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The Radio Jockey concept was folded into Massive Attacks ‘Fantom’ app experiment which used the addition of heart rate, sentiment (face tracking) to time of day, cadence and motion to create personal mixes of album tracks. The mixes were recorded onto the Ethereum blockchain in a trial of the Blokur on chain rights management system.
Great question! I definitely feel we can go back to Cage, Stockhausen etc and their use of aleotoric tools to shape their music. Of course, the music to emerge through that isn't for everyone, but it did bring through new sounds. Potentially, that's the sound of failure or things breaking, but to take a leaf from Brian Eno, that might be what we want to hear most of all!
Hi Maarten, intriguing take on quantum music! You highlighted how entanglement enables totally new musical possibilities, but I wonder if leaning into randomness could undermine artistic intention sometimes. Could quantum-generated music ever feel less 'authored' or emotionally connected to listeners? I'd love to hear your thoughts on how creators might balance control versus unpredictability—especially as these technologies advance.
The Radio Jockey concept was folded into Massive Attacks ‘Fantom’ app experiment which used the addition of heart rate, sentiment (face tracking) to time of day, cadence and motion to create personal mixes of album tracks. The mixes were recorded onto the Ethereum blockchain in a trial of the Blokur on chain rights management system.
Love that experimental approach!
Great question! I definitely feel we can go back to Cage, Stockhausen etc and their use of aleotoric tools to shape their music. Of course, the music to emerge through that isn't for everyone, but it did bring through new sounds. Potentially, that's the sound of failure or things breaking, but to take a leaf from Brian Eno, that might be what we want to hear most of all!
Hi Maarten, intriguing take on quantum music! You highlighted how entanglement enables totally new musical possibilities, but I wonder if leaning into randomness could undermine artistic intention sometimes. Could quantum-generated music ever feel less 'authored' or emotionally connected to listeners? I'd love to hear your thoughts on how creators might balance control versus unpredictability—especially as these technologies advance.
omg Swirling Qubits RULES! What a dope project! Love your line of thinking in this one, Maarten!
Right up your alley, my friend!