The LinnDrum II Is Dead

The LinnDrum II, a collaboration between Roger Linn of MPC fame and Dave Smith of analog synth renown, appears to be DEAD. The “MPC for the new millennium” – as some have described it – doesn’t seem to have enough juice, on several levels, to garner a viable release. The LinnDrum II was initially touted as a new musical instrument for the real-time creation and improvisation of beat-oriented music, both...

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Audi Designs A Piano – Baby Got Back!

Since corporate-themed Choppers are way passe these days, Audi decided to partner with piano maker Bosendorfer to construct a grand piano to celebrate Audi’s centennial. You know from some of our past articles about futuristic piano design, that we’re into this type of thing, but this is quite slick. “Generous surface areas ensure formal clarity; there are no decorative applications, the edges and lines are sharply drawn,...

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