Productions gone live, as Jlin joins Third Coast Percussion on “Vernacular”

If today is a day to celebrate good things happening in the USA, you better also be listening to the epic collaboration between Jlin and Chicago’s Third Coast Percussion. That puts the Gary, Indiana-born Jerrilynn Patton (Jlin) right up alongside Philip Glass and David Longstreth, where frankly, she totally belongs. And it’s touring.

ENDOGEN: a deep experimental exploratorium of lowercase synthesis

Enter an organic sound machine that will take you to an imagined sound world somewhere between a temple garden and a half-awake dream. ENDOGEN is a dazzling tool, built in Max and SuperCollider, that explores notions of lowercase synthesis. There’s a lot to cover as far as what it can do — but you should also feel empowered to play and get lost.

Peter Kirn - January 15, 2026

Alif Hilal on Hymnal, invention, and the spontaneity of slime mold

Lyra Pramuk’s Hymnal is an ecstatic, prophetic vision, a hybrid of synthesis and organicism in an improvised compositional structure with processed voice and strings, conveyed with striking intimacy. Lyra talks to us about inventing culture and reconnecting with musical roots while unlearning, all at once.

Peter Kirn - August 18, 2025

Here, have the Chipmunks singing Philip Glass’ composition Koyaanisqatsi

Peter Kirn - June 20, 2024

Phil Niblock, unstoppable composer and artist, remembered

Peter Kirn - January 9, 2024

Play Philip Glass’ piano for free, with the latest Spitfire LABS release

Peter Kirn - February 1, 2022

The amazing classic synth and experimental moments on children’s TV

Peter Kirn - November 30, 2017

Free Clapping Music App Teaches You Steve Reich – And Rhythm

Peter Kirn - July 10, 2015

Beauty in Repetition: Listen to Hanno Leichtmann’s Minimal Studies

Peter Kirn - February 17, 2015