A four-way, cross-genre music improv format – watch and hear the results

Electronic music – pandemic or no – can often become a solo endeavor. And people working in different genres get to interact even less frequently. A series out of Hamburg has been delightfully messing up that order.

Gorgeous electro-acoustic instruments mix sculpture and noise

Forget analog pedals or digital boxes – 10cars have made a series of electro-acoustic inventions covered in wires and springs. And they sound wild and strange.

Peter Kirn - May 21, 2019

Post folk: when a hurdy gurdy meets MIDI, a new hybrid is born

Its origins may go back to 9th century Byzantium. But the hurdy gurdy is going digital – and the result is new, expanded musical possibilities for a familiar historical instrument.

Peter Kirn - October 19, 2018

Watch Kate Simko mix Classical and club music with her ensemble

Peter Kirn - October 12, 2016

Discover peculiar retro futuristic machines from gamut inc

Peter Kirn - February 1, 2016

Listen: Greg Gives Peter Space, Intimate Vocals Meet Live, Spacey Sound [CDM Presents]

- April 14, 2014

Cristian Vogel, Still Dazzling Ears, Two Decades On [Listen]

- August 5, 2013

How an “Acoustic Synth” Wants to Change The Way You Think About Guitars [Videos]

- May 8, 2013

Cool Yule: Iceland’s Bedroom Community Spins Wintry, Eclectic Releases [Listen]

- December 26, 2012

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