Music
A musical parkour course through the urban environment: Guy LaBorde
Oh, it’s like parkour! Suddenly, it clicks – organic ambient textures quickly juxtaposed with broken beats and forward propulsion of drum’n’bass. Leap from surface to surface with the just-released sounds of young, rising Sierra Nevada-born talent Guy LaBorde. Guy actually comes to us from legendary producer King Britt, who’s now teaching at University of California […]
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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.
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
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
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