Music Stories
“Words become plastic”: Stephen Mallinder, Cabaret Voltaire founder, polymath, interviewed
He’s been a vocalist (as a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire), a lyricist, a vocalist. But if you know the incredible Mal from his past, you don’t want to miss his latest, either – the groove is alive on the wonky disco Tick Tick Tick, ““cowbell on every track, and entirely no reverb.” David Abravanel shares words with the wordsmith and frontman.
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Remute’s Unity album looks glorious on Game Boy Advance, in art and music
Vinyl is getting near-impossible to produce and ship; digital is a mess. CDs are – sorry, just not a good format.* Game Boy cartridges seem better than ever. And Remute makes them look and sound so damned good.
Synthesized Sounds of the Sea explores the undersea world of synthesizers
It all starts with a lounge track and field recordings of hermit crabs. Each track in this new outing by Tomer Baruch comes with gorgeous shots from underwater, so go full Jacques Costeau and fire up the hi-fi and a nice screen.
“Singing Daxophone” makes incredible eerie quasi-vocals out of an experimental instrument
Peter Kirn - July 8, 2022
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An album released on Nintendo 64 cartridge – the next nerdy Remute ROM release
Peter Kirn - January 11, 2022
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Focus your distracted mind with Tonepaper – music, plus Serum and Ableton Live sound pack
Peter Kirn - February 11, 2021
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