Establishment Music Stories
Betty Apple, sci-fi, mermaids, volcanoes, techno, time travel: album + interview
Betty Apple’s Taiwan Bay Be is a full-length album exploring Taiwanese identity, time travel, sound, and the cosmic. Released this year on our Establishment, Betty is now in Berlin for a live presentation on Wednesday – and she has a lot to say, from unpacking the mermaid fairy tail to imagining science fiction futures and sound’s relationship to “God” and life after death.
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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
Music tech Tech
Someone made a bot for The Black Madonna, and it zeitgeist is
Peter Kirn - July 7, 2017
Music Music tech
This dummy’s guide to making techno is oddly compelling to watch
Peter Kirn - May 4, 2017
Music Music tech
Watch a beautiful meditation on the function of music
Peter Kirn - June 30, 2016
Motion Music Music tech
Out-ER’s soundscapes, driven by real research into the feels
Zuzana Friday Prikrylova - November 24, 2015
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