From food stamps and survival to writing the songs you know

“I don’t know what I’m doing,” says artist and composer Allee Willis. Yet her output ranges from Earth, Wind, and Fire’s “September” to the theme song of Friends. If you don’t know Willis, you should – and her story might inspire yours.

Moog reveal their first polysynth in decades – inside the Moog One

It’s been a decades-long wait, but now Moog have revealed a flagship polyphonic keyboard instrument – a new dream synth. It’s high-end, for sure, but it also reveals where the brand that became synonymous with synthesis sees us going next. We’ve talked to Moog to find out more on today, release day.

Peter Kirn - October 8, 2018

Inside Cypher2, and what could be a more expressive future for synths

For all the great sounds they can make, software synths eventually fit a repetitive mold: lots of knobs onscreen, simplistic keyboard controls when you actually play. ROLI’s Cypher2 could change that. Lead developer Angus chats with us about why.

Peter Kirn - September 3, 2018

Live techno after Polish punk and communism: Dyktando of Brutaż

Peter Kirn - August 21, 2018

Techno symphonies: Watch Carl Craig make synthesis an ensemble art

Peter Kirn - August 20, 2018

Tom Whitwell on Turing Machine and how to design your first module

Peter Kirn - July 23, 2018

Exploring a journey from Bengali heritage to electronic invention

Peter Kirn - July 16, 2018

From Japan, an ambient musician on solitude and views of the sea

Peter Kirn - July 11, 2018

Go inside Berlin’s synth heaven – and one of its top modular makers

Peter Kirn - July 9, 2018

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