; Jeffrey McFaggobot and friends; JUNGLE MASSIVE, Jungle Mixtape reviews/Bulletproof tapes; LONDON UNDERGROUND
PARTY REVIEWS: Tribal Gathering
Staff
Editor: Matt Massive; Music Editors: Brad Massive, Dan Doormouse, Johnsin aka John Drefahl, Phil Free ArtStaff: John Drefahl, J. Flux, Speed Demon, Al Dente, Fishead, Julia Jaksic, Drew Sutherland, Rick Salzer, Jes Telempathy, Tom Weiss, Chase Brandon, Brian Karp, Johnny Fischer, Bill O'brien, Paul Sullivan, Morgan Packard, DJ Tron, Diana Detroit, Vivian Host, Roy Dank, Nick Bulletproof, Chad Mindrive, Tim Krochalk, Jeff Baumann, Mark Moore, Frankie Vega, Luis Gabriel Aguilera, Mark Verbos.
Interviews/Spotlights
DJ Bone, Jon Williams, Glasgow Underground RecordingsGlasgow Underground Recordings
Glasgow Underground Recordings is a house music record label owned by Kevin McKay.The label was created in 1997 and has been home to artists such as Romanthony, DJ Q, Mateo & Matos, Rose Smith, Muzique Tropique, Milton Jackson and DJ Mash....
, DJ Algorithm, Orlando Voorn aka Nighttripper, Weird Dreams Records + Electrecord, Kimyon, Ron Jeremy
Ron Jeremy
Ronald Jeremy Hyatt , usually called Ron Jeremy, is an American pornographic actor. Nicknamed "The Hedgehog", he was ranked by AVN at number one in their "The 50 Top Porn Stars of All Time" list...
, Cari Lekebusch
Cari Lekebusch
Cari Lekebusch is an electronic music producer and DJ based in Stockholm. His productions range from techno to hip hop. He owns a record label, H. Productions, founded and managed by himself...
and Alexi Delano, Kurt Eckes of Drop Bass Network
Drop Bass Network
Drop Bass Network is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin based rave production company and record label formed in 1992 and founded by Kurt Eckes and Patrick Spencer...
, Abe Duque aka Kirlian, Abstract Beating Systems, Hong Kong's 'Mash Up', Happy Hardcore Hit Squad, Blame, Roni Size
Roni Size
Roni Size is a British record producer and DJ, who came to prominence in 1997 as the founder and leader of Reprazent, a drum and bass collective...
/Reprazent
Reprazent
Reprazent is a British drum and bass act formed by Roni Size. Their debut album New Forms won the Mercury Music Prize in 1997. Their follow-up album In The Mode featured artists including Rahzel, Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine and Method Man.Roni Size resurrected Reprazent in 2008...
, Rob Playford, MC Rage, DJ Zinc
DJ Zinc
Benjamin Pettit, better known by his stage name DJ Zinc, is a drum and bass / breakstep DJ from the United Kingdom. Zinc is well known for 1995's "Super Sharp Shooter", a hip hop / jungle fusion.-Biography:...
, Technical Itch aka Decoder (artist)
Decoder (artist)
Decoder is the stage name of drum and bass and jungle producer Darren Beale.-Biography:Beale started his career in 1991 using various aliases creating a some oldschool hardcore tracks such as "4 AM" which was one of the anthems of 1992...
, John B.
