Black Techno Matters Liber8: open call, new music, mixes, and events
Black Techno Matters is making its calls for liberation louder than ever. Their multi-city Juneteenth event now also includes an...
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Class is in session: DeForrest Brown on Black innovation in music
If you want a take on exactly how Black innovators have influenced music, look to this full-length lecture (and performance)...
Critter and Guitari Kaleidoloop, portable looper, is back with new features
Kaleidoloop, an adorable portable looper/recorder, is back with a compact form factor plus a software update that delivers new modes,...
Listen: Falyakon, between Berlin and Ramallah, with an urgent music mix
Palestinian multi-instrumentalist and experimental DJ Falyakon has long been an inspiration to anyone who's met her - for her energy,...
Finding one another in sound: compilations for Palestine
In the face of daily violence and massacres delivered in near real-time to our phones, musical artists are finding ways...
You should know James West, the Black inventor of the electret microphone
Black engineers have made massive contributions to sound and music technology, overcoming systemic discrimination. And yet, they're too often unsung,...
Fire mix from Janus Rose, full of unreleased music: latest POST
Brooklyn's incredible artist and writer Janus Rose recently came on Refuge Worldwide in Berlin for my ongoing program POST, and...
Deeply-felt house and brutal techno – now Akua Grant deserves support
Industry trends and power grabs ultimately suck all our souls dry. So let's return to the originators making the music,...
Soundtoys worked to support local flood relief: here’s how it went
This year has proven that independent music developers are able to give back and share resources. It's important to follow...
Xer Mixa, Eurorack mixer with massive features, compact size, from Noise Engineering
Noise Engineering is here with a would-be summer blockbuster of a Eurorack mixer. In a mix of Greek and Latin,...
