Download a book on Dutch electronic music history, Philips and beyond, free

Kees Tazelaar’s On the Threshold of Beauty is a wonderful plunge into the history of electronic music in the Netherlands, 1925-1965, including the Philips Pavilion and the World’s Fair, but a whole lot more. It’s free to download now — the perfect beach book if you’re a total nerd. (Welcome home.)

Jordan Czamanski with his treasured Yamaha CS-30

Jordan GCZ, Mei Honeycomb, magic synths, and the jazz/techno divide

Timed with the release of Clairvoyant Dimensions, his new album with saxophonist Jeff Hollie, the JuJu & Jordash and Magic Mountain High mainstay talked at length about pressing record and jamming, the lesser-known synths behind the album’s shimmer, and the hilarious origin of the group’s name.

David Abravanel - June 30, 2026

A 1970s DIY modular from Elektor Magazine just got reborn

Erica Synths is reimagining a modular synth you’ve probably never heard of. In the late 1970s, Dutch publication Elektor Magazine put out something it called the Elektor Formant as a series of DIY kits. That modular system is getting a full reimagining and reboot from Erica Synths.

Peter Kirn - August 14, 2025

Sampleslicer MKIII, the definitive real-time sampler looper slicer module

Peter Kirn - July 11, 2025

Nazar’s “Demilitarize” sees the artist channeling Ghost in the Shell

Peter Kirn - April 30, 2025

Sequencing with light on an alien-looking instrument by Kacper Ziemianin

Peter Kirn - January 10, 2025

Amigo Sampler, Amiga sampling in plug-in form for £10, plus skank music

Peter Kirn - March 22, 2024

Meng Qi’s new Wingie2 firmware is inspired by the late Rob Hordijk’s Blippoo Box

Peter Kirn - February 27, 2023

Brutal, creative sound worlds in 4-part compilation from Paula Temple’s Noise Manifesto

Peter Kirn - October 20, 2022