Take in an ultra-chilled live ambient set by Nairobi’s KMRU, and learn technique, too

Let’s give New Year’s Day one more try. Over three hours of live-streamed pristine ambient delicacy from rising star KMRU should fit the bill. Immerse yourself, and then if you feel the need to make your own sounds, catch a workshop or other inspiration, too.

Don’t miss an epic live set from Giant Swan, and more of their rich sound world

Let’s put all the gear news aside and consider – people are doing wonderful things with sound live. Consider the duo of Giant Swan, whose intense multi-layered performances seem to fuel the same transcendent energy of their releases.

Peter Kirn - December 21, 2020

Watch Afrorack play his modular and home-built instruments live

Raw, fierce electric sounds emanate from this more abstract set by Afrorack, aka Brian Bamanya, of Uganda. Now you get a rich video from Berlin’s CTM Festival earlier this year.

Peter Kirn - July 27, 2020

Time travel through polyrhythms: King Britt’s Back 2 Black, on repeat

Peter Kirn - June 19, 2020

Chilled, trippy live sets and albums from JakoJako, Lucrecia Dalt, more

Peter Kirn - June 3, 2020

monome’s alternative musical world: a hands-on creative expedition with norns and grid

Andreas Roman - May 8, 2020

Spin abstract geometries from your music, with Ableton Live visualizers by artist Arash Azadi

Peter Kirn - April 8, 2020

In quarantined China, concerts and clubs are going online as a safe place to meet

Peter Kirn - February 11, 2020

Alternate African Reality: reorient your listening with this terrific electronic compilation

Peter Kirn - January 31, 2020

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