Laurie Anderson, in video, on the stories behind her custom-built instruments

A violin can be totally transformed – and the performance with it – from ice skates to neon instruments to ventriloquists’ dummies. Laurie Anderson in this film talks about her many ingenious instrumental inventions.

Go watch techno’s Lisa Smith talk about the power of being Noncompliant

“You have more power than you did then – and you can keep finding your power.” Producer, DJ, writer Noncompliant is featured in a film out this week talking about refusing to comply.

Peter Kirn - August 26, 2021

Fractured – Seefeel revisit their brilliant, tough 90s and reveal what’s coming this decade

The frightening, darkly beautiful music of Seefeel was revelatory from its early-90s debut. And now with a set of reissues and new projects, it’s the perfect time for David Abravanel to talk to the current Seefeel group. -Ed.

David Abravanel - June 30, 2021

Meemo Comma, interviewed: Lara Rix Martin’s deep-space futurist Jewish mysticism

David Abravanel - March 26, 2021

Escaping tuning’s restrictive default setting – a conversation with Khyam Allami

Peter Kirn - March 8, 2021

Senyawa to infinity: Alkisah is a 44-label release, a decentralized festival, and more

Peter Kirn - February 19, 2021

Inside a note: explore minimalism with Björk home studio visits

Peter Kirn - February 8, 2021

Freeing music from hard disks, soulful asymmetries, Bloomfeld and Overthinker Mob

Peter Kirn - November 5, 2020

Fantastic Voyages, a simulated Tascam Portastudio, and a voice from isolation

David Abravanel - March 30, 2020

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