• Kernel Noise // Top 10 Albums of 2025

    Looking back at 2025 through the music that actually stayed with me. (Spoiler alert: This list is heavily weighted toward hip-hop, no surprise there, as it’s the genre I live in most of the time.) From avant-garde…


  • Rust in the Linux Kernel: What it Means for Embedded Audio

    The consensus from the latest Linux Maintainers Summit is clear: Rust is no longer experimental. It is now a core part of the kernel. For an embedded engineer who has spent years debugging C pointers and locking…


  • Powering Down the Noise with DAPM, A Developer’s Guide to Audio Power Management

    Introduction: The Silent Power Drain In the world of portable, battery-powered devices, every milliwatt counts. An audio subsystem, with its complex chain of codecs, amplifiers, and mixers, can be a significant power hog if left running when…


  • The Unmissable Avant-Garde Acts of the Decade

    In an age of algorithms and fleeting trends, the last ten years have witnessed a vibrant, genre-defying explosion in experimental music, creating soundscapes that challenge, confront, and captivate. This post spotlights ten essential artists/collectives who have redefined…


  • The coolest independent record stores I’ve ever been to

    wherever I go or travel, visiting local record stores is somehow a priority, I get super curious to know what these bins in there are hiding, as an obvious result, I almost never return home without few…