Music Stories
Cries and pleas, expressed in music, in expansive benefit compilations for and by Ukraine
Here’s another essential batch of projects against war, in support of Ukraine, many of them centering Ukrainian artists’ music and organization. All represent global outcry, and organizers are also reporting significant funds raised for direct support.
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Celebrate your Blue Monday with the choir sound from New Order – and Kraftwerk’s Orchestron
Expect there are quite a few blue Blue Mondays in the house, so this is topical – our friend Alex Theakston dives down a rabbit hole straight to Kraftwerk’s very own Vako Orchestron.
Honoring Florian is a free library of Kraftwerk-inspired sounds for Ableton Live, TR-8S, more
This has been a season of obituaries, but when it comes to music, tributes can’t be silent. Francis Preve has a special set of free sounds on his Symplesound platform.
Watch a beautiful video about vocoder history from The New Yorker
Peter Kirn - July 12, 2019
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Dieter Doepfer made the Nintendo Power Glove work for Kraftwerk
Peter Kirn - February 28, 2017
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