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Pocket rocket

There looks to be a resurgence in dedicated compact hardware synths and Waldorf’s newest offering the Rocket Synthesizer is one little beast that offers massive sound in a very small body.

The inaugural Dirtybird Campout is something to write home about... 

Best. Festival. Experience. Ever. Comradery and community are back in the electronic music scene thanks to the Dirtybird Campout. The first-ever edition of the event made...

Los Angeles label giant Dirtybird Records has been one of the leaders of the underground dance scene for the past decade. Created by Claude VonStroke...

Pioneer's affordable new deck has landed. 

Pioneer DJ is launching its most compact and flexible digital player yet: the slimline XDJ-700 rekordbox-ready player with touch screen, Pro DJ Link and many...

The American sound artist was known for long-form works such as 'I Am Sitting In A Room'

American avant-garde composer Alvin Lucier has died, aged 90.

The news was confirmed by his former wife and collaborator Mary Lucier on Facebook, with his...

A statement was made this morning (6th July)

Legendary film composer, Ennio Morricone, has died aged 91.

Morricone had suffered a broken femur and was in a clinic when he passed away today...

'Monitress' was created by Jon Leidecker, AKA Wobbly, for Hausu Moutain Records

A symphony has been composed from multiple iPhones by San Francisco multimedia artist Jon Leidecker, AKA Wobbly. 

'Monitress' will land via the Chicago label Hausu...

Carl Craig, Brian Eno and Moritz von Oswald collaborator, and the man who coined the "fourth world" musical aesthetic 

The influential American avant-garde composer Jon Hassell has died, aged 84.

The musical icon's family released a statement on 27th June via Facebook and Twitter...

Vangelis, Blade Runner composer and synth pioneer, dies, aged 79

The legendary Greek musician also soundtracked films such as Chariots Of Fire and Alexander

Greek composer and synth pioneer Vangelis died this week at the age of 79. A report by the Associated Press confirmed the news, though his...

With the first-ever edition of East Coast America's hedonistic (adult) summer camp almost upon us, we thought it wise to show some of the action...

DityBird Campout has well and truly cemented its reputation for silliness, serious tunes, and a stunning California location.

The fundamental principle being Claude VonStroke, who recently...

Get primed for the debut East Coast shindig...

Claude VonStroke is sharing all 90 minutes from his set at Dirtybird Campout West. The video stream arrives as VonStroke and the Dirtybird collective promote...

And we don't mean the drum & bass duo...

Sony CSL Research Laboratory has shared the first ever pop song written by an artificial intelligence.

The software, known as Flow Machines, uses information from...

Roland AIRA Compact

The T-8, J-6 and E-4 are all available for $199 each

Roland has announced a new affordable hardware drum machine, polysynth and vocal processor in the form of a new AIRA Compact lineup. The T-8 is...

Mira Calix, award-winning Warp Records artist and composer, has died

The multidisciplinary artist and composer was one of the first women to be signed to Warp in the ‘90s

Mira Calix, the award-winning multidisciplinary artist, composer and longtime Warp Records member has died. News of the artist born Chantal Passamonte’s passing was confirmed today...

The project was a commission for this month's Manchester International Festival

Planet Mu's Jlin has contributed ten original tracks for a new video game, Songs Of The Lost.

Created by Canadian designer Paloma Dawkins for Manchester...