Terror, fear, techno: Femanyst’s Into Darkness comp is terrorcore for a new generation

Not just faster bpm. Not just harder. At the edge of hardcore techno, producers explore the catharsis that comes from screams – screams you can dance to.

Plunge into the world of Sun Ra and the Outer Space Visual Communicator

When Earth seems to lack perspective, call on a Saturnian. And it’s a perfect time the Sun Ra Arkestra is back, and the Outer Space Visual Communicator is running, too.

Peter Kirn - July 1, 2020

Output’s Thermal is a layered, multi-effects distortion – psycho, but precise

Finally, it’s the software distortion we’ve been waiting for. No silly graphics, no fake hardware effects, no blunt-instrument processing. Thermal is distortion as actual sound design tool.

Peter Kirn - June 25, 2020

Synth maker Sequential checks in on how they’re running in the pandemic

Peter Kirn - May 2, 2020

AI upscaling makes this Lumiere Bros film look new – and you can use the same technique

Peter Kirn - February 4, 2020

Is Captain Picard set to go to an ultra-futuristic NAMM show?

Peter Kirn - August 5, 2019

Ambient music you can time to a sunset, from Christopher Willits

Peter Kirn - June 18, 2019

Conversations and an overflow of music, streaming from Ableton Loop

Peter Kirn - November 9, 2018

Yep, you can go virtuoso with ROLI – DiViNCi, Alluxe show you how

Peter Kirn - August 3, 2018

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