Music
UR soul: John Jammin Collins’ story, Detroit’s story, as a call to action
Digging into the history of John “Jammin'” Collins, you hear a history of Detroit and the potential of music to give back. The techno and progressive soul legend’s journey is also intertwined with health. It all lands as a challenge to do something meaningful with our sounds and to care for the people around us.
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808 Day: free Roland e-Bjook, NTS Radio jams, animation
We could all use an 808 kick in our soul about now, so let’s get straight to the 808 Day goodness. Today’s a day to browse through Roland history with Bjooks, turn up NTS Radio, and immerse ourselves in a new animation featuring Mannie Fresh.
Peter Kirn - August 8, 2026
Gear Music Music tech Tech
Detroit legend John Jammin Collins has passed
Few faces are as essential to Detroit music and Detroit techno as John “Jammin” Collins, an institution behind the decks, stalwart of Underground Resistance, and the literal tour guide at Submerge’s techno museum Exhibit 3000. We learned this weekend that the soul of Detroit moved onto another plane.
Juneteenth lineup round-up and Black Techno Matters scorchers
Peter Kirn - June 19, 2026
Music
Tim Exile built an experimental modular system, all about playability
Peter Kirn - April 28, 2026
Music tech Software Tech
Incline, “toposonic corpus explorer,” transforms granular synthesis
Peter Kirn - March 30, 2026
Music Music tech Software Tech
