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Birds on guitars, in the zebra finch sound art of Céleste Boursier-Mougenot
Sound artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot’s “from hear to ear” is on view in Lisbon, Portugal at the moment. So let’s take a moment for zebra finches playing guitars and other sonic installations driven by elements from nature in the work of this artist from Nice, France (now in Sète).
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The delicate, tiny sound machines in the world of Kuro Kasetto
From Mexico, Kuro Kasetto produces music with solenoids and machines that quivers and rustles as if it’s more flora than machine. It’s a world of “tiny sounds” and a source of exquisite escape.
Peter Kirn - July 24, 2026
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With Latent Terrain, crack open AI and explore neural synthesis in Max
“I’m not particularly interested in typing prompts to make stuff, I’m interested in breaking them and dissecting them,” writes Jasper Shuoyang Zheng as he introduces Latent Terrain. Now using an intuitive, elegantly designed open-source Max external and UI, you can play the weird world of neural audio codecs like an instrument, transforming your own sounds into new textures.
Peter Kirn - June 17, 2026
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AudioWanderer noise maker is a glitchy, gorgeous, mysterious gem
Peter Kirn - June 10, 2026
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Tour Ireland’s experimental music history, handmade instruments and all
Peter Kirn - March 17, 2026
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Endless joys of the Open Reel Ensemble and reel-to-reel performance
Peter Kirn - March 2, 2026
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Dream with this: solenoids, percussion, and circuits in live Torso session
Peter Kirn - February 9, 2026
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