Butterscotch Records

The new label celebrates its launch with cuddly theremins and Wilco's Mikael Jorgensen on white vinyl

The newest record label on the New York circuit is Butterscotch Records, the brainchild of seasoned engineer and producer Allen Farmelo. For its launch this month, Farmelo (now a label head) combined forces with contemporary artists, a designer, a gallery in Soho and electronic instrument company Moog Music—giving the sense that Butterscotch Records is pretty serious, and pretty unique. CH visited the Judith Charles Gallery …

gTar by Incident

A digital MIDI guitar powered by an iPhone app for novices and budding rockstars

Anyone who has tried to learn guitar has, no doubt, found that there’s more to shredding like Jimi Hendrix than paisley scarves—playing guitar takes hours of practice and serious dedication. For those looking for a more interactive guitar-learning experience as well as accomplished musicians looking to take their creativity to the next level, look no further than the gTar. At first glance, the gTar looks …

Spirit Bear Mezcal Ensemble

A night of sonic exploration at LN-CC, energized and unified through drinking mezcal, is now available on 12" vinyl

Back in March 2013, musicians and non-musicians alike gathered at London retail concept space LN-CC for a multi-sensory experience like no other. Thomas Bullock—a DJ and record producer with decades of street cred who fell in love with mezcal later in life—had kept the new bar area inside LN-CC well-stocked with a collection of rare and small-batch mezcals he imported himself. Yet displaying the distilled …