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SOFI TUKKER’s synths and creative process

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SOFI TUKKER’s synths and creative process

Most music lovers know what a Hammond organ is and are aware that Leslie is a rotary effect traditionally applied to that instrument. We knew that much when, last week, we approached the Hammond booth at Summer NAMM 2016, inquiring about three stompboxes featuring the name "Leslie" on them. That's when Hammond's…Click on the title for more

Hammond’s Leslie pedals for guitarists and keyboardists

Caveman’s gear: EarthQuaker Devices (and Carbonetti Guitars)

Belonging to the rare category of "bands that keep getting better all the time," Brooklyn's dream rock quintet Caveman just released their third full length album 'Otero War' (our sister magazine, The Deli, featured them on the cover of its NYC issue in 2011, before the release of their debut LP 'CoCo Beware').…Click on the title for more

Caveman’s gear: EarthQuaker Devices (and Carbonetti Guitars)

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Pedalboards at the SNAMM 2016 Stompbox Exhibit

Outlaw FX introduces four new pedals at SNAMM ’16, including Lasso Looper

Outlaw Effects just announced the introduction of four new pedals - and hey! The company will be part of our Summer NAMM Stompbox Exhibit 2016, so visitors will be able to try these pedals in our booth (#1342)! Three of these products are "utility boxes": the Kerosene is a super affordable power…Click on the title for more

Outlaw FX introduces four new pedals at SNAMM ’16, including Lasso Looper

Olga Bell’s synths and creative process

Born in Moscow and raised in Alaska, Olga Bell is a classically trained pianist, composer, producer and performer based in Brooklyn. Unafraid of venturing into unfamiliar sonic territories, her musical career could be interpreted as an effort to defy cliche'. That's how her latest album 'Tempo' can be portrayed, since it was composed…Click on the title for more

Olga Bell’s synths and creative process

SNAMM 2016 Stompbox Exhibit: Amptweaker introduces the FatMetal Pro

Amptweaker’s James Brown - whose self-described specialty is not necessarily in the wild ideas but rather in the tweaking of ideas - is becoming one of the most nuanced pedal manufacturers for high gain distortion and we are proud to have him at our Summer NAMM booth next week. Built on…Click on the title for more

SNAMM 2016 Stompbox Exhibit: Amptweaker introduces the FatMetal Pro

Split pedal? Fuzzrocious/Dwarfcraft Afterlife of Pitch

Here at Delicious Audio we love collaborations, in particular if they are of the creative variety. Both Dwarfcraft Devices and Fuzzrocious Pedals have been churning out several pedals demonstrating how they love to think outside the box - although within the stompbox parameters! The two boutique manufacturers just released what we…Click on the title for more

Split pedal? Fuzzrocious/Dwarfcraft Afterlife of Pitch

B Boys talk about guitar pedals

Brooklyn B Boys came seemingly out of nowhere in March 2016 with debut EP 'No Worry No Mind' (on cult local label Captured Tracks). The album caught immediately a lot of attention (certainly ours) also thanks to the promotion the band received from touring with Parquet Courts soon after the release. The three gentlemen…Click on the title for more

B Boys talk about guitar pedals

Lone Wolf FX at Summer NAMM’s Stompbox Exhibit

We met Joe Anastasio from Lone Wolf FX in Austin back in 2012 when we organized our very first Austin Stompbox Exhibit - at the time he was part of a now defunct manufacturer called Enormous Door FX). To be fair, he never struck us as the most organized of people (you can gather…Click on the title for more

Lone Wolf FX at Summer NAMM’s Stompbox Exhibit

Q&A with Kristin Kontrol (ex Dum Dum Girls) about embracing synths

Changes are often friends of inspiration: new experiences, new instruments, new influences, new collaborations, or even just a new approach, are all things that have the power to unleash renewed curiosity and creativity. The story of Kristin Kontrol's debut record X-Communicate can be seen (and heard) from this angle: after a great…Click on the title for more

Q&A with Kristin Kontrol (ex Dum Dum Girls) about embracing synths

New Pedals: Keeley Multi Echo ME-8

As we all know, pedal lovers can be divided in two categories: those who like uncluttered effects with a few knobs, and those who seek stompboxes that open many creative possibilities, no matter the number of controls. With its eight algorithms controlled through just five knobs, the new Keeley Mulyi…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Keeley Multi Echo ME-8