Throughout the years, Israeli techno producer Maayan Nidam—who’s been based in Berlin since 2004—has juggled a variety of pseudonyms, including Laverne Radix, Miss Fitz, and Spunky Brewster, along ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Minimalist composer Steve Reich is coming to LACMA's Bing Theatre next week, where the Lyris Quartet will perform his works Different Trains and Piano Counterpoint. In the 60s, American composer Reich ...

Music for productivity comes in various forms, but if you’re the type who enjoys non-vocal electronica in the background while you get stuff done, Focusmusic.fm delivers. Best of all, it’s in a simple ...

Pretty much the founding document of minimal techno, Robert Hood’s seminal LP is available in several different forms with differing track lists, but each variation is impressive. Created with just ...

Caterina Barbieri, 35, plays gigs on banks of synthesizers. That makes her a surprising choice to lead the cerebral Venice ...

Kate NV’s для FOR, released this June on the New York label RVNG, represents a departure from the Russian musician’s past collagist, abstract pop compositions. This new record finds her refining ...

Mac: It's no secret that iTunes is a bit of a bloated mess. If you're looking for something simpler, Vox is a music player that taps into your iTunes library, but doesn't come with nearly as much ...

Formant-shifting is a vocal production technique that can be heard all over the charts in 2025, from Billie Eilish to Travis Scott. Often confused with pitch-shifting, formant-shifting manipulates the ...

Songza is a new music search engine and player. It's got the cleanest interface to a music library that I've ever seen, and it's great fun to use. It is limited, though. To play music on Songza, you ...

The first time I saw Henry Plotnick play, he and his parents had just arrived for a weekend visit. Henry jumped out of the car and breathlessly asked if my partner, James, and I wanted to hear the new ...