A Buchla synth repair turned into an LSD trip, and made the evening news

It seems the legends are true – there really was LSD added to vintage synths. A Bay Area, California Buchla 100 reportedly triggered an acid trip decades later. Allegedly, anyway.

Inside the esoteric moon music of Doc Sleep, underground connector

Leftfield grooves, cycles inspired by the cinematic qualities of lunar and natural world – welcome to Doc Sleep’s “Your Ruling Planet.” I talked to the Room 4 Resistance resident and Jacktone Records co-owner about her work.

Peter Kirn - March 4, 2019

Set today’s solar eclipse to sound, with music picks, data, and NASA

Musical ritual has long been tied to the magic of the skies. So it’s fitting today’s total solar eclipse will be set to sound.

Peter Kirn - August 21, 2017

Watch as music luminaries revisit the first Buchla 100 modular

Peter Kirn - July 10, 2017

Seaquence lets you make music as animated ocean creatures

Peter Kirn - March 14, 2017

Fugue machine is how Bach would have made a sequencer

Peter Kirn - October 9, 2015

Envelop Wants to Make an Ambisonic 3D Venue and Tools

Peter Kirn - April 13, 2015

Don’t Miss Five of the Most Futuristic Music and Audio Hacks: Pictures from SF

- October 2, 2014

These Apps Use Quicker Interfaces To Encourage More People to Use Sound

- August 25, 2014