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

Even in the capital Beijing, once-crowded streets are now empty, as the 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak forces people at home. The solution for live musicians: turn to streaming.

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

Don’t miss out on music – speaking of getting Africa back on your listening list, here’s an extraordinary, wide-reaching compilation of some of the most adventurous sounds from Africa and the diaspora.

Peter Kirn - January 31, 2020

Don’t miss Barker’s percussive wonderland, live Against the Clock

Get lost in a dreamscape of sound with Barker (Ostgut Ton) – who does what you do in a studio. With the clock ticking, he happily loses track of time. It’s delightfully shiny, futuristic music – just what we need in a world that can feel dark and regressive. We spoke to Barker in the […]

Peter Kirn - January 3, 2020

Gorgeous new music from Hainbach, like dreams above radio antennas

Peter Kirn - September 16, 2019

Making a stage powered by AI: inside GAMMA_LAB

Peter Kirn - August 21, 2019

Poland’s electronic underground called for support; the world answered with this music

Peter Kirn - August 20, 2019

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Grainstation-C is a free granular tool with ambisonics, and an album to match

Peter Kirn - July 29, 2019

Motor Synth is brutal, electro-mechanical synth – last days of discount

Peter Kirn - June 24, 2019

You can make music with test equipment – Hainbach explains

Peter Kirn - June 13, 2019

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