Music
Connecting MLK’s death to Hip Hop, and reading on Black identity and sound
Today as the United States celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is another opportunity worldwide to reflect on Black identity in music and BIPOC and marginalized roles in music generally. Here’s some reading, including the sometimes challenging relationship between Hip Hop and King.
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“Words become plastic”: Stephen Mallinder, Cabaret Voltaire founder, polymath, interviewed
He’s been a vocalist (as a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire), a lyricist, a vocalist. But if you know the incredible Mal from his past, you don’t want to miss his latest, either – the groove is alive on the wonky disco Tick Tick Tick, ““cowbell on every track, and entirely no reverb.” David Abravanel shares words with the wordsmith and frontman.
Livecoding glitch, eye-searing colors, AI poetry, and the knowledge to make it yourself for free
The latest absolutely eye-popping work made with free live-coding tool Hydra comes from artist Naoto Hieda, with sound by the duo Ekheo (Aude Langlois and Belinda Sykora) and some eerie AI poetry. If that didn’t melt your brain entirely, you can follow along with tutorials to harness the powers of Hydra, too.
Peter Kirn - November 22, 2021
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Discover Nordanvind, and the imaginative woman behind it, Fjaeder
Zuzana Friday Prikrylova - October 21, 2015
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Your Demoscene Moment: Organic Geometries, Acoustic Sounds, Beating Heart
Peter Kirn - June 3, 2014
Archive Motion Music tech
Your Soul is Glitching: Impulse, a Chilling Visual Poem on Self and Tech
Peter Kirn - August 27, 2013
Archive Motion Music tech
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