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...
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...
Herb Deutsch, educator and Moog synth co-inventor, has died
Herb Deutsch, one of the leading figures in the early development of the synthesizer and a lifelong educator, died on...
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...
The very best Black Friday and Cyber Week deals on music and motion – a running list
It's the most on-sale time of the year. You know the drill - but here are some select picks out...
