2020s Archives - Ex-Plain

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Sounds

What the Hell Is Keller Synth? A Guide to Tänzelcore and Basement Goblin Techno

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March 10, 2026

A strange underground genre with roots in Germany involves blending dungeon synth, hardcore techno, and black metal aesthetics into something…

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Visions

The Porsche 356 Bonsai: Preservation Without Restoration

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February 21, 2026

An artist’s rare Porsche is stripped down to its bare essentials and reimagined through Japanese craft traditions and wabi-sabi philosophy,…

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Longplayer: One Song, A Thousand Years, No Intermission

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February 3, 2026

A quarter of a century ago, a Celtic punk musician started a performance of a song so absurdly long that…