Posted on 02/10/2016
Posted on 02/10/2016
Posted on 02/10/2016
[gdlr_divider type=”solid” size=”100%” ] Haunting modular soundscape [gdlr_divider type=”solid” size=”100%” ] [gdlr_styled_box content_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#703232″ ] “A howling wind runs through the corridors. Echoes of vast machines are reflected deep from within the core. Materialized organic railways pass by in hectic rushes, as the shadow of doom lures in the horizon.” [/gdlr_styled_box] [gdlr_divider type=”solid” size=”100%” ] Only […]
Posted on 29/09/2016
Posted on 10/06/2016
Democratic Music? Is it possible to make viable music with contributions from a range of unconnected people? Let’s say we agree on a tempo and key or chord progression, and then throw stuff in a common pool. And mix it up and arrange it algorithmically to see if there is a common spirit hidden in there. […]
Posted on 05/06/2016
“Robocon”: Generative, autonomous 90 minute music piece. In 1974-75 the German electronic music group “Tangerine Dream” released the albums “Phaedra” and “Rubycon” which used the synthesizers and sequencing in an innovative way. Along with the Kraftwerk albums from the same period, they were highly innovative and paved the way for current ambient and trance music. […]
Posted on 26/05/2016
When machines take over “Play me some music, Hal…” Progress in Artificial Intelligence and music research is advancing rapidly. So within a foreseeable future we will hear music that is entirely generated and performed by computers. An automatic radio station like the one I have mocked up in this post, will become a reality. [gdlr_quote align=”center” […]
Posted on 17/05/2016
In line with the many other randomized and algorithmic experiments, I have looked into the consequences and pitfalls with shuffled playback of pieces. It is appealing, that the user will get a new and surprising experience every time they turn to your platform. But it also puts high demands on consistency and quality, since ANY […]
Posted on 17/05/2016
I have always been a big fan of Brian Eno‘s “Oblique Strategies” concept. The thought of letting chance influence on your work is very appealing, since it prevents you from being stuck in comfort zones and “business as usual”. The random concept was already put to use early on, e.g. on chord selections, and arrangement decisions. The […]
Posted on 15/05/2016
The Algorithmic DJ As one of my ongoing experiments with randomizing in music, the track “Unfinished Business” has evolved into a full work. Click the player above to hear a 12 min edit of the track, with focus on the rhythmic side. The track is a large collection of material, that is being sequenced and arranged […]
Posted on 14/05/2016
The Fluxic way of remixing stuff is somewhat deviant from general practices. By isolating the various elements of a track, and then preparing and looping that information algorithmically you will get a coincidental sequence of the elements that will produce results, ranging from the brillant to the useless. Depending on the raw material, this method […]