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Incorporating elements of video art, dance, and Lena Willikens’ eclectic sonic palette, the duo’s performance is described in a press release as “a socially-conducted, aesthetically-charged experience that whirrs, reels, and metamorphoses as a film playing in the deepest crevice of one’s mind.” Lena Williken has established herself in the forefront […]

Soundtrack – Lena Willikens and Sarah Szczesny to release their ...

15 Aug, 2018 in Experimental / Music tagged Atonal / Audiovisual art / Experimental / Lena Willikens / Phantom Kino Ballett / Sarah Szczesny by admin

A persistent and productive character he is. Aphex Twin has, together with WARP, been teasing people for some time now of his upcoming EP called ‘T69 Collapse’. Although not a huge fan of Aphex Twin’s exotic music adventures he do come around as a highly energetic artist with loads of […]

New mind-bending Aphex Twin video released after weeks of cryptic ...

8 Aug, 2018 in Music / Video tagged Aphex Twin by admin

Modular systems are attracting a lot of attention these days and the key reason for this is the fact that they are just that: modular. Crafting your own custom rack adds to your creative experience and demands. So for the past couple of years there’s been a fenomenal explosion of […]

Check out the new standalone modular ACL that still fits ...

1 Aug, 2018 in Music / Music Production / Synthesizers tagged ACL / Eurorack / Modular synthesizers / Modulation by admin

Soft Cell had a huge impression on the electronic music scene back in the 80’s and several of their records became classics. Especially so their 12″ maxi-versions which elaborately evolved the original tracks with clever solo pieces and extended use of instruments. The band did not stay on together for […]

Massive box collection from Soft Cell and a new video ...

18 Jul, 2018 in Concerts / Music / Video tagged Soft Cell by admin

A serious contender to KORG and other players in the ultra-portable format has come through Skulpt. UK synth manufacturer Modal Electronics has announced its latest instrument, a four-voice virtual analog polysynth that will cost under $300. Skulpt launches on Kickstarter on July 13, and is described by Modal as the first of a “new […]

New ultra-portable four voice 32-oscillator synth from Modal Electronics

11 Jul, 2018 in Music Production / Synthesizers tagged IK Multimedia / KORG / Modal Electronics / Skulpt / Synthesizer / UNO / Volca by admin

Europe’s leading underground festival for experimental electronic music is gearing up. Berlin’s Atonal every year packs an impressive line up of musicians, artists that are pushing the boundaries in electronic music and more. https://berlin-atonal.com/wp-content/themes/berlinatonal/videos/video-1-desktop.mp4 In the second wave of artists for its 2018 edition, which takes place from August 22–26 […]

Berlin is yet again getting prepared for Atonal – Line ...

5 Jul, 2018 in Concerts / DJ / Experimental / Music tagged Atonal / Berlin / Electronic music / Experimental / Festival / Minimal Techno by admin

So, even though we are fairly flooded with DJ gear nowadays Pioneer seem to think we need more. And yes they may be right as this new controller has a couple of tricks up its sleeve that may make it quite interesting. But if we start with the basics it’s […]

Pioneer´s new DJ controller puts you in control at a ...

27 Jun, 2018 in DJ tagged Controller / DJ / Pioneer by admin

Stephen Hawking´s extensive work and research on black holes needed a special tribute and so what would be more natural then at the same time his ashes were interred at Westminster Abbey in London, the ESA beamed music featuring Hawking’s famously synthesized voice towards the closest-known black hole. “This is a beautiful and symbolic […]

Vangelis enters a black hole

20 Jun, 2018 in Music / Science tagged Stephen Hawking / Vangelis by admin

We’ve written before on both VR/Augmented reality and AI in music. But Fields takes it to the main streams of music lovers. It’s a new iOS app that allows you to create 3D spatial sound compositions using augmented reality. It also includes original installations by notable artists. So why not add […]

Augmented musicians rejoice – Explore the new Fields VR app

13 Jun, 2018 in Experimental / Music / Music Production / Science tagged Application / Augmented reality / Experimental / Fields / iOS / Planeta / Virtual Reality by admin

The theremin started the electronic revolution in music, but have since moved into the outskirts of the music scene. Mainly used by experimental artists exploring the unique sounds that the theremin can generate. Now however we may be witnessing a change thanks to WaveLicker. In cooperation with the well-known theremin […]

The ultimate marriage of modulars and the theremin

7 Jun, 2018 in Music / Music Production / Synthesizers tagged Coralie Ehinger / Eurorack / Modular synthesizers / Theremin by admin

Electronic music pioneer Haruomi Hosono will be released for the first time ever outside of Japan. Hosono is a member of the legendary act Yellow Magic Orchestra – Japan’s finest music export. However, Hosono’s own music adventures are perhaps not so well known, but in fact equally interesting and forward […]

Finally Haruomi Hosono’s music will be released outside Japan for ...

30 May, 2018 in Music tagged Electronic music / Haruomi Hosono / Yellow Magic Orchestra by admin

Two giants are delivering pure listening pleasure this week; Pryda (one of Eric Prydz many alter egos) and Goldfrapp featuring Dave Gahan will definitely run warm on your vinyl players this week. Earlier this month stated that he has a new EP coming out, the somewhat producer Eric Prydz has dropped a […]

Pryda and Goldfrapp get the party going

23 May, 2018 in Music tagged Dave Gahan / Depeche Mode / Electronic music / Eric Prydz / Goldfrapp / House / Pryda / Techno by admin

One synth to rule them all. Or simply yet another more machine in the ever increasing synth avalanche that has been going on the past years. Or maybe this new baby from Moog has some tricks up its sleeves that makes it stand out in the crowd. With a definitive […]

Time for Grandmother to enter the stage – New semi-modular ...

