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

How much percussion and rhythmic thought can fit in under four minutes? A lot, when it’s in the hands of Gary, Indiana’s own Jlin. It’s soon to be in some human percussionist hands, too.

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

Afrorack continues to make richly textured polyrhythmic music and share secrets for cheaply producing powerful modular instruments with open tools. Here are some tantalizing updates from Uganda.

Peter Kirn - September 21, 2021

Charlie Clouser of Saw and NIN has made a sound library for Spitfire, “Hammers”

The White Zombie producer, former Nine Inch Nails keyboardist, and SAW film composer makes exactly the sort of brutalist soundbank you’d expect.

Peter Kirn - July 22, 2021

Bitwig adds a free 808 – multisampled and 808 bass and Grid patch ready

Peter Kirn - December 17, 2020

KORG volca modular and volca drum are real – and now we’ve got details

Peter Kirn - January 15, 2019

Exploring a journey from Bengali heritage to electronic invention

Peter Kirn - July 16, 2018

This plug-in is a secret weapon for sound design and drums

Peter Kirn - June 14, 2018

If you don’t know IceGear’s iOS synths, now is a great time to try them

Ashley Elsdon - September 27, 2017

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