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Cannabis is a genus of annual herbs in the Cannabaceae family, which also includes hops.

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The project explores the love lives of four “depraved has-beens”. Handy, the most recent addition to the Diagonal Records roster, has released a new four-track EP, Mature Single Despots. According to the label, the project follows four characters “on a mission to break the curse of singledom.” “They’re the kinked, bemused and depraved has-beens, perhaps living in your…

via Diagonal Records’ Handy drops kinky concept EP Mature Single Despots — FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.

Native Instruments’ latest Maschine controller is a refreshed version of its cut-down Mikro model with almost no visible screen. Scott Wilson finds out if the new format makes the portable controller more challenging to use. Native Instruments’ beat-making hardware Maschine has undergone a lot of facelifts over the years. The core idea – an MPC-style…

via Maschine Mikro MK3 review: The best intro to NI’s beat-making system — FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.

Here’s a match made in…I don’t know, somewhere on the blockchain, I guess. Pioneering space startup Planetary Resources was acquired by, of all things, a blockchain firm this week. ConsenSys, a Brooklyn based firm that specializes in all things Ethereum issued an announcement noting that it has snagged the asteroid mining company. It’s not entirely…

via A blockchain firm bought asteroid mining company Planetary Resources — TechCrunch

The new festival will take place in a variety of Brutalist buildings across London. London events company Krankbrother has launched Re-Textured, a new, multi-venue festival for London that will focus on ambient, drone, leftfield electronics and techno. According to a press release, “the aim of the festival is to combine experimental electronic music, Brutalist architecture and…

via Krankbrother launches Re-Textured, a new electronic festival for London — FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.

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The producer and vocalist explores duality on his debut full-length release. 1010 Benja SL, the experimental R&B artist responsible for the much-buzzed-about ‘Boofiness’ and ‘Wind Up Space’, has made his debut on London label Young Turks with Two Houses, his first full-length release. The title refers to the artist’s own dualistic tendencies: “The Two Houses are…

via Experimental R&B artist 1010 Benja SL debuts on Young Turks with Two Houses — FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.

Apple’s new MacBook Air, Mac mini and iPad Pro are likely to disappoint producers once again. Scott Wilson takes a look at the specs and hidden costs of its most ‘affordable’ product line in several years. Today, Apple launched brand new MacBook Air, Mac mini and iPad Pro models as part of a wide-ranging product refresh. It’s…

via Apple’s new MacBook Air, Mac mini and iPad Pro are a mixed bag for musicians — FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.

Is the end of the ‘playlist era’ soon upon us? The post The mythical power of streaming playlists: is it more hype than substance? appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

via The mythical power of streaming playlists: is it more hype than substance? — Music Business Worldwide

After nine years of service, half a million stars surveyed, and thousands of planets discovered around those stars, NASA’s astonishingly successful Kepler space telescope is finally taking a well-earned rest. Out of fuel but in a safe orbit, the spacecraft will drift through the solar system looking at nothing in particular as its immense trove…

via NASA’s prolific planet-hunter Kepler has finally earned its retirement — TechCrunch