Play together with Ableton Live: how Circle of Live sets up for improvisation

“It’s okay to not have a plan — it’s okay to just jump and see what happens”: Circle of Live is an event that brings together artists for spontaneous improvised performance. Ableton filmed Clark, Rival Consoles, Sebastian Mullaert, and the organizers at a recent event. Here’s what we can learn from how they work (plus some more Circle of Live selections).

Clark on friendly parasites and why music needs friction

On the heels of Steep Stims, Clark’s latest full-length, we spoke at length about piano delusions, seriousness and play, film scoring, repetition, hardware, live performance, and the strange necessity of cultivating “friendly parasites” in the creative process.

David Abravanel - December 27, 2025

Elektron drops surprise free update for all Analog Rytm owners

There’s new groove machine hardware out this week, but Elektron has an update for the gear you might already own. Both MKI and MKII editions of Analog Rytm now get an update with a Euclidean sequencer, scales, improved tuning, and more.

Peter Kirn - November 22, 2023

Elektron’s Analog Four, Analog Rytm get MKII treatment

Peter Kirn - July 6, 2017

Elektron just added 12 new machines to the Analog Rytm

Peter Kirn - April 29, 2016

Watch this free monster patch for Elektron machines, in action

Peter Kirn - April 29, 2016

Here are 3 epic performances on modular that aren’t noodling

Peter Kirn - April 25, 2016

This app gives Elektron Analog Rytm drag-and-drop sample loading

Peter Kirn - February 8, 2016

Inside hands-on live technique with Blush Response, KOMA, Elektron

Peter Kirn - July 29, 2015