Taylor Deupree and Joseph Branciforte on transcribing an electronic classic
"Highlighting inconsistencies": when it came time to transcribe Taylor Deupree's seminal 2002 electronic drone album Sti.il for acoustic instruments, everything...
David Abravanel
A year in music: don’t-miss releases, unsung gems, unhyped breakthroughs
In difficult times, paying attention to music can be an act of humanity. We turn to music not because it...
Happy 404 Day: These sound tips reveal the SP-404MKII does more than you think
It's 404 Day - in the more-overlooked of the Roland-themed faux holidays! And what way better to celebrate than with...
Ryuichi Sakamoto was always a leap ahead: sounds, machines, outpouring of remembrances
From music to technology, fashion to performance, few artists can reveal a future to so many people as Ryuichi Sakamoto...
Roland SP-404MKII v3.0 firmware drops – here’s why we’re excited about it
Roland just released the 3.0 software update for its SP-404MKII sampler/sequencer/effects unit, and we’re psyched to share some of the...
Resolutions: The music from 2022 that stayed with us and kept us coming back
Everyone else might sign up for a gym or make some self-improvement lists. Music lovers reorganize their playlists - and...
“Words become plastic”: Stephen Mallinder, Cabaret Voltaire founder, polymath, interviewed
He's been a vocalist (as a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire), a lyricist, a vocalist. But if you know the...
Fractured – Seefeel revisit their brilliant, tough 90s and reveal what’s coming this decade
The frightening, darkly beautiful music of Seefeel was revelatory from its early-90s debut. And now with a set of reissues...
Meemo Comma, interviewed: Lara Rix Martin’s deep-space futurist Jewish mysticism
"In the year 5781 humanity is ever closer to becoming a singular consciousness..." Sci-fi Jewish mysticism, anime-style - David Abravanel...
Pairing Mode: Here are the music releases to hear right now, including some unsung gems
Channeling pain and ecstasy, from dance and avant-garde and genres newly brewed, Abadir to Cinthie to Lamin Fofana to patten...
