Robert Barry

Features

Avant Garde Legend Simon Fisher Turner talks Derek Jarman, David Bowie, and Sonic Diaries

"And then, what becomes apparent, is that it wasn't 'David Bowie' at all—it was just this bloke from London who didn't like Emerson, Lake & Palmer."
Robert Barry
3.1.17
mark fell

Mark Fell is Exploring the Meaning of Memory by Playing Pirate Radio in a Pub

The fiercely experimental musician is taking over a derelict bar as part of an exhibition in Sheffield.
Robert Barry
4.20.16
kraftwerk

Kraftwerk’s Karl Bartos on the Difficulties of Looking Back on Music

For the German percussionist, making music is a little bit like 'Fight Club'—you can't really talk about it.
Robert Barry
3.10.16
Twitter

Emojis Are Art in This Twitter Bot ASCII Gallery

Tiny Gallery tweets a new emoji art "exhibition" every six hours.
Robert Barry
2.16.16
Art

These Digital Artworks Depict the Impossible-to-Visualize Hypercube

Manfred Mohr has been making algorithmic artworks inspired by the hypercube and its many possible dimensions for nearly 40 years.
Robert Barry
2.15.16
Thump

Dub Life: In Conversation With Dennis Bovell

Robert Barry
11.30.15
deep dives

James Ferraro On His New Album, An Imaginary Film About The War Zone of LA Life

With Skid Row on shelves now, we caught up with Ferraro to talk PTSD, Boyz N the Hood and Wagenerian opera.
Robert Barry
11.24.15
deep dives

So What Is Post-Internet Music, Anyway?

Ahead of the London Contemporary Music Festival, we spoke to artists, composers, and theorists about what constitutes post-internet art.
Robert Barry
11.11.15
deep dive

“This is My Machine” : Leon Michener Makes Techno on a Piano

No samplers, no sequencers, no loopers, and no laptop. The only instrument at Michener's fingertips is a grand piano.
Robert Barry
6.18.15
Technology

We Enrolled at the School of Noise, the Workshops That Bring John Cage to the Kids

More white noise, less Jack Black.
Robert Barry
5.21.15