From Japan, an ambient musician on solitude and views of the sea

As haunting, oceanic wells of sound sing achingly in the background, Tokyo-based ambient musician Chihei Hatakeyama talks in a new documentary about what inspires him.

Look inside the world of cassette tape culture in this short film

The 21st Century is bringing a yearning for physical objects and low fidelity – two threads that perfectly combine in the anachronistic cassette tape. Now, I find talking about cassettes tends to get some chortles, perhaps people mumbling under their breath about hipsters. But as production times and costs rise for producing vinyl, cassettes are […]

Peter Kirn - December 1, 2016

A tour of musical inspiration in Moscow from Pixelord, Novation

Bridging the worlds of bass music and video games, Pixelord is a Siberian-born artist transplanted to Moscow. In a new video from Novation, he takes the English manufacturer on a tour of his sources of inspiration in the Russian capital. This is of course by no means a complete tour of Moscow or its scene […]

Peter Kirn - October 29, 2015

This 1971 Dancing Rectangle from Poland Predicts Modern Techno, AV

Peter Kirn - February 24, 2015

The Human Drummer Battles Drum Machine, in Poetic Film with Jojo Mayer

- May 14, 2014

Imagine Digital Shoes: Lovely Short Uses Sound Design Alongside Visual Effects

Peter Kirn - November 1, 2013

Your Soul is Glitching: Impulse, a Chilling Visual Poem on Self and Tech

Peter Kirn - August 27, 2013

Peoplemeter: Experimental Film, Score Imagine a World Populated by the Things We Left Behind

Peter Kirn - March 20, 2013

Rendered Toy Theater: 'Brave New World' Short, Set in Rotating Box

Peter Kirn - November 21, 2012

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