Alpaca interweaves code and pattern, from music to textile to dance

The history of computation is connected to textiles. And in everything from choreographic gestures to weaving, one event makes patterns sing in music and materials and bodies. Across Sheffield, Berlin, Barcelona, Linz, and online, the latest Alpaca Conference is entering its second weekend, following an in-person festival the first weekend.

Heard it all before? Talking sound, discovery, and inspiration

Sometimes lost in conversations about technology or specific musical genre or minutia of social media is the fundamental question of what sound is and what we can discover. From Berlin’s tech/culture conference re:publica, we got to tackle some of those questions.

Peter Kirn - May 14, 2019

The nerdiest synth meet in the world, plus Tangerine Dream on a boat

Even in the age of the Internet, there’s no substitute for seeing people face to face. It just seems now we want a more concentrated dose – one or two really big international gatherings where we go all-in. And apart from California’s mighty NAMM show, it seems there’s nothing quite like Superbooth. Here’s a preview, […]

Peter Kirn - April 14, 2017

Drum machines in your browser, and more places to find Web Audio and MIDI

Peter Kirn - July 29, 2015

Through a Musician’s Eyes: Google Glass as Musical Teaching Tool

- May 7, 2014

At NODE, A Community of Digital Artists Meets to Discuss Transforming the Future

Peter Kirn - May 24, 2013

Resonate 2013: Digital Visual Culture Paradise in Belgrade, in Packed, Affordable Weekend

Peter Kirn - November 2, 2012

Watch Hackers Make 3D More Expressive and Futuristic – Full Art && Code Report

Sofy Yuditskaya - November 7, 2011

Watch Hackers Make 3D More Expressive and Futuristic – Full Art && Code Report

Sofy Yuditskaya - November 7, 2011

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