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I got tons and tons of messages from people begging me to bring it back somehow: Brian Clevinger talks us through the legacy of Absynth, and how it was reborn for a new generation
7+ hour, 52+ min ago (1768+ words) We recently chatted with Absynth's creator to hear about the history of this legendary instrument and why its recent rebirth is the 'best project he's ever worked on' PLUGIN WEEK 2026: Whispers, rumours, leaks. Like the crescendo of a filter sweep,…...
Grown men were coming up to him with tears in their eyes, saying how he would never fully understand what the song had done for them over the years: Producer Stephen Hague tells us how he made the best English football record with New Order
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (1389+ words) Producer Stephen Hague shares how he helped New Order top the charts - and turned John Barnes into a rap icon - with the iconic 1990 English football anthem World in Motion 1990 seems like a distant, arguably slightly utopian, world away, with acid…...
If 100 people think your song sucks, they will create 200 people who think your song is awesome: Questionable music marketing didn't begin with the recent Geese scandal - it's been going on for decades
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1767+ words) We shine a light on the music industry's dubious marketing history and the shady activities artists, managers, labels and more have indulged in to find an audience" "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to…...
The technology always needed to catch up in a sonic sense. The opinion was always that it never sounded as good as a cable and would not be adopted: How Radiohead were finally convinced to embrace wireless guitar and mic tech for their most recent shows
3+ week, 2+ day ago (491+ words) We brought it into Jonny Greenwood's studio and did some blind tests. We all listened and even the most cynical guitar techs were impressed!" They might be musically adventurous, but Radiohead have tended to favour wired instrument and mic setups…...
Sets an entirely new benchmark for portable, affordable audio interfaces: SSL just released its cheapest audio interface yet
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (313+ words) The SSL 1 is a 2-in/2-out device that comes at a very tempting price Solid State Logic made its first moves in the budget audio interface market in 2020, with the SSL 2 and SSL 2+. Now it's back with an even cheaper…...
Inclusion is not charity and it is not political correctness. It is good leadership, good culture and good business: Blind record producer to take legal action against the artist management firm he co-founded
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (336+ words) Robin Millar says he was denied support after cancer surgery A blind record producer is to take legal action against the owners of an artist management firm he founded over their alleged failure to provide him with proper support. That…...
People are rejecting the algorithm. They want to think and feel. They don't want to be fed things: Geese's record label dismisses the suggestion that their success was contrived amid 'psyop' drama
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (492+ words) The way that they caught fire and caught people's ears honestly gives me hope for the musical era that we're in" Whenever an artist achieves what appears to be overnight success, you'll find someone on the internet telling you that…...
"It's mad, the splits now - the major labels own your masters. They want 88% and that's standard across the board. So every act who signs to a major is not making money": We talk the modern music industry with Dea Matrona
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1936+ words) Dea Matrona tell us how they've managed to gain success whilst maintaining their fiercely DIY ideals in today's competitive industry Gaining viral success via videos of them busking classic rock favourites on the streets of Belfast, Northern Irish duo Dea…...
So he said, "I'm envisioning a very kind of crafted little arrangement, kind of like a music box: The story of the delicate, human-sized power ballad that was the Bangles last hurrah
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1176+ words) Band broke up shortly after it reached Number One It was a huge hit - Number One on both sides of the Atlantic and over a million copies sold worldwide. For a while, in the spring of 1989, wherever you were in…...
From stochastic sequences to a "render farm" of drums: 8 of our favourite Eurorack releases from Superbooth 2026
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1102+ words) We wade through a sea of new modules to pick a few highlights from the Berlin synth show Berlin's Superbooth is probably the most significant date in the modular synth calendar. Seemingly every Eurorack developer and their CV-toting mother had…...