Watch a mesmerizing, delicate Matmos improv, with nurdles

Let’s kick off the weekend with some inspiration – all the possibilities that can abound in the physical stuff around us, as well as the imagined virtual sources of electricity and digits.

Post folk: when a hurdy gurdy meets MIDI, a new hybrid is born

Its origins may go back to 9th century Byzantium. But the hurdy gurdy is going digital – and the result is new, expanded musical possibilities for a familiar historical instrument.

Peter Kirn - October 19, 2018

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

Violins: they’re often the first example people site when talking about traditional acoustic instruments. But using new pickup techniques and rapid prototyping, that could be about to change.

Peter Kirn - August 29, 2018

Balalaikas to synths, the Russians at Musikmesse cover the gamut

Peter Kirn - April 11, 2018

When a record label gets into making cool, weird instruments

Peter Kirn - March 24, 2017

Discover peculiar retro futuristic machines from gamut inc

Peter Kirn - February 1, 2016

MIDI Makes an Augmented Harp Performance Like None You’ve Heard

Peter Kirn - February 19, 2015

Acoustic Revelation: Inside the Una Corda, the 100kg, 21st Century Piano Built for Nils Frahm

- June 16, 2014

Watch a Short Film on the Play Between Musicians and Instruments, Design and Technology

- June 13, 2014

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