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TEEN and the Recording Process

A former member of ambient indie pop group Here We Go Magic, Teeny Lieberson formed TEEN in 2011. Her sisters Katherine and Lizzie and friend Jane Herships completed the line-up, and the group started exploring Teeny’s musical interests, which had veered from the quirky indie pop of her previous band to percussive, organ heavy rock ‘n’ roll with psychedelic flourishes.... Click on the title for more

TEEN and the Recording Process

New Pedals: TWA’s Great Divide

Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither was The Great Divide. Over three years in development, this pedal (aka the TWA GD-02) combines classic analog octave division with proprietary Synth technology to create an powerful tool for musical expression.... Click on the title for more

New Pedals: TWA’s Great Divide

Human Factor in Electronic Drum Loops

My feeling as a music producer is that in Electronic Music today there is WAAAY too much to-the-beat quantization. For the uninitiated, “quantizing” is the process of aligning the hits of a musical phrase to the song tempo and its subdivisions (quarters, eights of a note etc). Sure, there are plenty of people out there who are happy to dance to the strict “uhmp-tz-uhmps” embedded in the majority of dance tracks. But why not try to feed the crowd something that’s even more contagious in setting booties in motion? ... Click on the title for more

Human Factor in Electronic Drum Loops

Band in the Studio: Aye Nako

Say what you will of Pitchfork (we kind of detest their judgmental, patronizing, 'this-is-the-truth-period'' style reviews), but it's commendable that they still manage to highlight albums and artists that are seemingly coming out of nowhere, like NYC Noise Pop band Aye Nako, that was granted out of the blue a very positive review earlier in 2013. We asked the band a few questions about their recording habits.... Click on the title for more

Band in the Studio: Aye Nako

Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibt 2013 Announced!

This fall The Deli, Delicious Audio, and Main Drag Music are proud to present the 3rd edition of The NYC Stompbox Exhibit, a free for all interactive display of guitar effect pedals - check out pictures from last year's show here. Hosted at Williamsburg’s instrument store Main Drag Music, located in the heart of Brooklyn’s most musical neighborhood, the exhibit is scheduled for October 19 and 20 (from 11am to 7pm) - mark your calendars!... Click on the title for more

Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibt 2013 Announced!

New Pedals: BZZT Electronics SELECTOR 16.

Browsing through our Facebook news, we stumbled upon BZZT Electronic's new pedal called SELEKTOR 16. This is a Fuzz Overdrive containing eight transistors sourced from all around the world. By mixing and matching 2 pairs of four circuits, this thing allows you to access a total of 16 unique circuit modes, which, in tandem with the GAIN, BIAS, and VOLT starving knobs allow for a world of tonal possibilities. The voltage sag will get you 'low bit' tones and effects, while connecting the pedal to a lower wattage amp will produce natural clipping and more classic tones.... Click on the title for more

New Pedals: BZZT Electronics SELECTOR 16.

Pedal Reviews: Maxon AD10 Delay and ASC10 Chorus

Maxon has been cranking out guitar effects for nearly as long as the idea has been around. With all of the years designing quality stompboxes it should come as no surprise that their new compact series effects, the AD10 Analog Delay and ASC10 Ambient Stereo Chorus, jam incredible sonics into small format boxes that are built to last.... Click on the title for more

Pedal Reviews: Maxon AD10 Delay and ASC10 Chorus

A noteworthy Tremolo: Red Witch Pentavocal

Simple but infinitely charming, Tremolo is an effect that never seems to go out of fashion, making its way in most musical genres, from folk to... industrial. There are a bunch of rather unique tremolo pedals out there, and the Red Witch Pentavocal is definitely one of those. This stompbox offers all your typical tremolo option: the Velocity knob controls the speed, Depth the intensity, while the left footswitch triggers various wave settings that change the character of the tremolo (square or round). But that's not it.... Click on the title for more

A noteworthy Tremolo: Red Witch Pentavocal

EHX releases nano re-issue of Hot Tubes

"Vintage" is a word that keeps inspiring many guitarists (and collectors of all kinds). Electro Harmonix, one of the very first manufacturers to unleash the creative possibilities of the stompbox format, has a series of pedals that can be filed under that category, and the 1970s Overdrive CMOS Hot Tubes is definitely one of those - see a video below of the original (and rather bulky) unit, now quite pricey and hard to find.... Click on the title for more

EHX releases nano re-issue of Hot Tubes

Option Knob introduces the VKnob – Volume Knob

The ideal controller for our guitar pedals' knobs would be some kind of sci-fi brainwave sensor that telepathically changes the settings effortlessly, exactly the way we want, while we focus on playing. While waiting for somebody to come up with that device, we should be happy there's an affordable solution that allows us to tweak our stompboxes' knobs without having to bend over: we are referring to the Oknob, a little plastic lever that facilitates control of one knob per pedal (or more, if there's enough space) with our foot.... Click on the title for more

Option Knob introduces the VKnob – Volume Knob

TWA announces “Space Cadette” compact line of pedals

Compact stompboxes are setting the guitar pedal world's abuzz these days, and after products from Malekko, Mooer, TC Electronic, Barber and a few others, it's now TWA pedals' turn to announce a line of small footprint devices, called "Space Cadette."  These new mini effects will be available in the fall and include Echo, Chorus, Overdrive, Distortion, and Metal Distortion - with other effects probably available next year.  ... Click on the title for more

TWA announces “Space Cadette” compact line of pedals

Bands in the Studio: Skaters

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SKATERS excitedly pronounces their name repeatedly on landing on their nondescript website. But once you've seen the pizza-loving video for 'Schemers,' you'll get a better idea for the sense of humor the trio is capable of. Shooting toy guns through confetti-soaked backgrounds, it's obvious this is a band looking for a party. And with this much energy, there can't be one far behind. The band was selected as The Deli writers' best band of 2012, and recently signed a deal with a major label. Be ready to get familiar with them.... Click on the title for more

Bands in the Studio: Skaters