Can You Pick Which Of These 20 Strange Instruments Will Be The Best In The World?

20 new instruments have been chosen as semi-finalists in this year’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition. The international competition is an annual event, held at the Georgia Institute of Technology, that seeks to find the world’s best new ideas in musical instrument design, engineering and musicianship. The semi-finalists include strange new electronic instruments, MIDI controllers and acoustic instruments.… Read More Can You Pick Which Of These 20 Strange Instruments Will Be The Best In The World?

Mid-Century Electronica On The KingKorg Synthesizer

Sunday Synth Jam: Synthesist Rod Mitchell, aka Atomic Shadow, works in a mid-century electronica style, using vintage electronics to create ‘a modern take on the early days of electronic music’. So we were interested when he shared a new track, embedded below, that features the Korg KingKorg synthesizer. It’s an interesting exploration of the KingKorg. But, more… Read More Mid-Century Electronica On The KingKorg Synthesizer