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2025 in review: meaningful music for when things fall apart
Best Of Music Stories December 31, 2025
Clark on friendly parasites and why music needs friction
Music Stories December 27, 2025
“Magic Can Be Fun”: remembering Ken Downie of The Black Dog
Music Stories December 23, 2025
Bougaïeff & Narciss talk craft, and composing 60-second techno loops
Talk about minimal techno: Nicolas Bougaïeff and Narciss made a selection of 60-second locked grooves. Here’s more on that project and their practice.
Roland’s DJ gear has a built-in TR drum machine; here’s how to use it
Roland’s DJ controllers have an extra twist: a built-in TR-606/707/808/909 drum machine. We’ve put together a cheat guide so you can get the most out of it.
Don’t miss this video of Jakob lubing up his DJ battle mixer
Hey kids: don’t forget the lube. Well, actually … like seriously.
Sending music to LANDR now gets your music up on Beatport
LANDR, the platform that first appeared to do automated online mastering, is now distribution, too. And they’ve added online giant Beatport as a partner.
Glitch Delay is a DIY module you can make – and it makes lovely music
Glitch Delay is a simple but fluid, musical effect for Eurorack modulars, with all the instructions free online. And it makes beautiful music, too.
BSOD simulates the sound your laptop makes when it crashes
Finally! Now you don’t have to wait for your computer to start glitching out – you can make it happen yourself, with this inexpensive Max for Live device.
This free Multi Analyzer shows why Live 10 multichannel Max is cool
The big Max for Live news in Live 10 isn’t actually “integration.” It’s finally having multichannel audio support. Here’s a free tool to get you started.
Miss Nord Modular? This hack runs your patches as free software
The Nord Modular G2 is one of electronic music’s most beloved departed pieces of gear. Now it gets a second lease on life, for free – with Csound.
Admina and the patriarchy-smashing edges of Bucharest’s underground
Call it a second post-Communist Romanian revolution: artists are reshaping the scene just as quickly as they can keep the clubs open. Meet Admina and Corp.













