From Alice Coltrane’s devotional music to modern ambient interpretations of Sufi mysticism, synthesizers are everywhere in spiritual music. But what is it that makes synthesizers so attractive to ...

A SYNTH-Y SONG? It creates a current through a party in an instant. It can help a jogger pick up a little speed or a dance group to find that extra arc of air. So simply saying that the synthesizer ...

Human’s Lib topped the UK album charts in 1984. It spawned four singles, three of which entered the top 10, including the irresistible ‘What is Love’ and ‘New Song’. Howard Jones’ second album Dream ...

BBC Music recently ranked the 23 best synth-pop albums, but there were a few missed opportunities on the list.

For music geeks, building a synthesizer has always been a way to experiment with sound, far beyond what commercial synths will allow. But for those who have never picked up a soldering iron, it can be ...

The 1980s were rich with one-hit wonders. And these three one-hit wonders from the 80s had very 80s music videos.

Synth wizards Critter & Guitari have launched a successor to the company's first product – the Pocket Piano – in the shape of a portable music box called the 201, which sports six sound engines, a ...

After showing off a pre-production prototype at NAMM earlier this year, Germany's Waldorf Music has announced the availability of the Kyra virtual analog (VA) synthesizer. Waldorf insists that the ...

The newest addition to Moog Music’s family of semi-modular analog synthesizers is the uniquely named Subharmonicon, and it's a powerful creation tool because it combines some interesting music theory ...

Whether you're a Moog maven or have a different electronic fancy, this exhibit is sure to strike the right key. A SYNTH-Y SONG? It creates a current through a party in an instant. It can help a jogger ...