Curtis Roads And The Secrets Of Granular Synthesis

Curtis Roads is a composer, author and computer programmer specializing in granular and pulsar synthesis. He co-founded the International Computer Music Association in 1980 and edited the Computer Music Journal for over 23 years. He has created software including PulsarGenerator and the Creatovox, both with Alberto de Campo. In this series of interviews, Roads talks… Read More Curtis Roads And The Secrets Of Granular Synthesis

Metal Machine Music

Rolling Stone has a review of Lou Reed‘s recent live performance of Metal Machine Music – Reeds’ controversial symphony of noise. When Metal Machine Music was released in 1975, people did not know what to make of it. The album, influenced by the drone music of La Monte Young and John Cale,  consists entirely of… Read More Metal Machine Music