Stories

At Black-led Willie Mae camp, music tech exploration starts at age 5 – interview

Black-led, female-led, New York-based Willie Mae Rock Camp is providing inspiration to female and gender nonbinary musicians. Executive director LaFrae...

Deep dive on UNO Synth Pro: Complete guide to sound design and performance

The UNO Synth Pro and Synth Pro Desktop each offer a wealth of possibilities with their analog oscillators and filters,...

Deep dive on UNO Synth Pro: IK Multimedia’s compact dual-filter analog synths

Don’t overlook the UNO Synth Pro. This digital-analog hybrid synth is accessible and full of character - and it’s discounted...

“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...

Emmanuel De La Paix’s Terre brûlée, scorched-earth post-ambient: interview, video premiere

Pulsing with electronic punctuation, fuzzy layers and distorted pianos across expansive introspective surfaces, Emmanuel De La Paix on Terre brûlée...

Mutable Instruments swan song: end of production leaves huge legacy, one last Plaits update

What a way to go out. Mutable Instruments discontinues production this month, but leaves a reshaped modular landscape, a real...

Support Dirar Kalash, experimental multi-instrumentalist behind Sonic Liberation Front

Palestine-born, Berlin-based artist Dirar Kalash faced an accident after a gig without health insurance. But an outpouring of support is...