Remix Contest: Sounds from the Large Hadron Collider
December 30, 2010 – 10:05 pm | 416 Comments

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest particle accelerator that resides in a tunnel 27km in circumference beneath the earth near Geneva, Switzerland.
The purpose of the LHC is to help us understand some …

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The Acid Symphony Orchestra
October 13, 2009 – 9:14 pm | One Comment
The Acid Symphony Orchestra

The Acid Symphony Orchestra is the brainchild of Jori Hulkkonen. Imagine 10 Roland TB-303′s one Roland TR-707 drum machine, and one Roland TR-808 drum machine. All wonderfully in sync, all tweaked by members …

Nintendo Jazz
October 10, 2009 – 10:23 am | 7 Comments
Nintendo Jazz

I love old Nintendo 8 bit games, and I love some of the music in these games. Well, Scott Bradlee and Ben Golder-Novick teamed up to bring you classic video game music recreated …

Devo reissue classic albums and play them live on tour
September 16, 2009 – 7:08 pm | No Comment
Devo reissue classic albums and play them live on tour

New Wave legends and post-punk nerd rockers Devo have are the latest band to jump on the play-the-album-in-its-entirety-live bandwagon. Starting in November, the Akron, Ohio band is going to play concerts on two nights …

The History of Techno
September 8, 2009 – 3:29 pm | One Comment
The History of Techno

The documentary “High Tech Soul” is a documentary movie that reconstructs the history of techno music.
The movie is a fantastic look at the genesis of the techno genre, and includes interviews and footage …

The Best CD case insert… ever.
August 19, 2009 – 4:14 pm | 2 Comments
The Best CD case insert… ever.

I’ve always been a fan of creative CD packaging, but Moldover’s Awesome Edition CD just blew my mind.
The CD insert is actually a circuit board that lists all the tracks and artist information – cool …

Music: What are we missing?
July 17, 2009 – 4:34 pm | 46 Comments
Music: What are we missing?

Here is something very profound to think about. This story is about music, and how the set, setting, and our preconceived ideas can affect our judgement and our perceptions. It is in fact …

Escape Philosophy
July 13, 2009 – 9:33 am | One Comment
Escape Philosophy

Escape Philosophy is Matthew Davidson, currently living in Cambridge, MA. He’s right into modular synths and has produced multiple CD’s and sample libraries and his music can be heard on the airwaves of …

Richard Bartz talks techno
June 26, 2009 – 12:23 am | No Comment
Richard Bartz talks techno

Richard Bartz is a fairly prolific German techno and dance producer, remixer, and solo artist. He’s released a number of records but enjoys playing live more than anything.
Bartz has a fairly unique style, and …