Eurorack Gear of 2024
Exploring some of the year's most exciting, innovative and peculiar additions to the ever-evolving modular music-making landscape.
Features
Beyond Music: The Physical Qualities of Sound
In conversation with Xosar, Rrose, Sanna Mun, and Stefanie Egedy on the qualities of sound frequencies.
Favourites: Rafael Anton Irisarri
From shoegaze to minimalism, the New York sound sculptor shares ten records that inspire his craft.
Monument Festival: Tracing the Echo of the Forgotten Valley
Reflections on a yearly communal dance in Nordic electric fields.
Orb Premieres: February 2025
February's Orb Premieres blend charming sentiment with gripping dynamism in a prismatic canvas, overstepping the mundane and realistic with imaginative infusions.
Orb Premieres: January 2025
Collected in the midst of winter, January's Orb Premieres exude a refreshing, mood-enhancing breath, encompassing imaginative artistic visions.
Orb Premieres: December 2024
Contemplative, energetic, and uplifting, the nine tracks in the year's last premiere summary instill a vivid emotional whirlwind.
Orb Premieres: November 2024
November completes a rich succession of creativeness over many fresh tracks hosted during Autumn, bringing twenty-three additional, equally inspired compositions, in range, variety, and vision.
Stephen O’Malley: Framing Narratives through Conceptual Openness
A passionate visionary whose mind-broadening endeavors extend through multifaceted experiences and collaborations on a two-principle foundation.
Neel: Shaping Groove & Texture
Exploring the fusion of texture and groove, collaborative alchemy, and creative inspirations.
Cio D’Or: Psychology of a Creator
Immersing in the mind of an unconventional artist for more than a year to explore her soulful vitality.
Orphx: Three Decades of Ceaseless Creative Expeditions
An anniversary interview with Orphx about their thirty years of artistic explorations.
Label Showcase: Samurai Music/Horo
Deep dive into the journey of the two labels, featuring head honcho Presha and label protagonists, ASC, Sam KDC, Ena, Homemade Weapons and The Untouchables.
Label Showcase: Hypnus Records
The man behind one of the leading modern deep techno imprints steps up for the first time and gives us a lengthy insight on the label’s history, vision and work.
Label Showcase: Suntrip Records
Suntrip Records founders talk about their views on the psychedelic trance scene, changes over the past years, and label’s future work.
Label Showcase: Echocord
Kenneth Christiansen chats with us about the legacy behind his 18-year-old record label.
