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Ahmed Muin, Palestinian music teacher who turned drones into an anthem
Happy birthday today, December 31, to Ahmed Muin Abu Amsha. If any song sums up 2025 and the threat to civilians from drone warfare, it’s his cover of “Sheel Sheel Ya Ajmal Sheel” tuned with the whine of the weapons buzzing overhead. On his birthday and New Year’s Eve, the artist offers a song with […]
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Free Sosir plug-in, experimental bowing effect, is a deep drone machine
Sosir Freeze-Delay is a free “experimental” plug-in for macOS (Intel/Apple Silicon) and Windows (AU/VST3), intended to give you bowing effects with guitar inputs. It’s beautiful for that, but also creates a range of freeze/delay effects, some beyond just the standard infinite reverb. Let the dark ambient drones commence.
Peter Kirn - March 7, 2024
Music tech Software Tech
Sonic Beds is a fuzzy ambient Ableton Live pack that doubles as stress relief
From the wonderful Jogging House – the producer behind Seil Records (Hainbach, etc.) – don’t miss Sonic Beds for Ableton Live (or WAV download). It’s a fuzzy, analog, modular and vintage and broken cassette analog pack so good, you could noodle with it like it’s a never-ending album and use it to lower your blood pressure.
Peter Kirn - September 19, 2023
Music tech Reviews Software Tech
Mille is a 1000-oscillator swarming droning synth to delight your ears and hurt your eyes
Peter Kirn - June 5, 2023
Music tech Software Tech
Roland made an egg-shaped alien piano with flying drone speakers for its 50th anniversary
Peter Kirn - January 4, 2023
Music tech Tech
BentÅ is an alive, unstable Japanese noise box by Giorgio Sancristoforo
Peter Kirn - March 21, 2022
DIY + Unusual Music tech Reviews Software Tech
Lucifer is a dark FM oscillator for drones and drums and evil – Error Instruments does Superbooth
Peter Kirn - August 24, 2021
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