Three decades of Aphex in action I can remember precisely where and when I was when I realised Aphex Twin was going to be a star. It was at the door of Manchester Academy, in the early hours of October 10, 1993 and it had been a long night. The main attraction at the Megadog-hosted […]
Last updated 17 August, 2023 Echo is one of the most commonly used and pleasing effects in music, and a great tool for the creative DJ. So in this article, we’ll look at what it is, why it’s a great effect to use, and how to get started experimenting with it in your own DJing. […]
South London Rallies round pic: Sienna Gray Rally Festival: London Southwark Park, 5/08/23 The days prior to London’s Rally Festival are unfortunately plagued with dropouts. The first year of this new festival coming from organisers Bird on The Wire seem to prove hectic nearing closer and closer to the day; stage headliners drop out close […]
Four Iteritas models are set for the chop. Fare thee well, sweet Basimilus. [embedded content] Noise Engineering have announced that the four core modules in the Iteritas series will be discontinued. The Basimilus Iteritas Alter, Manis Iteritas, Cursus Iteritas and Ataraxic Iteritas all rely on an XMOS CPU chip which has been taken out of […]
The premium case features isolated power zones to help avoid power issues. [embedded content] Make Noise have announced a new premium Eurorack case. The 4 Zone CV Bus Case offers high-end features including four isolated power zones (allowing you to separate modules from each other) and a fancy built-in CV bus with visual feedback. The […]
Shining a spotlight on the SC Live’s waveform views. [embedded content] Denon DJ’s SC Live 2 and the four-channel SC Live 4 are competitively priced standalone controllers which benefit from all the advantages of Denon’s Engine ecosystem. Among the many benefits of the SC Live is next-level waveform visualisation. In waveform view, low, mid and […]
The Chat Show comes to town pic: Robert Cunningham In the past year, Oklahoma City based noise-rock meets sludge metal four-piece Chat Pile have swollen from a niche passion project to one of the most buzzed about bands in the extreme underground. Following two impressive and unsettling EPs, as well as a split with blackened […]
The albums that matter Various – Solstice III (Multi Culti) We’ve noticed that in recent years, one effective meaning-making method for artists has been to time their releases with major celestial events. We’re not suggesting a single music release can cause some great cosmic Conjunction of the Spheres. Rather, we’re saying, in some mysterious way, […]
What is an assembler? An assembler is a type of computer program that takes in basic instructions and converts them into a pattern of bits that the computer’s processor can use to perform basic operations. The assembler’s job is to convert assembler or assembly language code into machine code that the computer can then read […]