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Trace the Black roots of disco, house, and techno in videos and reading – summer school is in
What a week – the Juneteenth commemoration in the US, Chicago house music interest trending as it’s repurposed for new big-name pop, and the death of disco legend Patrick Adams. Every day is a good day to know your roots, so let’s do this.
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Hard as queer: Brutal Gegen releases and videos capture a party that’s defiant as ever
Forget for a second industrial and techno and “queerness” as social media fashion and commodity. Don’t even worry if you particularly like the music on this EP. Berlin’s Gegen remains a bastion of opposition to norms – and in spite of that, perhaps its greatest feat has managed to be successful anyway.
Darwin Grosse, musical visionary and voice for Max and DIY learning, has passed away
The most powerful impact anyone can have in music is not just to find their own voice but to help others find theirs. It means that song echoing across the hills. And across hardware and software, few have shared passion and understanding of DIY musical expression quite like Darwin Grosse.
Peter Kirn - June 7, 2022
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NYC: Explore modular free with Reaktor Blocks in this free workshop (and dinner after?)
Peter Kirn - June 1, 2022
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Beirut Synthesizer Center at Superbooth, on sharing and music in times of crisis
Peter Kirn - May 27, 2022
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Animistic technology: MusicMakers Hacklab CTM Festival flashback…
Peter Kirn - May 24, 2022
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