Venezuela is reeling from major earthquakes; artists on how to help

Our friends from Venezuela are facing a horrific reality. Wednesday night, the country was hit by two back-to-back earthquakes, each among the strongest in a century. As I write this, the official confirmed death toll is well over 200 and rising, with thousands injured and many more trapped under rubble. Here are some resources for supporting the relief effort, including a wonderful book.

Juneteenth lineup round-up and Black Techno Matters scorchers

Juneteenth is about emancipation, and it’s expressed in musical joy across the USA today. Here are our friends from Black Techno Matters with their community calendar of events today — one might be near you — plus two recent releases you should hear wherever you are.

Peter Kirn - June 19, 2026

When Tehran lights up Köln, pull up your experimental electronic caravan and celebrate

Here comes the twist – in a year in which so much of the adventurous end of the electronic music scene was stalled, that dynamism was alive in Köln by way of Iranian diaspora. Timcheh was a window into where electronic musical inventors can go next, together.

Peter Kirn - January 28, 2022

Techno: The Gathering, scene satire fantasy game, keeps getting better

Peter Kirn - November 1, 2018

Watch The Black Madonna DJ live from … inside a video game

Peter Kirn - August 16, 2018

Someone made a bot for The Black Madonna, and it zeitgeist is

Peter Kirn - July 7, 2017

Producers and DJs can now sign up to get paid for SoundCloud plays

Peter Kirn - March 13, 2017

Mixes of the moment: dark techno, diverse records

Peter Kirn - November 16, 2016

Meet the new faces of DJing in this unique video series

Peter Kirn - October 16, 2015