Polyend and Cyclone Analogic have rare discounts on their hardware

Two last hardware deals for you in the Black Friday – Cyber Monday sales – Polyend and TR/TB clonemaker Cyclone Analogic have discounts on their excellent boutique hardware. Polyend has a 15% discount (“SALE15”) on everything they make – that includes two machines that have reached the end of their life, the beautiful Perc drumming […]

Mourning the loss of Elbee Bad and Rodney Bakerr, House music innovators

In an era of loss and grieving, we continue losing unsung heroes before their time. That included most recently not just one but two House music legends – Elbee Bad and Rodney Baker. It’s well worth not only marking their passing, but reflecting on why artists are not more sung in their lifetime, and whether […]

Peter Kirn - June 4, 2021

Acid, further out: check Florian with MeeBlip, 303, and Zen Delay

There’s some magic and alchemy in coaxing evocative music out of stuff with knobs, and Florian Meindl’s Riemann Kollektion keeps showing up how.

Peter Kirn - April 14, 2021

How to bang: a deep dive into a live techno set from Berlin’s Florian Meindl

Peter Kirn - May 4, 2020

Behringer 303 clones revealed: $149 street

Peter Kirn - November 11, 2019

It’s 606 day – remember when Roland made a drum machine like a 303?

Peter Kirn - June 6, 2019

Celebrate 303 day by finding old classics, fresh inspiration

Peter Kirn - March 3, 2019

Roland has registered the 303, 808 designs as trademarks

Peter Kirn - February 6, 2019

Like a studio onstage: Orbital tells us their live rig synth secrets

David Abravanel - January 4, 2019

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