Moments fragile, brutal, and sublime, in three new releases from Iran’s Zabte Sote label
Zabte Sote is a wellspring of inspiration, not because of some fetishization of Iran or least of all its pain,...
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Point Blank Recordings Presents: ‘We Are The Future’ by Orca Sound and Vivienne Chi
In the realm of Melodic and Progressive House, boundary-pushing collaborations are the lifeblood of the genre. Today, we’re turning the...
Kyoka on the new Ableton Push; approaching Push as an instrument
How does the new Ableton Push perform as an instrument - with those new expressive pads? We invited artist Kyoka...
Bandcamp workers won their union – and it could be a sign of things to come
Bandcamp United announced late last week that Bandcamp workers had voted to unionize. In a year that's bringing deep economic...
Dark, eerie, modular sonic adventures from Tehran and the Caspian shore: bernisaun
Sound recordist, producer, audiovisual producer, and modular experimentalist Behrooz Farahani is spinning deep ambient excursions live in modular. And sometimes...
Gaza kids need a skate park and equipment; a powerful music compilation has come to their aid
Skating, like music, can be an escape and a DIY means to healing. "No ComplY" is a new compilation from...
Here’s Ben Burtt breaking down every single iconic sound design from Star Wars, film by film
If you love sound, it's impossible not to be enchanted by the work of Ben Burtt. His approach to sound...
Dials, punch cards, and reels: watch how electronic music was produced in 1960s Germany
Watch just how painstaking and time-consuming electronic music production was ca. mid-to-late 1960s, in this rare documentary of the German...
Kitbashing, by ABADIR and Nicolò Cervello, is AV subversion of endless algorithmic scrolling
"Kitbashing" is an AV protest, a hard-hitting burst of fresh air, as producer ABADIR and media artist Nicolò Cervello are...
A new documentary tells the story of Wisisi, electronic music in Papau
In the mountains of western Papau, a new electronic sound is emerging. It's fusing traditional sounds with jaunty synthesized beats...
