This past weekend, I went to a wedding wherein our parting gifts were the fabulous FM3 Buddha Machines. (Somehow, I managed to leave with three.) The devices, created in 2005 by Beijing-based ...

The loops on Buddha Machine 4 are samples from Fistful. "All the music is made like real songs first, and then we take the little bits we like," says Virant, who was born in the US but moved to ...

FM3 are gradually moving away from the Buddha Machine that brought them success, writes Richard Lord. Advertisement. Magazines 48 Hours. Chants encounter: Electronic music pioneers FM3.