Worlds of sound from hacked hard drives, piano-triggered modular

NYC-based Purplish Records releases music on cassette in batches, and this double release is a serious gem. Ipek Eginli creates a magical cloud world of prepared piano interconnected with modular synths, as Jad Atoui transforms discarded hard drives into mechanical compositional machines.

Arash Azadi’s music returns to primordial states of human existence

In whirling, abstract flights of noise and oscillations, composer Arash Azadi makes electronics that evolve as if in an electro-organic primordial ooze. And he has something to say about returning us all to a deeper state of existence.

Peter Kirn - November 6, 2024

At last, the meeting of a snooker champion, Eurorack, and a cathedral

It’s snooker champion Steve Davis! It’s a red-hot Eurorack performance! It’s Gaz from SonicState! It’s a new modular label! And it’s even got the BBC’s attention!

Peter Kirn - October 7, 2024

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