Music
LA x Berlin celebrates the sunnier Berlin connection in sound
For music to blossom, artists needs more than isolation. And Berlin and Los Angeles have increasingly been a corridor for inspiration and cross-fertilization. From Kyoka to Khadija, Rainbow Arabia to Daniel Troberg, Los Angeles x Berlin gives a window into that exchange.
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Chantlings, an app where animated forest creatures sing along with you, is a marvel of design
Just when you think software has lost its wonder, you’re singing into your iPhone with some cute animated blobs. Chantlings is a joy – and a demonstration of how even existing vocal technologies can be employed in fanciful new ways.
Peter Kirn - August 25, 2022
Apps iOS Music tech Tech
Watch this Kazakh pop video for the maximum weirdness of Casio’s singing robot keyboard
Look, I don’t want to say that Casio missed a marketing opportunity here and buried the lede on their awesomely bizarre singing robot keyboard. I’m just saying watch this video and you tell me. It comes from Kazakhstan’s star Imanbek, and getting them one of these keyboards represents in my mind one of the greatest […]
Peter Kirn - January 21, 2022
Gear Music Music tech Tech
An album released on Nintendo 64 cartridge – the next nerdy Remute ROM release
Peter Kirn - January 11, 2022
DIY + Unusual Gaming Gear Music Music tech Tech
Teenage Engineering has a record label and a pocket modular pop music video
Peter Kirn - May 23, 2019
Gear Modular-Analog Music Music tech Tech
With Autist and Rainbow Arabia, pop retro futurism meets the club
Peter Kirn - May 3, 2017
Motion Music Music tech
An earnest album, recorded to four-track, as Shamir looks for hope
Peter Kirn - April 19, 2017
Music Music tech
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