Worlds of sound from hacked hard drives, piano-triggered modular

NYC-based Purplish Records releases music on cassette in batches, and this double release is a serious gem. Ipek Eginli creates a magical cloud world of prepared piano interconnected with modular synths, as Jad Atoui transforms discarded hard drives into mechanical compositional machines.

“All rivers lead to the same ocean”: UbuWeb, pirate shadow library, is back

The underground treasure trove of “avant-garde artifacts” is back on the Internet, a source of light even in days of darkness.

Peter Kirn - February 6, 2025

Interview: Michael Vincent Waller connects concert music and hip-hop

From La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela to Valee and Gangsta Boo, Michael Vincent Waller talks to us about collaboration, mixing, and connecting the dots between modern Classical/new concert music and hip-hop.

David Abravanel - December 26, 2024

Finding one another in sound: compilations for Palestine

Peter Kirn - February 14, 2024

Phil Niblock, unstoppable composer and artist, remembered

Peter Kirn - January 9, 2024

Fire mix from Janus Rose, full of unreleased music: latest POST

Peter Kirn - December 1, 2023

Premiere: Vexillary’s “Animalic” 3D music video channels Alien, Venom

Peter Kirn - November 15, 2023

The greatest hits of Electro-Harmonix are now in pico-sized pedals: NYC Series

Peter Kirn - September 21, 2023

Back to the future: new genre-pushing Black (and Moroccan) techno not to miss

Peter Kirn - July 4, 2023

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