Music Stories
Clark on friendly parasites and why music needs friction
On the heels of Steep Stims, Clark’s latest full-length, we spoke at length about piano delusions, seriousness and play, film scoring, repetition, hardware, live performance, and the strange necessity of cultivating “friendly parasites” in the creative process.
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Jazz Szu-Ying Chen and Surgeon remind us why craft and art matter
Surgeon’s Shell~Wave easily tops my favorite techno records from 2025, a nice return to form for Tresor Records. But as we’re awash in generated artwork, let’s devote our own brain cycles instead to listening to Surgeon talk to Taiwanese artist Jazz Szu-Ying Chen about the craft of making this album cover by hand.
Listen to 8 hours of sound dedicated to Palestine — and act
Music and sound are not action — at least, not normally. But sound can recenter you, rewire your brain, and let you catch your breath before that action. So I find myself returning to this eight-hour broadcast by London’s Sister Midnight FM, which includes Palestinian artists who have long been featured on CDM, including Muqata’a, bint mbareh, and Dakn.
Sit back and take in a half-hour Novation Bass Station documentary
Peter Kirn - July 30, 2025
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Celebrate #404day with great grooves from Japan and one cute t-shirt
Peter Kirn - April 4, 2025
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SchneidersKeller brings Berlin synth landmark to London
Peter Kirn - March 21, 2025
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