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Watch Troika Ranch’s history in dance technology, then dust off your Wiimote with Isadora
Return to the days of MIDI-controlled LaserDisc players – Mark Coniglio, creator of Isadora, walks through this history of the work of Troika Ranch. It’s an incredible microcosm of where dance tech has come for – but you can do stuff today with Isadora, too, like finding a use for that Nintendo Wiimote.
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A 1970s Swedish modular you probably never heard of was meant for every music school
Meet the Dataton 3000. The creation of Sweden’s Björn Sandlund, it sports a unique, friendly modular designed for educational use – and at one point, was recommended to be used in every music school. That history was lost, but this teaching-friendly design might just have been ahead of its time.
A new look at electronic music’s female pioneers, in limited streaming now
With film festivals online, many parts of the world get a unique chance to peek into a new feature documentary on women pioneers in electronic music history, Sisters with Transistors.
1930s Soviet optical synthesis animation looks positively futuristic after 4K restoration
Peter Kirn - January 13, 2021
DIY + Unusual Motion Music Music tech Tech
Between art tech and techno, past and future, a view from Russia
Peter Kirn - July 30, 2018
Motion Music Music tech Stories
How Dutch archives turned into a Lakker AV show about water
Peter Kirn - April 10, 2017
Motion Music Music tech
Meet the Subharchord, subharmonic organ of the DDR
Peter Kirn - June 8, 2016
Music Music tech
Get to know Bob Moog in online pictures, artifacts
Peter Kirn - June 7, 2016
Music Music tech
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