A DIY machine imagines 808 kicks if they were made of actual fire

Anyone can clone an 808. Not anyone can make a machine inspired by the 808 out of repurposed lighter springs, motors, and … oh yeah, flaming butane gas. Koka Nikoladze’s beat machines are going viral, and their demented, quirky sound tells you why.

What if you could touch and feel a score?

What if scores could be touched and felt instead of only read? We’ve just come from a deep, far-ranging discussion with artist Enrique Tomás, a researcher at the Interface Culture Lab in Linz. It’s part of Enrique’s residency with CTM Festival and ENCAC – European network for contemporary av creation, who also support some of […]

Peter Kirn - February 2, 2017

PushPull is a crazy futuristic squeezebox instrument you can make

PushPull will blow apart your idea of what a typical controller – or an accordion – might be. It’s a bit like a squeezebox that fell from outer space, coupling bellows with colored lights, sensors, mics, and extra controls. And you can now make one yourself, thanks to copious documentation. You may have seen the […]

Peter Kirn - December 7, 2016

How expressive input, immersive 3D might make PCs cooler than Macs

Peter Kirn - October 31, 2016

Percussa want you to make modular music with cubes, blank knobs

Peter Kirn - September 2, 2016

MICKEYPHON is a terrifying giant robot head that’s also a musical instrument

Peter Kirn - January 12, 2016

Collidoscope is a giant table-top granular instrument

Peter Kirn - November 23, 2015

Watch techno made entirely with physical, mechanical objects

Peter Kirn - November 18, 2015

Silk is a giant string instrument that makes Bitcoin into music

Peter Kirn - September 16, 2015

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