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).
Phuture's "Acid Tracks" and the Acid House to come It's easy to take for granted how far Acid House has come. And important to look back at the pioneering "Acid Tracks" that helped the culture go global.
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.