Worlds of sound from hacked hard drives, piano-triggered modular

NYC-based Purplish Records releases music on cassette in batches, and this double release is a serious gem. Ipek Eginli creates a magical cloud world of prepared piano interconnected with modular synths, as Jad Atoui transforms discarded hard drives into mechanical compositional machines.

Mid-1980s GE and Maxell cassette player advertising was next-level

In a post-apocalyptic dystopian nightmare, handsome models will find the oppression with their … GE cassette players. Look, it all makes some kind of 1985 sense. This is exactly how people do not feel about their smartphone in 2024. I don’t know exactly what the GE marketing department was doing in the mid-80s – let’s […]

Peter Kirn - May 6, 2024

Maxell would like you to know that they still make audio cassette tapes

Memorex, Sony, TDK — most of the names once associated with selling blank compact cassettes to consumers have since discontinued production. But one holdout still making tapes is Maxell – and their social media manager does not what you to forget it.

Peter Kirn - September 25, 2023

Unlocking unimaginable sounds with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop

Peter Kirn - June 5, 2017

Listen to some gorgeous ambient music coming out on tapes

Peter Kirn - May 31, 2017

Step inside the mystical sound world of Circular Ruins

Peter Kirn - March 22, 2017

STEREO FIELD is a beautiful touchplate instrument and controller

Peter Kirn - March 2, 2017

Look inside the world of cassette tape culture in this short film

Peter Kirn - December 1, 2016

You Haven’t Heard of 30drop, But You Should Hear This New LP [Techno]

Peter Kirn - January 14, 2015

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