Articles
New York Massive; The Voice of Reason - Essays from House Music's Front Line; World Wide Fishead; ONANISM! by: Dan Doormouse; NAUGHTY BITS! by: DJ Tron; BEER! by: DJ Earth; CONSPIRACY THEORY! by: Matt Massive; Captain's Analog w/ Mark VerbosRegular features
Letters To Massive, New York Massive; The Voice of Reason - Essays from House Music's Front Line; World Wide Fishead; Massive's Naughty Bits; HAPPY HARDCORE SECTION; 'HARD' SECTION; JUNGLE MASSIVEMusic reviews
CD's + Full Lengths; The Voice of Reason - Essays from House Music's Front Line; HAPPY CORE REVIEWS by Noahphex; Hardkoor! by Phil Free Art; Hardcore reviews by: Dan Doormouse; Jungle Mixtape reviews; Drum n' Bass reviewsPARTY REVIEWS: Love From Beyond Detroit, Michigan- Feb 14, 1998; Shake It! Cincinnati, OH- December 20, 1997; BURNING MAN: Is bigger better?; Hong Kong's Mash Up
COMICS: James Kloiber and Spark
COMMENTARY: Heavy Drinking and Ephemarality; The Kids are Alright
Staff
Editor: Matt Massive; Music Editors: Brad Massive, Johnny Fischer; Jungle Editor: Johnsin; Hardcore Editors: Dan Doormouse, Fishead; Happy Hardcore Editors: Phil Free Art, Noah Lee Staff: John Drefahl, Vivian Host, Paul Rhee, Morgan Packard, Roy Dank, Teri Memolo, Mike Shum, C-Horse, Stuart Wall, Diana Detroit, Dan Sicko, Julia Jaksic, Jes Telempathy, Brian Karp, Anne Betts, Eric Hurtgen, DJ Tron, DJ Earth, James Temple, Craig Stodolenak, Frankie Vega, Doris Woo, Mark Verbos, Oliver Way, Rich Waswrick, Kimm Follett, Brenda and Martin ManryIssue 20
Released August 1998Circulation: 40,000
Cover Art: Josh 'Node One'
Interviews with Richie Hawtin
Richie Hawtin
Richard Hawtin is an English-Canadian electronic musician and DJ who was an influential part of Detroit techno's second wave of artists in the early 1990s and a leading exponent of Minimal techno since the mid 1990s...
& M nus, Jay Denham, OVT, Paulina Taylor, Label Profiles, Surgeon, Reviews, Atomic Babies, and more.
Staff
Editor: Matt Massive; Music Editors: Brad Massive, Johnny Fischer; Jungle Editor: Johnsin; Hardcore Editors: Dan Doormouse, Fishead; Happy Hardcore Editors: Phil Free Art, Noah Lee Staff: John Drefahl, Vivian Host, Paul Rhee, Morgan Packard, Roy Dank, Teri Memolo, Mike Shum, C-Horse, Stuart Wall, Diana Detroit, Dan Sicko, Julia Jaksic, Jes Telempathy, Brian Karp, Anne Betts, Eric Hurtgen, DJ Tron, DJ Earth, James Temple, Craig Stodolenak, Frankie Vega, Doris Woo, Mark Verbos, Oliver Way, Rich Waswrick, Kimm Follett, Brenda and Martin ManryStaff
Editor: Matt Massive; Music Editors: Brad Massive, Johnny Fischer; Jungle Editor: Johnsin; Hardcore Editors: Dan Doormouse, Fishead; Happy Hardcore Editors: Phil Free Art, Noah Lee Staff: John Drefahl, Vivian Host, Paul Rhee, Morgan Packard, Roy Dank, Teri Memolo, Mike Shum, C-Horse, Stuart Wall, Diana Detroit, Dan Sicko, Julia Jaksic, Jes Telempathy, Brian Karp, Anne Betts, Eric Hurtgen, DJ Tron, DJ Earth, James Temple, Craig Stodolenak, Frankie Vega, Doris Woo, Mark Verbos, Oliver Way, Rich Waswrick, Kimm Follett, Brenda and Martin ManryExternal links
- massivemag.com - Official Website
- http://ravearchive.com/zine - High-res PDFs of nine issues
- facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=81324580099 - Facebook Group
- theonion.com/content/node/29791 - Article from The OnionThe OnionThe Onion is an American news satire organization. It is an entertainment newspaper and a website featuring satirical articles reporting on international, national, and local news, in addition to a non-satirical entertainment section known as The A.V. Club...
featuring Massive clothing - www.avclub.com/milwaukee/articles/the-underground-is-massive-the-story-of-milwaukee,36452/ - The A.V. ClubThe A.V. ClubThe A.V. Club is an entertainment newspaper and website published by The Onion. Its features include reviews of new films, music, television, books, games and DVDs, as well as interviews and other regular offerings examining both new and classic media and other elements of pop culture. Unlike its...
interview with Massive Magazine founder Matt Massive