Let’s dump master-slave terms: they’re vague, horrible, and we’re better off without them

It’s not waiting for someone to be “offended.” It’s about why anyone would be defensive about clinging to terrible terms based on horrific inhumane things. Let’s just fix this, finally. And yeah, right now seems like as good a time as any to stop using slavery references when you just need clear, boring technical terms. […]

We need to discuss race in electronic music, and we need a new way to communicate

A social media meltdown reveals some deeper issues in the electronic dance music world – and the ways in which online media are amplifying divisions. These do need to be things we work on, if we believe in what we’re doing in music, and listening to issues around race is something us white people need […]

Peter Kirn - October 31, 2019

42 Hours of Buckminster Fuller might be just the vision we need right now

Electronic creativity has always embraced futurism – not uncritical futurism, but visionary imagination that leads out of apocalypse and dystopia. So there’s no time like the present for someone like Buckminster Fuller.

Peter Kirn - August 7, 2019

Years of MySpace music deleted; Internet weeps

Peter Kirn - March 18, 2019

Why is this Valentine’s song made by an AI app so awful?

Peter Kirn - February 13, 2019

Resident Advisor shuts down comments; what’s the forum for non-toxic chat?

Peter Kirn - January 3, 2019

It’s time for music and music technology to be a voice for migrants

Peter Kirn - November 29, 2018

Synths may be spared worst of US trade war – for now

Peter Kirn - July 2, 2018

Trump’s tariffs could be costly for made-in-the-USA music gear

Peter Kirn - June 26, 2018

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