Back to the future: new genre-pushing Black (and Moroccan) techno not to miss
While there are plenty of folks lamenting the increasing banality and regressiveness of commercial techno, Black artists and labels are...
Stories
Dazzle at the soft synths of the Commodore Amiga – including a forgotten 1985 gem
The obscure software synth wonders of the Commodore Amiga hold up today as unique sound creation instruments. And as early...
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,...
The device alone doesn’t matter: Vision Pro is a showcase for Apple’s spatial computing tech
We talk about the Mac, but ultimately the Mac was a vehicle for GUIs - icons, mice, scrolling, toolboxes, painting....
Inside Ableton’s Drift, the hardware-inspired synth in Live 11, with designer Marc Resibois
Drift is a friendly, MPE-ready, hardware-inspired synth that's now included in Live 11.3. Since anyone with Live 11 - even...
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...
Here’s what’s in Apple’s Logic Pro for iPad – and it’s more than you probably think (first impressions)
It's been a long time coming, but Logic Pro's leap to the iPad is an impressive one. You get a...
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...
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 celebration of graphic scores and process
Now that machines can employ their own scores, perhaps it's a perfect time for scores that are imaginative, graphical, uncertain...
