Breakcore and mouneh: High Hats music supports relief kitchens in Lebanon

In the face of violence and erasure, give some attention to people who stay loud and give something back. High Hats Community’s new compilation is a guide to breaks, breakcore, and experimental underground music from Lebanon. But it’s also a window into broad community kitchen efforts in Lebanon, bringing together migrants from Sri Lanka to […]

Amigo Sampler, Amiga sampling in plug-in form for £10, plus skank music

How about Commodore AMIGA-style sampling – complete with pixel UI, lo-fi sampling styles, vintage time-stretching, and both modern and Amiga file support – in a plug-in? It’s Amigo Sampler, it’s got a price point from a fish and chips shop, and it sounds wicked. (The plug-in, and the music from the folks making it, too…)

Peter Kirn - March 22, 2024

Real underground: watch a live set in the Copenhagen metro

You’ve seen buskers in your subway, maybe, but odds are a full-on rave is a rarity. That’s what Strøm Festival and Anastasia Kristensen gave Copenhagen’s metro.

Peter Kirn - November 14, 2017

Crowd-funding Campaign Wants to Pay Back Amen Break Creator

Peter Kirn - February 23, 2015