Journey to the forests of the Amazon and Poland with blind artist Izabela Dłużyk

Now is a time to listen more deeply. Sound artist Izabela Dłużyk, blind since birth, launched a crowdfunding campaign to “dream despite blindness” back in 2016 to travel to Peruvian rainforest. We can sonically travel with her in a full-length album of field recordings, The Amazon — Where the Moon Wept.

Beirut and Berlin exchange artists, workshops, and music – listen to mixes and releases

For all the crises, Beirut’s international connections continue to grow. Next up is an extensive residency-exchange project, starting in Berlin this week and returning to Beirut later this month. And that’s an excuse to give you some music to check out.

Peter Kirn - April 4, 2022

Go check out people making music and visuals by connecting synths to plants

Peope are finding new, organic inputs for synthesizers – the patterns of leaves, humidity and climate, and even electricity pulsing through your friendly neighborhood plants. It might be just the kind of Earth connection you need right now.

Peter Kirn - March 15, 2022

Dozens of free sounds, plus deep compilation, by Kyoka, AGF, Matthew Herbert, more

Peter Kirn - January 25, 2022

Music for orangutans, as Lyra Pramuk and Rani Jambak connect to Sumatra’s ecosystem

Peter Kirn - April 30, 2021

Micro-ritmos turns bacteria and machine learning into spatialized sound

Peter Kirn - November 11, 2016

“You learn a lot about the city by asking about its sound”: Peter Cusack Interview, Sounds

- May 21, 2013

When Plants Jam with Synths: Leslie Garcia’s Open Project Lets Plants Talk with Sound

- March 27, 2013

King Britt’s The Bee and the Stamen Premieres on CDM Next Week; Ask Questions, Watch Live Preview

- October 11, 2012

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