Music technology was an expensive business back in the late 60s. It was very much the preserve of the rich or culturally successful elite, at least until a degree of democratisation occurred, during ...

A decade later, Rihanna’s most unapologetic album still shapes music, fashion and culture. 7 hours ago “We’re heartbroken, but take some small solace in knowing he was on the road doing what he loved ...

American synthesizer company Sequential Circuits recently announced a brand new compact desktop version of their iconic Prophet-5 synthesizer. The Prophet-5 was the first programmable polyphonic synth ...

Dave Smith — the electronic music pioneer behind MIDI and the inventor of the iconic Prophet-5 synthesizer — has died, San Francisco-based synthesizer company Sequential announced this week. Smith ...

Update: Listen to "Sequential Circuits", as premiered on Mary Anne Hobbs' show, here, at the 1 hour 23 minute mark. It's preceded by a brief interview with Panda Bear about making the album. Check out ...

Starting yesterday and finishing tomorrow, Animal Collective’s Panda Bear has been premiering tracks from his forthcoming solo album Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper on radio stations across the world ...