Crate Digging is a monthly roundup of top-tier tunes you might have missed from across the electronic music spectrum.
Crate Digging with Andrew Wowk – 15 High-Quality Tunes from September
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Month: September 2020
The Teenage Engineering PO-80 Record Factory Kit Creates Lo-Fi Vinyl Records
Teenage Engineering has released a compact, portable record player kit that gives users the chance to create and play lo-fi vinyl. In collaboration with famous sound-to-object designer Yuri Suzuki, the PO-80 engraves and plays 5-inch discs with “ultra-analog lo-fi...
Korg Discounting the SQ-64 Polyphonic Sequencer at 40% Off for a Limited Time
Korg has temporarily dropped the price on the Korg SQ-64 Polyphonic Sequencer by 40%, down from $329 at its original listing.
Momo Müller’s Roland JX-08 Patch Editor Now Available
Developer Momo Müller's latest patch editor gives users access to various onboard and hidden parameters for the Roland JX-08 synthesizer. Making its debut in 2022, the JX-08 is a modern compact reproduction of the 1985 model, the JX-8P. The JX-08 Editor’s GUI shows...
The Minimoog Model D iOS App is Now a Free macOS App
Moog Music’s Minimoog Model D iOS app is available standalone and as a desktop plugin for major DAWs.
The MIDI Association Announces MIDI 2.0 Development Tools
MIDI 2.0 products and services will begin production due to an initiative set by over 50 MIDI Association companies.
Winamp Returns with 5.9 Update After 4 Years of Development
Winamp, an iconic media player of the ’90s and early 2000s, has gotten a major update for newer generations of operating systems.
AVA Festival Announces New AVA Connections Events in Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin
Irish event brand AVA Festival will now expanded to include events called AVA Connections in Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin.
Audius Hacked for $6.1 Million in AUDIO Tokens
Blockchain-powered streaming service Audius was hacked for $6.1 million worth of their AUDIO tokens.
Crate Digging with Andrew Wowk – 10 Great Tracks From July
From obscurities uncovered during trips down Bandcamp rabbit holes to the latest releases from legendary artists, Crate Digging is here to keep your collection up to date.
Brian Eno to Release 22nd Album, FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE
Five years have passed since Brian Eno’s last studio-length album. The definitive ambient composer has now announced a ten-track effort.
Understanding the DJ Pierre/Mr. C Feud and Acid House’s Origins
DJ Pierre has called Mr. C a racist. Mr. C has accused DJ Pierre of rapist sympathy. A long and winding road of comment threads got them to this point.
Hot Track Time Machine – 10 Acid House Jams From Yesteryear
This month’s Hot Track Time Machine focuses on acid house, a subgenre of house that traces its roots back to the mid-1980s in Chicago
Central London Club HERE to Host New Queer Party, MILK
HERE, a recently opened 23,000-square-foot club in Central London, will soon be the home of a new queer party called MILK.
Novation V-Station and B-Station are Now Free to Download
Novation‘s classic software synthesizers V-Station and B-Station are now available as free downloads for Mac and Windows.
Printworks London Will Shut its Doors to Make Room for Offices
Printworks London will vacate its current premises as British Land will demolish a portion of the building for offices and shops.
Delia Derbyshire Film Soundtrack by Cosey Fanni Tutti to Get Official Release
Cosey Fanni Tutti delivered the Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And The Legendary Tapes score, and it will release via Conspiracy International.
Arturia Releases Sound Explorers Collection Belledonne Bundle
Arturia’s Sound Explorers Collection Belledonne expands on the 20th anniversary collection released in 2019.
Grupo Empresas Matutes Acquires Dominant Share of Privilege Ibiza
José María Etxaniz of Privilege Ibiza’s former parent company has been embroiled in a legal dispute with Grupo Empresas Matutes since 2018.
Roland Releases Free SP-404MKII Firmware Update
Roland’s firmware update for the SP-404MKII includes a brand new sampling and effects engine.
Steinberg’s Backbone 1.5 Plugin Creates Drum Patterns Using Artificial Intelligence
Backbone 1.5 is Steinberg’s latest update to their drum re-synthesizer, marking their first foray into integrating artificial intelligence.
Crate Digging with Andrew Wowk – 10 Must-Have Tracks from June
From obscurities uncovered in Bandcamp rabbit holes to the latest releases from legendary artists, Crate Digging is here to keep your collection up to date.
IK Multimedia Introduces The iLoud MTM Immersive Speaker Bundle
IK Multimedia now sells a turnkey Dolby Atmos monitoring system, the iLoud MTM Immersive Bundle.
After Hours Activities and Lineup for Kappa FuturFestival 2022 Announced
The full lineup and after hours activities have been announced for Kappa FuturFestival 2022 from July 1st-3rd at Parca Dora in Italy.
Four Tet Settles with Domino Recordings: “They Have Recognized My Original Claim”
After a legal battle that started in August 2021, Four Tet and Domino Recordings have reached a settlement largely in favor of the former.
Carl Cox to Release First Album in Over a Decade, Electronic Generations
Electronic Generations, Carl Cox’s first studio-length album in more than a decade, features Juan Atkins, Fatboy Slim, and Nicole Moudaber.
Bandcamp Launches 3rd Annual Juneteenth NAACP Fundraiser
Today, Bandcamp is holding another Juneteenth fundraiser in which it will donate 100% of its fees to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
Annabel Ross: “Carl Craig Banned Me from Reviewing Movement Festival”
According to Annabel Ross, Carl Craig had given Movement Music Festival an ultimatum: he would not perform if she was allowed to review it.
Project Silica is a Glass Hard Drive that Could Store Music for 10,000 Years
The team behind bomb-proof shelter Global Music Vault have teamed up with Microsoft on a more portable storage method: Project Silica.
Exist Festival Team Accuse Athens Venue PTX of Nonpayment
Exist Festival staff are asking their artist friends not to accept gigs at PTX until the venue pays artists what they claim they’re owed.