Features Lists Music Top 25 songs from the 80s to party to by Luke Saunders From Wham! to Herbie Hancock we couple the good with the bad to locate the most delicious grooves of a decade. Here are the top…
Enmore Audio Features The vocoder: from military communication to musical inspiration by Borna Crvelin The vocoder has been a tool for manipulating the human voice for nearly a century. Let’s dive into its fascinating history and count the classic…
Enmore Audio News Chick Corea, pianist and pioneer of modern jazz, dies aged 79 by Daniel Croft Chick Corea will leave a legacy that will not be forgotten. His appreciation and exploration of music over his long career earns a place as…
Music WATCH: From The Archive, Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock Leap In by Emily Elvish Two icons of jazz piano, Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock go at it with just two pianos. Unbelievable improvising. Check out the video below:
Music Video WATCH: From The Archive, Herbie Hancock on Miles Davis by Emily Elvish One legend describes another. Hear how jazz legend Herbie Hancock learned a crucial lesson from Miles Davis. Wonderful stuff. Check out the interview with Herbie…
Enmore Audio Features The ARP Odyssey: the classic synth that took on the Minimoog by Josh Davies In the early 1970s, the synthesizer market was dominated by two names – Robert Moog, and Alan R. Pearlman. Both men lent their names to…
Features Fusion and freedom: the unfinished adventures of Herbie Hancock by Dan Shaw At the core of jazz is improvisation, or put another way, musical freedom. Through this is the philosophy that has always underpinned the style, traditions…
Enmore Audio Features How the Minimoog sparked a synthesizer revolution by Josh Davies The Minimoog Model D is known as the synthesizer that started it all, but this legacy wasn’t built in a day. In the early 1960s,…
Features How Herbie Hancock introduced the synthesizer to jazz by Luke Saunders Herbie Hancock has always been an innovator. From his time with Blue Note Records and the Miles Davis Band to the revolutionary Head Hunters, he was pushing…
Features A guide to Blue Note Records in 8 essential albums by Luke Saunders No one label has impacted the direction of jazz like Blue Note Records. As prolific as they are revolutionary, we pick apart their most essential…
Enmore Audio Features The Oberheim DMX drum machine: the heartbeat of hip hop by Dan Shaw In many ways, the sonic style of the ’80s was characterised by the embrace of new technology, without necessarily complying with the notion of realism….
Lists News The 5 gigs you can’t miss at VIVID Sydney 2019 by Evie Weily Sydney’s beloved VIVID festival is returning for their epic 11th year, and the annual celebration of lights, music and art has unveiled an incredible lineup…
News Jazz maestro Herbie Hancock announces 2019 Australian tour by Luke Saunders The jazz master Herbie Hancock has announced a string of dates across Australia for 2019. He will be doing shows in Canberra, Perth and Brisbane…
