Music Stories
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.
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Abadir’s The Primitivist is a high-energy rhythmic tour of Arabic sound
Cairo-born producer ABADIR is back with a four-track gut-punch of Arab rhythm, a foot-stomping, belly-activating powerhouse of an EP. True to its label, The Primitivist is neither fetishized nor repurposed: it’s Rami speaking in a native musical language that’s fully rooted and simultaneously all his own. The Primitivist by ABADIR We don’t get a lot […]
C25, from Nonlinear Labs and Stephan Schmitt, is all about performance
It’s not lost on me that the same week InMusic announced its acquisition of Native Instruments, NI’s original founder, Stephan Schmitt was busy showing off new ideas about what a digital instrument can be.
Peter Kirn - May 18, 2026
Gear Music tech Tech
dadamachines tbd 16: a groovebox that’s compact, capable, and open by design
Peter Kirn - May 5, 2026
Gear Music tech Tech
Native Instruments statement on continued support for customers and partners
Peter Kirn - January 29, 2026
DJ Gear Music tech Software Tech
Native Instruments GmbH is in preliminary insolvency
Peter Kirn - January 27, 2026
Gear Music tech Software Tech
KORG’s phase8 “acoustic synthesizer” is now a product for sale
Peter Kirn - January 22, 2026
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Tech
