Music Reviews Stories
On the sublime BETHLEHEM بيت لحم, walls in time and space fall
The exquisite collaboration of Lawrence Sammour, Sary Moussa, and Abed Kobeissy, Bethlehem, is released this month. And it has become a rich sanctuary, a shared space that refuses erasure or fragmentation. It also refuses to obey the boundaries of colonialism and occupation, weaving together what was pulled apart, as taut and resonant as the strings of the buzuq.
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Adam Wiltzie talks about his posthumous collaboration with Jóhann Jóhannsson
On Friendship Survival Guide, constructed from an archive of loops and sound exchanges, it’s as if Jóhann Jóhannsson is alive again. Adam Wiltzie, co-founder of Stars of the Lid and part of A Winged Victory for the Sullen, talks to us about the process, and about the perfect and fleeting personal and creative connection the two artist shared.
ALM records everything to stems, and now mixes, too, in compact modules
It’s Stem Ripper, and its expansion module accomplice, “With Mixer.” Patch it up quick, record individual stems, and perform stereo mixing with aux sends, panning, and even external USB MIDI control. And fit it all in 6HP + 8HP, with clever Eurorack modules from ALM/Busy Circuits.
Peter Kirn - September 13, 2026
Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
Akai MPC Live III: expressive pads come to the MPC grid; $1699 with new core
Peter Kirn - October 4, 2025
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Ableton Live’s new options fix latency recording problems: here’s how
Peter Kirn - November 26, 2024
Music tech Software Tech
Taylor Deupree and Joseph Branciforte on transcribing an electronic classic
David Abravanel - June 5, 2024
Music
Polyend’s Tracker Mini adds stereo sampling features, clock improvements
Peter Kirn - March 8, 2024
Gear Music tech Tech
