• Telepathic Instruments Orchid Review: A Cool Quirky Chord Synth Built For Inspiration

    When I first saw the Telepathic Instruments Orchid, I wanted it. Immediately. The design looks like something from the 90s had sex with something from the 70s, and you get a Mac/WORProcessor/IBM typewriter-looking thing with one octave worth of keys, some knobs, and a lot of mystery. Even the marketing was mysterious; you couldn’t tell if you were the joke, it was the joke, or it was a legitimate device.
    So when I was at ADE back in October and saw the Telepathic Instruments Pop Up store,
  • PartyKeys Keyboard & PartyStudio Review: A Fun Music Creation System Without The DAW

    Let’s just start this review by saying this is not professional gear; it’s more akin to the Rock Band video game than it is a Logic Pro. What’s cool is that it takes you out of that “serious” music making universe and puts you in an on the fly let’s go jam or busk mentality.The PartyKeys Keyboard and PartyStudio combo is designed for a very specific kind of musician—the one who wants to play, not program. It’s not trying to replace a DAW, compete w
  • Solarstone presents. Pure Trance Radio Episode 471

    This week’s show is a Chillout Moment Special for Christmas Eve 2025.
    Stoby – Light Harbour (Ambient Mix)
    Solarstone – The Last Defeat PT. I
    Solarstone – innermost
    Coldcut – Autumn Leaves (Irresistable Force Remix)
    Solarstone – Twilight
    Solarstone – Forever (Update Project Mix)
    Air – A New Star in the Sky
    Pippa-Reid Foster – Turning Tides
    Conjure One – Sleep (Solarstone Afterhours Mix)
    Clare Stagg – Stargazing (Solarstone Afterhou

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