Connecting MLK’s death to Hip Hop, and reading on Black identity and sound

Today as the United States celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is another opportunity worldwide to reflect on Black identity in music and BIPOC and marginalized roles in music generally. Here’s some reading, including the sometimes challenging relationship between Hip Hop and King.

Ready to dive into Max’s Gen? New book focuses on sound generation and time

The latest book from Cycling ’74 promises to make deep rabbit holes navigable. Its mission: to boldly reveal the algorithms that are typically black boxes, in sound processing and synthesis and computer composition.

Peter Kirn - November 7, 2022

Traveler takes you on an hour-long Korg retrospective full of synth sounds

Alex Ball has a new documentary out covering 60 years of Korg instruments – complete with loads of synth demos so you’re getting sounds, not just looking at gear pics. I missed this last week when of course Synthtopia was on top of it – hat tip! Even the YouTube algorithm was confused why I […]

Peter Kirn - October 12, 2022

Trace the Black roots of disco, house, and techno in videos and reading – summer school is in

Peter Kirn - June 23, 2022

How video signal processing emerged as real-time art

Peter Kirn - July 30, 2020

Vector dreams, in a new book on sound-modulated light

Peter Kirn - July 9, 2019

Free download: A 400-page guide to experimental Eastern Europe sounds

Peter Kirn - January 29, 2019

Digging the Asian and African undergrounds with C-drík Kirdec

Zuzana Friday Prikrylova - August 24, 2016

Get Inspired with Excerpts of Ableton’s Making Music Book

Peter Kirn - April 10, 2015

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