Adam Wiltzie talks about his posthumous collaboration with Jóhann Jóhannsson

On Friendship Survival Guide, constructed from an archive of loops and sound exchanges, it’s as if Jóhann Jóhannsson is alive again. Adam Wiltzie, co-founder of Stars of the Lid and part of A Winged Victory for the Sullen, talks to us about the process, and about the perfect and fleeting personal and creative connection the two artist shared.

Celebrate Terminator 2’s 35th with the T-1000 VFX BTS and DJ T-1000

35 years later, the T-1000 is more relevant than ever. Terminator 2 debuted in the first weekend of July 1991. The groundbreaking mix of computer animation and practical effects has come full circle. And I can’t mention the T-1000 without mentioning Alan Oldham (DJ T-1000.) T-1000 Killer AI turns out to be chatbots causing psychosis, […]

Peter Kirn - July 16, 2026

OHYUNG’s IOWA on Trans Music Archive is as powerful as a glacier

Take a moment for the arresting stillness of “all dolls go to heaven.” IOWA, the full-length opus by film composer Lia Ouyang Rusli (“OHYUNG”), hits you deep in the gut. The first 2026 release by must-follow label Trans Music Archive is both an essential meditation and a call to arms.

Peter Kirn - February 11, 2026

Expressive playing with MPE, demystified

Peter Kirn - February 20, 2025

Inside the Dune 2 score with Osmose and Hans Zimmer

Peter Kirn - December 11, 2024

User interface for Creature From the ID, featuring dials, VU meters, and a hexagonal organization with oscillators on the two sides and mixing and send controls at the center.

Creature from the ID lets you live your 50s sci-fi soundtrack fantasies

Peter Kirn - June 9, 2024