The Roland Space Echo is a timeless classic (when it works)
Unstable but magical, the Roland Space Echo holds a special place in studio history, even if it is slowly being consigned to being a museum piece. This is its story.
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Is the Yamaha CS-80 the most over-hyped synth of all time?
Heavy and expensive and heavy and hard to maintain and... the Yamaha CS-80 is a sought-after synth, but is it deserving of the desire?
A Deep Dive into the History of UK Pirate Radio
Lock down that aerial! It's the original pirate radio (and the stories of those who made it happen).
Roland's TB-303 and the Acid House icon that everybody (still) needs
The sound of acid house, a little grey box, and countless hours of squelching bass lines, snarling filters, and raw energy.
The crunchy long life of Akai S950
It was heavy and slow and had a tiny screen and annoying knobs but it was amazing and here's its story. The S2000 in all its maddening glory.
The small and mighty Roland SH-101
Equally loved by electro bands in keytar mode, psytrance producers doing wild sweeps, or dub reggae plodding away, the SH-101 is a true icon.
Big ups to the long history of Jungle
This one is for the original nutters... the story of the history of the genre of Jungle.