EMI is subtitled “Newsletter For The Design, Construction And Enjoyment Of New Sound Sources” and that is exactly the ground it covers. The emphasis is on acoustic and electro-acoustic musical instruments, including older unfamiliar musical devices as well as new creations, rather than sound synthesis or found-sound experimentation. Every issue concentrates on several ingenious and fascinating instruments with close attention to construction details and the sounds produced. So you can really get the idea, EMI annually produces a cassette tape featuring the instruments covered in the previous year. The music is wildly diverse:
“raucous, peaceful, beautiful, ugly, weird & familiar by turns and sometimes all at once.”
— Jonathan E.
≈∏ Building Instruments (Suggested by Roger Hoffman)
