The Rebirth of Swans
In 2007, I had seen pretty much every Angels of Light or Michael Gira solo tour that had happened since the breakup of Swans. I was pretty burnt my missing the final Swans
music
Making it, listening to it, recording it, all that
New Impercept
Playing around with the new Reaktor 6. I don't know why I ended up with a techno beat.
Kraftwerk at the Masonic Temple in Detroit
Some musical acts who get long in the tooth sustain themselves through constant reinvention, like David Bowie. Others, like Iron Maiden, keep their old hits from sounding tired by pushing themselves to make
In Every City? Wire's Drill
When I was in high school, I had a friend who shrugged off the idea of Wire records after 154, because they "started doing techno or something." That's narrow
In praise of the Alesis SR-16
I was somewhat surprised recently to see that some people on the group-buying site Massdrop were attempting to get a group together for the Alesis SR-16 drum machine. At its regular street price,