Music
Drew Daniel, aka The Soft Pink Truth, hits home talking strings and survival
“Mere Survival is Not Enough.” Professor Drew Daniel, you had us on the title on this one. The artist, known for being half of Matmos, and being all of Dr. Drew Daniel, and the solo project The Soft Pink Truth, talks about string arrangements and the meaning behind the track title in an interview.
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Coffee cups, pizza boxes, everything’s an instrument: watch clipping. play
You know the game “I spy…”? Every object in the room becomes a musical instrument, activated by the robotic MIDI percussion of the dadamachines automat toolkit. Watch this brilliant performance by the ensemble clipping., led by producers Jonathan Snipes and William Hutson, plus turntablist Kid Koala, on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts.
Peter Kirn - November 7, 2025
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Shelâl by Odiv from south Iran opens a portal to local ghosts
Odiv, a young composer from Ahvaz, communes in Shelâl with deeply felt darkness. It’s haunted not as a fetish, not as the pastiche musical surplus equivalent of a costume shop, as piles up in so much “dark” music. But it’s a horror that’s movingly personal. Maybe it’s time for tea and conversation with all our demons and ghosts. Out now on Zabte Sote.
Paulee Alex Bow makes songs from transphobic, ableist hate mail
Peter Kirn - May 29, 2025
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