Playing KORG’s phase8, acoustic synth, with videos (mine and others)

KORG’s phase8, engineered by the skunkworks office in Berlin, has found some visibility. But what does it mean as an actual electroacoustic instrument? What’s it like to play? My Lemonade Stand video from Superbooth is out, along with others, so I thought I’d do some reflection

Homesickness and loss in sound, from Detroit to Beirut: Layan Srour

What does it mean to grieve home — being away from home and actually losing home? What does it mean to express that grief in sound, and to create spaces and belong through music? Detroit-based, Beirut-raised Layan Srour asks these questions in her own work, the duo Taqsim, and in an event series called Jalasat.

Peter Kirn - August 24, 2026

Turn up Jaymie Silk’s 2-volume Reclaim the Music and Transform Ur Mind

Jaymie Silk just dropped volume 2 of Reclaim the Music, his spontaneous summer all-hardware bangers. It’s hard-hitting oldschool techno, it’s got that 90s sound (especially thanks to a vintage compressor), and it also has explosions of percussion that are true to African roots. “909, 808, percussions, groove.” You should check his calls to activism, too.

Peter Kirn - July 23, 2026

Let’s enjoy some Square Enix game soundtracks in acoustic covers

Peter Kirn - July 21, 2026

Sinevibes Quarta: 10 FX, 4 zones on the pocket-sized NTS-3 kaoss pad

Peter Kirn - July 2, 2026

Juneteenth lineup round-up and Black Techno Matters scorchers

Peter Kirn - June 19, 2026

Let’s all watch Piaman cover songs with a joystick and voice synthesis

Peter Kirn - May 25, 2026

Expressive E Osmose meets Elastic OSC; playing with MPE

Peter Kirn - May 22, 2026

Play together with Ableton Live: how Circle of Live sets up for improvisation

Peter Kirn - May 4, 2026