15 May, 2018 in Music Production / Synthesizers tagged Grandmother / Moog / Synthesizer by admin

In the remote northern parts of Norway, in a city called Tromsö with merely 75000 inhabitants, one would hardly start the search for distinguished DJs. But this is actually the home base for Charlotte Bendiks, and to be correct she actually comes for an even smaller village outside of Tromsö. […]

Tromsø’s best music export – Intonal interview with Charlotte Bendiks

8 May, 2018 in Interviews / Music tagged Charlotte Bendiks / DJ / Experimental / House / Interview / INTONAL / Kåre / Maximo / Techno by admin

Intonal, Sweden’s foremost event in experimental and electronic music, took place in Malmö this past weekend. Stereoklang was on site to report on the acts and do some filming. We also had the great opportunity to interview the experimental rhythmic band GOAT from Japan – Read the Goat interview further […]

Intonal report: Experimental music festival – Feat interview with GOAT ...

2 May, 2018 in Concerts / Experimental / Interviews / Music tagged Alexis Langevin-Tétrault / Arpanet / Charlotte Bendiks / Deva / Electronic music / Experimental / Gerald Donald / Goat / Interview / INTONAL / Mokira / Nadine Byrne / Sarah Davachi by admin

Spanning across a long productive career this new box set by the Grönland label covers both Holger’s time as a member of Can to his impressive solo work and multitude of collaborations. Spanning both he’s work with Can to the time after means that you will be able to explore […]

New box set for the connoisseur – Holger Czukay’s life ...

24 Apr, 2018 in Music tagged Experimental / Holger Czukay / Krautrock / The Can by admin

We’ve reported on artificial intelligence in music before, as well as Google´s attempts in the field, and now we are seeing some concrete results. Google’s new A.I.-powered synthesizer, the NSynth Super is a device that can fuse the sounds of up to four different instruments—this can create a completely new sonic […]

Google’s new AI-powered synthesizer in action – NSynth Super

18 Apr, 2018 in Experimental / Synthesizers tagged Artificial Intelligence / Experimental / Google / Synthesizer by admin

Journalist and author David Stubbs has announced the new book Mars By 1980: The Story Of Electronic Music, which will examine the entire history and evolution of the genre. Over nearly 500 pages, the book charts the history of electronic music from early avant-garde forms such as Italian Futurism and musique […]

The evolution of electronic music – Mars by 1980

11 Apr, 2018 in Music tagged Books / David Stubbs / Electronic music / Mars by 1980 by admin

Times are changing but Singapore based BandLab appears to believe that there is still room for a revived Cakewalk DAW. And if you´re a Windows user this is really big news. Sonar is back and it is free, although with a small catch: BandLab say that while this includes “the […]

Cakewalk DAW is back in business – Free download from ...

5 Apr, 2018 in Music Production tagged BandLab / Cakewalk / DAW / Microsoft / Music production / Sonar / Windows by admin

The sound of metal and the ambient sound of liquid metals represent the latest venture that Sinjin Hawke and Zora Jones has introduced on their Fractal fantasy platform. The Barcelona pair Zora Jones and Sinjin Hawke have used Fractal Fantasy to release a series of supercharged, audio-visual club constructions, including Hawke’s collaborations with L-Vis 1990, MikeQ […]

The sound of liquid metals – New synth on the ...

28 Mar, 2018 in Experimental / Music Production / Synthesizers tagged Experimental by admin

Are you tired of sitting in front of your desktop DAW or perhaps feel that your hardware line up isn’t really cutting it? Well perhaps it is time to try something different. How about indulging yourself in mechanical techno? A guy who knows this trade is Graham Dunning. Graham is […]

The art of mechanical techno

21 Mar, 2018 in Experimental / Music / Music Production tagged DIY / Experimental / Graham Dunning / Mechanical techno / Minimal Techno / Music production by admin

Every now and then a new producer of plug ins, sound libraries and loops appears targeting the sounds of Kraftwerk. What was once magic and very much the result of devoted experimentation in the Kling Klang studio has now become so much easier to realize through modern day DAWs and […]

Crafting the sounds of Düsseldorf – New plug in and ...

15 Mar, 2018 in Music Production / Synthesizers tagged Datamaskin / Datapop / Depeche Mode / Electronic music / Kraftwerk / LoopLords / Metroland / Plugin / Review / Software / Sound library / VST by admin

If you still have not decided whether to go for Roland’s new drum / rhythm machine, we are pretty sure you will be convince after watching this video with Steffi. No talk, no commercial bullshit just pure awesome rhythms. Dutch-born Steffi is a major force in contemporary electronic music, and […]

Steffi gets the groove going on the Roland TR-8S

8 Mar, 2018 in Music Production tagged 808 / 909 / Drum machine / Rhythm machine / Roland / Steffi / TR-8S by admin

An upcoming documentary on Dieter Rams, one of the most influential industrial designers of all time, will feature a soundtrack by composer and producer Brian Eno. The documentary, called simply Rams, is by Gary Hustwit, who also directed the design-oriented films Helvetica, Objectified and Urbanized. Rams, 84, was head of design at Braun from 1961 to 1995, where he […]

Brian Eno scores new documentary on designer Dieter Rams

6 Mar, 2018 in Movie / Music tagged Brian Eno / Dieter Rams / Documentary by admin