Soundbites: the music inventions of NAMM, Buchla and Friends

Gear-mas comes but once a year. But with swirling doom and gloom, just how is the world of making musical instruments? We sent Nadia Says, along with Burak Yerebakan, Portrait XO, Franck Martin, and Mehdi Hassine to find out, at the mighty NAMM show in Anaheim — and the indie Buchla & Friends in LA, too. Here’s the show viewed through artists and makers alike, one portrait at a time.

GAS TV: these two gorgeous gear films can inspire experimental soundtracks

Cinematic Laboratory has produced two films that are so beautiful, you can almost put them on as a soundtrack and visual atmosphere. Meet VHIKK X by FORGE TIME / Glasgow Synth Guild, and Kharper from ERROR Instruments.

Peter Kirn - August 6, 2025

Here’s the music in 2017 that gave us strength

Music can make us stronger, helps us face challenges. So forget talking about which music was “best.” Here’s some music that made us better.

David Abravanel - January 2, 2018

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