“Words become plastic”: Stephen Mallinder, Cabaret Voltaire founder, polymath, interviewed

He’s been a vocalist (as a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire), a lyricist, a vocalist. But if you know the incredible Mal from his past, you don’t want to miss his latest, either – the groove is alive on the wonky disco Tick Tick Tick, ““cowbell on every track, and entirely no reverb.” David Abravanel shares words with the wordsmith and frontman.

Live solo master class: Baseck wailing on an Octatrack MKII is absolutely massive

Disclosure: I hate demos. Hate watching them. Hate doing them. Now, technically, this is a demo. But… uh, wow.

Peter Kirn - March 2, 2021

Elektron’s Octatrack 1.4 OS makes both MKI and MKII go deeper

The latest OS update from Elektron takes the beloved workstation and adds a ton of new stuff – making it easier to randomize parameters, trigger sounds via MIDI, edit and perform.

Peter Kirn - December 3, 2020

Adam Jay on building live techno sets on Elektron gear – and why you should stay punk

Peter Kirn - April 15, 2020

You can learn a lot from Surgeon’s live rigs

Peter Kirn - November 12, 2019

Finally, a new controller for your feet, for software or hardware

Peter Kirn - March 23, 2018

New Elektron Octatrack OS is here, and trig conditions are awesome

Peter Kirn - November 3, 2017

Original Octatrack owners are about to get all the MKII OS features

Peter Kirn - October 6, 2017

Here are some of our favorite MeeBlip triode synth jams

Peter Kirn - August 19, 2017