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Rare Effect Returns to Lisbon for its 2024 edition: Exploring Humanity’s Place in a Tech-Driven WorldNow in its fifth edition, the festival will explore this year’s theme of “Obsolescence,”
Make Music Matter and Palestine Music Space announces The Fringe: Two Days of Political Conversation and MusicMusician Ahmed Eid's fundraiser to support Palestine Music Space,in response to WOMEX’s silence on the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
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- Rhythms Of Life with BruceStepping outside of your comfort zone is both frightening and essential. For artists, the process breathes new life into the craft, but change is not without its risks.
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Premiere: Woo – Earth Angels [Music To Watch Seeds Grow By]Classy grooves from one of the most consistent producers out there.
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Electribal Gathering – Billie Ray Martin recallsSinger Billie Ray Martin recalls the formation of Electribe101, record company problems and getting the Marshall Jefferson seal of approval…![2022_MartinaBerther_MidSize_5]()
The Cave of Forgotten Dreams: The World of Martina BertherThe innovative world of Swiss bass player & composer Martina Berther explained using Stone Age art
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Music
Thinkspace Launches Online Ma In Computer Game Music And Audio Design
In the 90s dance boom, a producer making electroinc music could expect to raise decent money by flogging 12"s by the thousand. With that market well and truly gone (no matter how much people talk about a 'vinyl revival' the fact remains that most labels now sell at most 500 copies of a 12"), it's […]
Does This Bonavita Bv1900ts Make The Best Coffee In The World?
There are few things which we love more than coffee here at Ransom Note towers. Except beer, or the smell of sucess in the morning. However, after that, coffee is pretty much the next best thing. It also smells good too. We took it upon ourselves to review our latest office addition, the Bonavita BV1900TS. […]
Moog Celebrates 5th Anniversary Of ‘Circuit Bending’ Competition
Circuit-bending is a chance art form pioneered by Reed Gazala in 1966. Combining art, sonic artistry and creativity, and altering the internal circuitry of electronic devices such as keyboards, drum machines, and children's toys, circuit benders produce new sounds not intended in the original design. This year, Moog’s circuit bending challenge was to take a […]
5th Annual Moog Circuit Bending Challenge Announced
The annual Moog Circuit Bending Contest has arrived at its 5th edition this year. If Dr Robert Moog is one of your idols and you love to spend your time playing with cables, oscillators, generators and synthesiser modules, this competition is perfect for you. In celebration of the innovative synthesiser that took its name from […]
Vestax Resurrected With Forthcoming Dj Gear
Vestax, the turntable and mixer manufacturer much favoured by turntablists QBert, Cut Chemist & the hip-hop community are coming back to life. Despite going bust in 2014, it's founder Hidesato Shiino plans to have new gear available from March this year, with limited runs of 10-20 units per month. Also in the pipeline this year are a […]
Korg Announces New Synth
Korg have taken a change in direction following the announcement of their latest polysynth titled the Minilogue. The move sees them release a synth of a larger build in comparison to the highly popular smaller models including the Volca Keys. The Minilogue features a four voice analogue engine, a 16 step polyphonic note and motion […]
Goldie Creates Graffiti App Arta
Fresh from visiting the auld girl Liz at her house on The Mall, drum & bass stalwart and celebrity TV favourite Goldie has turned his attention to mobile technology & gaming. ARTA stands for Art Rail Transit Authority, and the iPad app which has been three years in development will launch with both digital & […]
Kerri Chandler, Honey Dijon and DJ Nobu soundtrack Club Qu’s virtual experience, ‘Discover Tokyo’
Club Qu will host the world’s first virtual experience with spatial audio, taking viewers on a journey through the city of Tokyo. Streaming live on Friday 26th March, ‘Discover Tokyo’ is a 45-minute 360 immersive experience that tours the neon-lit streets to a digital art gallery and a nightclub, with each space soundtracked by original […]
Review: AIAIAI TMA-2 Wireless+
AIAIAI are cutting cables with their latest set of wireless headphones.
Review: AIAIAI Unit-4 Wireless+
AIAIAI launch the Unit-4's, the worlds first wireless monitors for the recording studio and on the move mixing.
Review: MasterSounds Radius MK2
The Radius MK2 produces solid sound reproduction which is natural and dynamic with minimal distortion, allowing for clean recreation across the frequency spectrum.
