Teenage Engineering to ship their OP-Z, a handheld game-like synth

In a sea of synths that embrace retro vibes or big form factors, futurists and minimalist design lovers have eagerly awaited the Teenage Engineering OP-Z. And that wait is nearly over.

Peter Theremin’s haunting music, on his great-grandfather’s invention

Most of us never got to know Leon Theremin (Lev Termen) or hear him play live. But we can take in his great grandson continuing the tradition of playing his invention – and Peter Theremin’s music is just as hauntingly human.

Peter Kirn - September 10, 2018

Nerd cup: here are some top electronic music makers from Russia’s Synthposium

Russia is today as always a nation packed with engineers – one distinctive upside of the long shadow cast by the Soviet Union. Russian electronic inventors’ creations increasingly flourish worldwide, so now is a great time to check in with some leaders of the growing Russian maker scene.

Peter Kirn - September 4, 2018

Bastl TV: Patching and looping and Nikol teaches complex envelopes

Peter Kirn - August 30, 2018

Check out some loving synth images and inspiration from Moscow

Peter Kirn - October 6, 2017

Gallery: Inside the gear-packed hall of Moscow’s Synthposium Expo

Peter Kirn - September 2, 2017

New Russian music electronics you’ve never heard of, from Synthposium

Peter Kirn - September 1, 2017

In Moscow, a major convergence of synth makers and lovers

Peter Kirn - August 15, 2017

Get entranced by the strange hypnotic world of Maria Teriaeva

Peter Kirn - May 29, 2017

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