Magnetic Magazine Recordings welcomes Richard McMaster to the label with “Fianna,” a new collaboration with Will Vance and the 69th release in the catalog. Out today as of May 22, 2026, the tracks keep the focus on organic house textures, measured low-end movement, and a melodic framework that gives the record its shape without crowding the mix.
McMaster’s background gives the release a grounded sense of place.
Living on the edge of town in a quiet cottage setting, he draws much of his inspiration from the fields, forests, and everyday spaces around him. Birdsong, forest ambiance, and the occasional sound from the family cats have made their way into his productions, and that way of listening comes through in “Fianna” without turning the record into a field recording exercise. The environmental detail sits under the production, giving the track a lived-in character while the arrangement stays aimed at club systems and longer-form DJ sets.
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That balance is part of what makes the record fit the label so damn well 9not that I’m biased of course).
Magnetic Magazine Recordings has built much of its catalog around melodic and organic house that values restraint, careful arrangement, and functional detail, and “Fianna” lines up with that direction. The track does the work through pacing and texture instead of overloading the arrangement with unnecessary parts.
A Track Rooted In Place And History
The title “Fianna” points toward ancient Irish history, which has become a growing source of inspiration for McMaster. His interest in Ireland’s distant past gives the release a subtle conceptual frame, especially when paired with the rural setting that surrounds his current life and studio routine. The record does not explain that history directly, and it does not need to. It uses mood, pacing, and tonal detail to suggest a connection to land, memory, and daily observation.
There is also a personal side running through the release. McMaster has spoken about the role of family in his relationship with music, from his mum encouraging his interest early on to his brother Michael buying him a Roland SP808ex when he was around 20. His daughter Jocelyn now lives around that process too, with the household dynamic flipped in a way many producers will recognize: the teenager telling the adult to turn the music down.
“Fianna” arrives with that full context behind it, though the track stands on its own as a focused organic house release. It introduces McMaster to Magnetic Magazine Recordings with a record that feels personal without overexplaining itself, and it gives MMR069 a clear identity within the label’s growing catalog.
Will Vance is a professional music producer who has been involved in the industry for the better part of a decade and has been the managing editor at Magnetic Magazine since mid-2022. In that time period, he has published thousands of articles on music production, industry think pieces and educational articles about the music industry. Over the last decade as a professional music producer, Will Vance has also ran multiple successful and highly respected record labels in the industry, including Where The Heart Is Records as well as having launched a new label with a focus on community through Magnetic Magazine. When not running these labels or producing his own music, Vance is likely writing for other top industry sites like Waves or the Hyperbits Masterclass or working on his upcoming book on mindfulness in music production. On the rare chance he's not thinking about music production, he's probably running a game of Dungeons and Dragons with his friends which he has been the dungeon master for for many years.
