Klaus Schulze, cosmic Berlin native synth explorer: collected remembrances

The towering synthesizer composer, musician, and adventurer in solo work and with Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, and the Cosmic Jokers, has died aged 74. It’s time to trance out with synths and collect remembrances and interviews to mark his passing. It’s been a rough couple of years for musical heroes here in Germany as […]

Watch Larry Cuba explain how he animated the computer graphics for the original Star Wars

While you justify that new Mac or NVIDIA, here’s graphics animation legend Larry Cuba talking about how he used 1970s tech to make a Death Star animation that still looks stylish today.

Peter Kirn - November 23, 2021

An evocative album draws from Ukrainian sci-fi, in Cluster Lizard’s “Star Corsair”

Truly imaginative electronic music can let you screen science fiction in your mind’s eye. Dive into Cluster Lizard’s LP, close your eyes, and let their sounds be a score to legendary Ukrainian author, philosopher, and dissident Oles’ Berdnyk.

Peter Kirn - October 18, 2021

Oberheim is back: a special reissue of a classic synth, and the name badge returns

Peter Kirn - March 4, 2021

Polymode is Cherry’s new soft synth inspired by the Polymoog, for $29

Peter Kirn - February 1, 2021

Find zen-like calm with these perfect miniature synthesizer videos

Peter Kirn - January 6, 2021

Return of full-sized KORG MS-20, as retro trend continues

Peter Kirn - January 14, 2020

The spirit of Synthi is back, in the new Erica SYNTRX

Peter Kirn - September 27, 2019

Synth pioneer Alan R. Pearlman, founder of ARP, has died

Peter Kirn - January 7, 2019

CDM Newswire

brings together the latest breaking news on music, technology, gear, and live visuals. Got a project, found a news tip, or want to share your product? Submit to us directly.

Submit to CDM NEWSWIRE