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QuadTrack is a new groovebox for the Amiga (really), plus PC and Mac
It’s the biggest Commodore Amiga news of the week: Pink Parrot Studio is launching a new “Dynamic Performance Sequencer” with powerful modulation and Trig Tools option, built for jamming right on the computer keyboard. And there’s a music album to match. But don’t worry: if you have one of those inferior PC or Macintosh machines, you can still get in on the fun with an emulator, no installation or setup required.
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Lebanon’s musicians are a model for action — they deserve support now
Again and again, music communities in Lebanon have embraced mutual aid and spoken out through activism and in their art. That’s been true from experimental music labels to the Beirut Synthesizer Center initiative. They’re getting results. It’s time for the international music scene and press to do more.
In the sound of Wukir Suryadi’s kentongan, a world warning
From Indonesia to the planet, Wukir Suryadi sends a distress call in insistent strikes against his hand-built kentongan instrument. If you want an answer to what music we should be making in this moment, perhaps what you need is Titir — a warning.
Peter Kirn - March 25, 2026
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Bandcamp is taking a stand against generative AI; will it work?
Peter Kirn - January 14, 2026
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Drew Daniel, aka The Soft Pink Truth, hits home talking strings and survival
Peter Kirn - November 19, 2025
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