Inside a note: explore minimalism with Björk home studio visits

“It’s very brave to look complex things in the eye and say, calm down.” Some Björk TV clips from the 90s explore minimalism, immediacy, tiny handheld instruments, and the work of the late Mika Vainio.

1930s Soviet optical synthesis animation looks positively futuristic after 4K restoration

It’s synthesis from paper – sounds crafted quite literally by hand, using drawn animation, then optically synthesized. But after this 4K restoration, it’s clear how much these 1930s inventors were ahead of their time.

Peter Kirn - January 13, 2021

Watch a hacked DJ technique made with karaoke tapes, by Ōedo Technica

Vinyl? CDJ? Meh. Hand-mixing and “scratching” karaoke cassette tapes on hacked machines as a new form of strange pop music DJing? Now we’re talking. Behold the YouTube channel of 大江戸テクニカ (Ōedo tekunika).

Peter Kirn - January 12, 2021

Find zen-like calm with these perfect miniature synthesizer videos

Peter Kirn - January 6, 2021

1980’s Hole-in-Space reveals the beauty of video chat – and what 2020 is missing

Peter Kirn - December 3, 2020

Glitchy grooves for 90€, as the Bastl Kastle gets a drum synth sequel

Peter Kirn - December 2, 2020

Free Nano community modules for Reaktor Blocks, with TidalCycles support and tons of toys

Peter Kirn - November 30, 2020

How to get started hacking Mutable Instruments modules, in a video guide

Peter Kirn - November 25, 2020

Create Analog OSes: someone booted MS-DOS from a vinyl record

Peter Kirn - November 23, 2020

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