Meditation in a time of war: Ukrainian music innovator Kotra interview, premiere

Extreme-distorted metallic surfaces buzz on the surface, but there’s deep meditation beneath. Ukraine’s Kotra, aka Dmytro Fedorenko, returns to CDM to tell us how he’s coping with the invasion of his home country and how we can respond – starting with keeping our minds together.

FFT magic explained with animations and smoothies, not equations

Ah, the Fast Fourier Transform. You see it throughout audio and synthesis. And, of course, it’s the thing that … transforms … things. Faster. It’s a fast way of transforming things. Probably a guy named Fourier was involved. Wait – ever wish you knew more about what an FFT actually is and how it works – or even if you do know, wish you had a better visual reference in your own mind and a way to explain to others?

Peter Kirn - February 4, 2022

Barker, Berghain resident, has found his voice – and meaning – in electronic sound

Barker’s Utility is a tour-de-force – economical but sensual, precise compositions that nonetheless sound immediate and personal. And there’s deeper thought behind those sounds, too.

Peter Kirn - September 27, 2019

Heard it all before? Talking sound, discovery, and inspiration

Peter Kirn - May 14, 2019

Someone made a bot for The Black Madonna, and it zeitgeist is

Peter Kirn - July 7, 2017

This dummy’s guide to making techno is oddly compelling to watch

Peter Kirn - May 4, 2017

Watch a beautiful meditation on the function of music

Peter Kirn - June 30, 2016

Out-ER’s soundscapes, driven by real research into the feels

Zuzana Friday Prikrylova - November 24, 2015

Jeff Mills on Audiences, Techno’s “Who Cares If You Listen”

- December 17, 2014

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