Music Stories
In “Piano,” John Object captures emotional realities of war in Ukraine
“Piano” is bookended by sketches on a partly-ruined piano in a war zone – messages over an army radio heard crackling in the background. In between, there is the warmth of a 1920s German instrument in the artist’s Kyiv flat and grandmother’s house before the war. Ukrainian artist John Object is now living mainly as PFC Timur Dzhafarov, deployed to the front. In sounds, images, and words, he has opened up about what that reality means.
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Into the woods: impressions of Superbooth’s weird wonders in Berlin
Superbooth, the event that was born in a single corner of a trade show fair and grew to a cultural happening, made its return after over two years’ hiatus.
Peter Kirn - September 20, 2021
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Total destruction: watch and hear this violent Erica PĒRKONS drum demo
We’ve gotten our hands and ears on Erica Synths’ new drum machine. And it’s every bit as brutal and dirty as expected. Our friends at Motobor Instruments do it properly.
Get to know Bob Moog in online pictures, artifacts
Peter Kirn - June 7, 2016
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A photo series documents clubs after the party
Peter Kirn - May 27, 2016
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In photos, the synth nerd extravaganza Superbooth
Peter Kirn - April 4, 2016
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