Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though the term 'lo-fi' was thrown around, back then, it was more of a descriptor of a no-frills sonic aesthetic than any sort of ...

crush_DLX are the L.A.-based pairing of English singer/producer POP LEVI and Canadian model/singer Bunny Holiday, whose work together Ariel Pink fans might recall from last year’s Pink-featuring “My ...

Tara Jane O’Neil is releasing a new album simply as TJO, Songs for Peacock, on July 10 via Orindal Records (pre-order). The album was “recorded at home using primitive electronic instruments in ...

Around 2015, New Jersey-born composer Joel Zigman had been pigeonholed as the social-justice guy trying to reform an academic classical-music program at the University of Texas at Austin. His politics ...

The 1980s were a truly remarkable time. Big hair, shoulder pads and Patrick Swayze ruled the roost and synthesisers were the soundtrack of choice. The whole era is ripe for nostalgic backward glances, ...

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From simple buzzers to an Atari Punk Console, the simple 555 timer chip is the foundation of a whole lot of interesting lo-fi synth projects perfect for beginners. [Steven] put together a great ...