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...
David Abravanel
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...
