Music
UR soul: John Jammin Collins’ story, Detroit’s story, as a call to action
Digging into the history of John “Jammin'” Collins, you hear a history of Detroit and the potential of music to give back. The techno and progressive soul legend’s journey is also intertwined with health. It all lands as a challenge to do something meaningful with our sounds and to care for the people around us.
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Lando’s New EP Is Giving Drum Machines Their Soul Back
Writing about music feels stupid sometimes, even to me. It’s a cop-out to say that, but it’s true. So I hope you first hit play; the magic of music journalism today is that you can actually hear the music (something that I don’t miss about print is its inability to do that). And yet… I […]
Peter Kirn - June 2, 2015
Music Music tech
Learn How to Get Your Drum Machine’s Soul Back with Mad Zach, Ableton Live
It’s “the science of being imperfect” – and Mad Zach is one heck of a mad scientist at it. We all know Ableton Live productions, even sometimes from fairly skilled music makers, can get painfully stuck on the grid. If that’s the disease, Mad Zach has the cure. Armed with Ableton Live and together with […]