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S.A.D. cure mix o’ the day: mx. pinky on Hong Kong Community Radio
It’s mx. pinky’s birthday, and if you need some energy to deal with the world, this is a mix to play and cherish.
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Absynth creator Brian Clevinger on synths, emotions, and “weird-ass ideas”
We have updated hardware classics, so why not software? Absynth’s original creator, Brian Clevinger, weighs in on what motivates his instrument creations and what strikes emotional resonance. From Native Instruments, Hannah Lockwood joins to talk about the user interface and the collaboration.
Mexico City’s N.A.A.F.I has all your club bangers in one, convenient place
My hips are sad. These promos are not moving them; they’re squashed to hell, grooveless, and it’s about as fun to dance to as an Airbus engine drone.* I know how to solve this: N.A.A.F.I, the Mexico-based international label with its unique voice and rhythms patterned on the likes of tribal guarachero, spun by its family of producers into deeply personal bangers.
Lethelium, a 24-string instrument fashioned from a bicycle wheel
Peter Kirn - December 2, 2025
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Peter Kirn - November 28, 2025
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Vara Osiria Belich is taking Phase Plant to gestural, mangled frontiers
Peter Kirn - November 20, 2025
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