Jordan Czamanski with his treasured Yamaha CS-30

Jordan GCZ, Mei Honeycomb, magic synths, and the jazz/techno divide

Timed with the release of Clairvoyant Dimensions, his new album with saxophonist Jeff Hollie, the JuJu & Jordash and Magic Mountain High mainstay talked at length about pressing record and jamming, the lesser-known synths behind the album’s shimmer, and the hilarious origin of the group’s name.

Inside the new modules in the free AAS Multiphonics CV-3 v3.1 update

Applied Acoustics Systems’ flagship modular, Multiphonics CV-3, gets four powerful modules in “the FM+ update” out this month. Here’s a dive into what those modules can do — and if you’re pondering picking up CV-3 for the first time, it’s discounted now, too.

Peter Kirn - February 25, 2026

Physical modeling, modular explorations with Adam Pietruszko and AAS’ CV-3

Those sprawling synths are great, but when it comes to exploring a sound design idea compositionally, there’s nothing quite like a modular patch. I’ve long admired Adam Pietruszko’s work for AAS, so it’s a treat to watch him break down a patch and hear what he did on Rotors, bringing those leftfield sounds to dancefloor contexts.

Peter Kirn - November 18, 2025

Intellijel Multigrain, a stereo morphing granular sampler module

Peter Kirn - April 11, 2025

Power, broken complexity in new Liliane Chlela album, “Anatomy of a Jerk”

Peter Kirn - July 5, 2024

Intellijel’s new Atlantix is a dual-oscillator voice in 42HP with all the extras

Peter Kirn - June 21, 2024

TouchDesigner 2023 Official: timecode, new operators, more integrations

Peter Kirn - December 7, 2023

Lost in a queer party, in Local Suicide x The Hidden Cameras music video

Peter Kirn - August 22, 2023

New from Intellijel: Sealegs dubby stereo FX, Stomp for pedal integration

Peter Kirn - August 21, 2023