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Listening to birdsong — and the instruments that mimic it
Okay, class: today’s reading includes a short but inspiring passage by Estevan Carlos Benson, who has lately been suggesting we treat our musical listening biome in the same way that we do our gut. Along the way, we get birdsongs and whistle bottles from Ecuador millennia ago and Peru today.
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The delicate, tiny sound machines in the world of Kuro Kasetto
From Mexico, Kuro Kasetto produces music with solenoids and machines that quivers and rustles as if it’s more flora than machine. It’s a world of “tiny sounds” and a source of exquisite escape.
Peter Kirn - July 24, 2026
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Emotional electronics, from Mexicali’s underground beacon: four essential releases
We live in dissonant, uncertain times, and maybe our consciousness struggles if we try to make it fit square corners and easy forms. So now is a perfect time to feature long-time favorite label Facade Electronics out of northern Mexico. Their opening releases of the year, from artists dotting different parts of the world, flow into a narrative — one uncomfortable, sublime, beautiful.
From Mexicali to your ears, FAX in steps, stumbles, and séance
Peter Kirn - June 13, 2025
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Power, broken complexity in new Liliane Chlela album, “Anatomy of a Jerk”
Peter Kirn - July 5, 2024
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Mourning Álvaro Ruiz, visionary Mexican electronic music producer
Peter Kirn - January 3, 2024
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Crushing on your moustache… dark disco music video premiere with Local Suicide, Skelesys
Peter Kirn - July 18, 2022
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