A marvelous sound machine inspired by a Soviet deep drilling project

Deep in the Arctic Circle, the USSR was drilling deeper into the Earth than anyone before. One artist has combined archaeology and invention to bring its spirit back in sound.

This light sculpture plays like an instrument, escaped from Tron

Espills is a “solid light dynamic sculpture,” made of laser beams, laser scanners, and robotic mirrors. And it makes a real-life effect that would make Tron proud.

Peter Kirn - September 24, 2018

The new Jaguar cars sound like spaceships, thanks to Richard Devine

Music, film/TV, games… yes. But another frontier is opening for sound design you might not expect: cars. That has led automaker Jaguar to sound designer Richard Devine, and that in turn means when this Jag accelerates, it sounds like it’s headed into hyperdrive, bound for the outer rim.

Peter Kirn - September 20, 2018

Hacking and 3D printing the future of violins, in a growing community

Peter Kirn - August 29, 2018

What culture, ritual will be like in the age of AI, as imagined by a Hacklab

Peter Kirn - July 26, 2018

A look at AI’s strange and dystopian future for art, music, and society

Peter Kirn - June 11, 2018

This free B-side from Machinedrum is the perfect thing for the solstice

Peter Kirn - June 21, 2017

Here’s all that new Roland stuff in one place, even accordions

Peter Kirn - September 16, 2016

A report from the futuristic Continuum Fingerboard’s first Con

Peter Kirn - June 27, 2016

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