New survey suggests over half of musicians would conceal their use of Artificial Intelligence
A report conducted by Pirate Studios demonstrates the somewhat precarious use of AI in music production and what it means for the future.
Review: AIAIAI’s TMA-2 DJ XE
We take a look at the latest headphones from the innovative music tech brand.
State of the ‘Art’: Lisene meets Pigments
In our new video series, we invite artists to dig into the features and workings of some of Arturia's newest products.
Review: Gadhouse launch Miles Speaker
The Bangkok-based brand enters the UK for the first time with the launch of a new speaker system.
Non-profit music tech org Saffron announce fundraiser to continue their work
The organisation have previously received one off short-term grants and are now appealing to the wider public until long term financial support materialises.
Arturia announce limited edition of PolyBrute
The PolyBrute Noir is a 6-voice 61-note analog synthesizer with sound morphing capability which has been acclaimed by critics and musicians.
Arturia launch Minifreak V as standalone plugin
The music tech company has announced an innovative new upgrade to the Minifreak product sphere, bridging the gap between analog and digital.
State of the ‘Art’: Ceri meets the Keylab Essential 49 and Analog Lab V
In our new video series, we invite artists to dig into the features and workings of some of Arturia's newest products.
Special Arturia event includes announcement of new Synthesizer
The announcement was arguably one of the biggest and most prominent in the history of Arturia who have emerged as one of the pioneering forces in modern music technology.
Arturia to make special announcement via Stream
Founded in Grenoble, France, in 1999, Arturia specialises in the development of music software and hardware having released innovative products such as the Microfreak, Minibrute and Polybrute as well as a number of plugins, software applications and audio interfaces.
State of the ‘Art’: Eluize meets the BeatStep Pro and V Collection 9
In our new video series, we invite artists to dig into the features and workings of some of Arturia's newest products.
Pirate launch ‘The Project Fund’ to give artists free studio time
The £17,000 fund will be awarded to three creatives or collectives.
Arturia launches new MiniFuse audio interface
Three editions of the new audio interface series have been unveiled so far.
Best Films Forever Collective launch live broadcast support and tech consultation service
Berlin-based video collective Best Films Forever (BFF) have launched a new service offering live broadcast resources including back-end tech consultation globally, scaleable live broadcast production, and studio space for artists, festivals, magazines, and agencies in Berlin. Founded in 2018 by visual artists Theresa Baumgartner & Zoya Bassi, and run in collaboration with several producers – […]
Cong Burn release sequencer online for producers in lockdown
The label, run by John Howes, has announced a new online sequencer available for download which should help to occupy the time of producers currently in lockdown. Strokes v2.0 is available now and acts as a Max for Live Sequencing workstation complete with Euclidean Groovebox, Generative Feedback Network and a Modulation Toolkit. A full technical […]
Graham Dunning Remixes Michael Forrest’S “Computer Screen”
A few months ago, Ransom Note featured an interview with Graham Dunning – the man behind 'Mechanical Techno'. Released last week is this new video (watch below) of a Mechanical Techno remix. The original song was put together by Michael Forrest, and has been reworked by Dunning using one of his hand-built machines. The […]
Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Fm To Launch Mobile App
Gilles Peterson's Worldwide FM has announced the launch of its new mobile app. Worldwide FM was launched as an online music platform by Peterson back in 2016 and is based in London with satellite studios in Paris, L.A, Brussels and Tokyo. The shows are curated by Gilles and Thris Tian and feature a plethora of […]
Moog Discontinues Minimoog Voyager Xl Synthesiser
Moog have announced that they are to discontinue production of their Minimoog Voyager XL. The modular synth is the last one that was designed from start to finish by Bob Moog, features more than 36 patch points and is the last member of this particular synth family in production. The legendary synth has been used […]
Music Hackspace Announce New Home And Programme For 2017
Music Hackspace has announced that they will be taking up residency at Somerset House Studios and given details of their programme for the rest of 2017. The programme for 2017 kicks off this evening with a special talk from Sam Battle aka Look Mum No Computer, who'll be showcasing the latest version of his Synth […]
Gearogs, The Audio Equipment Marketplace From Discogs
Discogs, the music database and marketplace, prepare to launch a spin-off marketplace for audio equipment this April, the snappily titled Gearogs. In 2016 they launched Gearogs as an equipment database but will shortly enter the market sphere with this new arm of their operation. Heading up the new site a statement claims that, “We are […]
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