In Phantasmagoria of Jathilan, enter the trance of a horse dance

Handmade instruments and electronic rhythms weave together with bone-chillingly moving vocals in the latest epic from Raja Kirk. This is serious anticolonial music: Jathilan recalls the horses enlisted in the fight against Dutch colonial forces, during a war that tore early 19th century Javanese society apart.

Get an ultra-realistic modeled cymbal plug-in for free: CHAIR EXC!TE CYMBAL

Chair Audio quietly launched a new plug-in, and it’s both free and wonderful. EXC!TE CYMBAL is, no exaggeration, realistic enough that you’ll do a double-take knowing this is a physical model and not in any way sampled.

Peter Kirn - May 8, 2023

Intellijel’s Flurry is a module full of noise

It’s not just static anymore. Noise can be a source of pattern and shape, sound colors, and variety. Intellijel’s Flurry builds on the company’s previous outing in noise – and it adds a whole lot more. Here’s a first look.

Peter Kirn - April 11, 2023

Brahmaputra to AI: debashis sinha on practice, body, humanness, and his double release

Peter Kirn - March 23, 2023

Flexible modular percussion, modulation: cool tricks with Tymp Legio, Peaks Dead Man’s Catch

Peter Kirn - January 22, 2023

New Noise Engineering modules, new platform: multiband dynamics, drum kit

Peter Kirn - August 11, 2022

COLLIDZ° generates detailed ambient music, on its own or with a candy store worth of features

Peter Kirn - March 18, 2022

Looking for a future for techno? Jlin’s “Embryo” is pure fire

Peter Kirn - October 22, 2021

Afrorack is back with cheap DIY modules, from African percussion to MS-20 filters

Peter Kirn - September 21, 2021

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