The Gen AI Divide In The Cape Town Alternative Scene

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of AI on the Cape Town alternative scene and introduces a new project called SAHARA.

*Disclaimer: This episode is a little late and some of the events mentioned have already passed. This week on Sludge we Introduce our newest host Rowan, joining Marcel for the first time on the May episode of GroundUp. They dive into the wave of AI generated posters, music, and art that has the Cape Town scene divided. We're also proud to introduce SAHARA, the South African Heavy/Alternative Release Archive, a project Rowan and Meagan have been working on behind the scenes, aimed at d...

People in this episode

Hosts: Rowan, Marcel

Topics covered

• AI in music
• Cape Town alternative scene
• art and technology
• new hosts
• music industry

Keywords

• AI generated art
• Cape Town music
• alternative scene
• SAHARA
• music posters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SAHARA

Places: Cape Town

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