Music
Featured mix: listen to MNJM’s A Homsi and DJ Saliva play layered rhythms
Bored with linear mixing, bland cookie-cutter rhythms, and blunt TikTok-friendly hooks? Let’s tune into Loone Berlin instead, as A Homsi from the bleeding-edge MNJM label joins with DJ Saliva.
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Remembering Kieran Foster; legendary Glitch2 effect now free
You may know Kieran Foster by his other aliases — illformed, dblue, MaDHaTTeR. That’s just how omnipresent he was as a light in electronic music communities, from the music and rave scene to software to Renoise. His sister has made his legendary Glitch2 effect free in his memory. Instead of pouring one out, you can crank up its sequenced sound-morphing powers and let his work live on.
Peter Kirn - August 2, 2026
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POST playlist: a mix of new music for sleepless nights
For my semi-regular program POST for Refuge Worldwide this week, I focused on new releases. This highlighted Lebanon in particular and still didn’t cover the flurry of releases there, but it covered other places, too. It’s all recommended, so here’s the full playback and track listing with links.
C25, from Nonlinear Labs and Stephan Schmitt, is all about performance
Peter Kirn - May 18, 2026
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dadamachines tbd 16: a groovebox that’s compact, capable, and open by design
Peter Kirn - May 5, 2026
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Native Instruments statement on continued support for customers and partners
Peter Kirn - January 29, 2026
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Native Instruments GmbH is in preliminary insolvency
Peter Kirn - January 27, 2026
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