Discover the surrealist charm of Kate NV’s music and films

It’s Moscow’s quirkier, playful side that’s probably easiest for us foreigners to miss. But Kate Shilonosova (Kate NV) is earning an international audience for her introspective, surrealist whimsy, and one that’s well-deserved.

Sacha Baron Cohen’s EDM track reminds us of the joy of sampling

Sacha Baron Cohen’s Who Is America? continues its epic troll of US society. And since Spinal Tap predates laptop production, we instead get a Hudson Mohawke tribute to sampling.

Peter Kirn - August 17, 2018

The retro-futuristic Apparatum draws from Polish electronic music history

It’s equal parts Polish Radio Experimental Studio and starship control panel. The Apparatum by Warsaw’s panGenerator proves that not only can everything old is new again – maybe it’s even newer.

Peter Kirn - August 1, 2018

Mo’Wax, James Lavelle, DJ Shadow, and more in a new documentary

Peter Kirn - July 11, 2018

Is WhoSampled’s app set to be the Shazam of pro users?

Peter Kirn - July 2, 2018

This plug-in is a secret weapon for sound design and drums

Peter Kirn - June 14, 2018

Output’s Arcade is a cloud-based loop library you play as an instrument

Peter Kirn - June 12, 2018

MFB have a killer live drum machine + synth in the hybrid Tanzbär-2

Peter Kirn - May 4, 2018

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