Clark on friendly parasites and why music needs friction

On the heels of Steep Stims, Clark’s latest full-length, we spoke at length about piano delusions, seriousness and play, film scoring, repetition, hardware, live performance, and the strange necessity of cultivating “friendly parasites” in the creative process.

Sit back and take in a half-hour Novation Bass Station documentary

It’s about time. British synthesis history can get short shrift compared to the legends of the USA and Japan. Alex Ball has made the documentary that the Novation Bass Station deserves, from its roots with EDP and OSC, to the massive bass synth’s 1992 debut, up to the present day.

Peter Kirn - July 30, 2025

Mega Milton puts all the analog utilities in 8HP: new from ALM / Busy Circuits

It’s like someone took all those questions you see on forums and Facebook groups and built a module out of it. Line input? Mixing? Noise source? S&H and slew? Put it all in one 8HP module.

Peter Kirn - January 22, 2024

Peter Zinovieff, UK synth pioneer and EMS co-founder, has died

Peter Kirn - June 28, 2021

Unlocking unimaginable sounds with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop

Peter Kirn - June 5, 2017

Delia Derbyshire gets her own road

Peter Kirn - November 28, 2016

Romance Again: Intimate, Personal Music for the First Warmth of Spring

Peter Kirn - March 5, 2015

Live Insanity: Ceephax Acid Crew [Video]

Peter Kirn - February 19, 2015

ROLI, Makers of Seaboard Instrument, Just Bought The Leading C++ Audio Framework

- November 21, 2014

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