Motion Stories
Watch Elsa Garmire’s pioneering laser show from 1972 – futuristic and expressive even now
Forget that cheesy Pink Floyd stuff from the planetarium. Scientist Elsa Garmire used optic chops to make lasers into a real instrument – and her work holds up today.
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Bob Moog with imposters on a 70s game show is one of the best things ever
Will the real Dr. Robert Moog please stand up? Early 70s panelists on the game show “To Tell The Truth” were stumped by an imposter.
Peter Kirn - August 29, 2019
Modular-Analog Music tech Stories Tech
A documentary on Dresden’s techno scene, now free to watch
Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne … try Dresden. Rauschen im Tal, a documentary of the emergence of Dresden electronic music, struck a nerve and sold out theaters. And now it’s free to watch (in German, with English subtitles).
Buchla’s pioneering Thunder touch controller is back, on Sensel Morph
Peter Kirn - January 23, 2019
Gear Music tech Stories Tech
Synth pioneer Alan R. Pearlman, founder of ARP, has died
Peter Kirn - January 7, 2019
Music tech Stories
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