Tour Ireland’s experimental music history, handmade instruments and all

It’s St. Patrick’s Day, so a good excuse to revisit this 2023 compilation of Irish experimental and electronic music back to 1960 — especially as the label has some updates from the underground scene recently. From handmade instruments to bedroom-produced tape constructions and a healthy interest in UFOs, get ready for the strange. “I wanted […]

Endless joys of the Open Reel Ensemble and reel-to-reel performance

Japan’s Open Reel Ensemble has been active continuously since 2009, with collaborations from Issei Miyake to Ryuichi Sakamoto. But there’s a special magic that some of their most experimental performances — bows flying over tape — are what has earned a fresh wave of attention.

Peter Kirn - March 2, 2026

Lorenzo Colombo in live session, framed by speaker stacks, equipment from Torso and Soma on the table and metal percussive plates suspended behind him and on tables, as he strikes one plate with a hammer.

Dream with this: solenoids, percussion, and circuits in live Torso session

Here’s a perfect way to treat your ears at the start of the week. Sound artist and percussionist Lorenzo Colombo recorded this ethereal, cosmic live set at Torso Electronics in Copenhagen. The dadamachines automat toolkit and its mechanical possibilities get woven together with Torso’s T1 and S4 hardware, and the results are pure magic.

Peter Kirn - February 9, 2026

ENDOGEN: a deep experimental exploratorium of lowercase synthesis

Peter Kirn - January 15, 2026

Tehran, folding stories in sound: Khamoosh collective on TIMEZONES

Peter Kirn - August 5, 2025

In flickering feedback, an audiovisual synth hums and sings

Peter Kirn - February 27, 2025

Noise Surround System makes spatial audio kinetic, mechanical

Peter Kirn - February 27, 2025

“All rivers lead to the same ocean”: UbuWeb, pirate shadow library, is back

Peter Kirn - February 6, 2025

Live radio from Gaza, Khan Younis and Bethlehem-Hebron choirs meet

Peter Kirn - December 24, 2024