The drum machine is the most primitive of electronic music devices. Tempo shouldn't necessarily be dictated; it should instead ebb and flow with the soul of the music. B the Bomb, Danger Series ONE, and Toughy are pieces that attempt to put the presence of the human soul into the drum machine.
The noted audio engineer, who's worked on records for Superchunk (among many others), dreams out loud with the Buchla Music Easel. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 29, 2016