Review of ‘explosions in technicolour’ album by Espher
This is an excellent album, quite hard to pin down a particular style but that's what makes it such a good album. There are elements of trance, downtempo and future…
Review of Softube Modular and Buchla 259e twisted waveform generator add-on for Modular
Linköping, Sweden: Softube is proud to announce the first ever officially licensed Buchla plug-in: The Buchla 259e Twisted Waveform Generator for Modular. Unique and desirable, this dual oscillator is guaranteed…
Analogue Solutions introduces Mr Hyde and Dr Strangelove synthBlocks signal processors
KINGSWINFORD, UK: British boutique electronic instruments innovator Analogue Solutions is proud to announce availability of Mr Hyde and Dr Strangelove — introducing its synthBlocks series of small and affordable desktop…
Review of Erlanger Programme album by Rainer Straschill
This is an excellently arranged and produced album, there's an ambience with a subtle tension and cinematic qualities at times. The instruments are often processed in innovative ways to create…
Review of Familiar Haunts album by Jason Simon on Cardinal Fuzz
Jason Simon is best known for his work as the guitarist and singer for the seminal heavy psych band Dead Meadow. Familiar Haunts is a solo release on Cardinal Fuzz…
A brief essay on history of music in China
I first published this on my long-defunct website back in 2006. I've been looking for the original for some time with no luck, however, I finally found a backup copy…
Keith McMillen Instruments introduces BopPad – a smart sensor electronic drum pad controller
“For years we’ve been asked to make a drum pad with our patented Smart Fabric Sensor technology — a control surface that would integrate seamlessly into a standard drum kit…