Why We Bleep

Talking everything 101, 303, 808 & 909 with Paul Barker of DINSYNC: The man who made it possible to create replicas of Roland’s most classic creations. If you enjoy this, please share it! Learn more about DINSYNC ▶︎ http://www.re-303.com ▶︎ https://instagram.com/dinsync ▶︎ THANKS TO SPONSORS: http://signalsounds.com & https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/sebsongs-bread-butter/ ▶︎ SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodies

Would you like to learn about a novel way to make music that's available to you right now, completely free, improvisational, and insanely powerful? Today we meet Alex McLean and discuss the magic of Algorave - aka: making improvised music onstage by writing and editing small lines of code. It’s an amazing art form and Alex is the person who coined the term ‘Algorave’, and created TidalCycles, a free program for live coding, and is a great advocate for the art form. Links below to watch performances, watch Alex’s TED talk, get access to TidalCycles and more. LISTEN OTHER WAYS ▶︎ YouTube: https://youtu.be/NUgJgCvX4Y4 THANKS TO SPONSORS: ▶︎ http://signalsounds.com ▶︎ https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/byom/ (this is the kit I mention in the ad) SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON: ▶︎ https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodies INTRO TO LIVECODING ▶︎ Here's a TED talk Alex did: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAGjTYa95HM ▶︎ Here's a nice little Resident Advisor film about Algoravin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2EZqikCIfY ▶︎ Here's a performance Alex did which I reference in the conversation, I think it's absolutely wicked and a great example of the tools being used to sensational effect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vomnc9R-7mw ▶︎ Here's ORCA, which we touch on: https://100r.co/site/orca.html ▶︎ Here's a good intro vid to ORCA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaI_TuISSJE ALEX'S LINKS Here's an uber useful list of links that Alex provided for me to share with you, if you want to learn how to livecode, try it immediately in your browser, or find a community meetup. ▶︎ Introduction to live coding music and visuals - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QY2x6aZzqc ▶︎ TidalCycles https://tidalcycles.org/ ▶︎ Try Strudel right now: https://strudel.cc/ (it's TidalCycles running in a browser without any need for installation) ▶︎ Strudel Demo by Alex: https://strudel.cc/?FRyhM9b5iLDm ▶︎ TOPLAP - the home of live coding https://blog.toplap.org/ ▶︎ List of local live coding communities https://blog.toplap.org/nodes/ ▶︎ Pattern Club Sheffield - https://patternclub.org/sheffield/ ▶︎ 'Eulerroom' channel with loads of archived live coding streams: https://www.youtube.com/eulerroom ▶︎ Alex's algorithmic pattern project https://algorithmicpattern.org/ ▶︎ Comprehensive list of live coding links https://github.com/toplap/awesome-livecoding ▶︎ Alex's blog https://slab.org/ ▶︎ The nonprofit Alex works as part of https://thentrythis.org/

Discussing the music making process, beating bad habits and “doing a f*cko” with Alex Robertshaw and Jonathan Higgs of the excellent band Everything Everything. Ensure more Why We Bleeps get created by supporting the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodies BUY THEIR RECORDS (AND SEE THEM LIVE): https://everything-everything.co.uk/ THANKS TO SPONSORS: http://signalsounds.com & https://www.thonk.co.uk/ LINKS TO STUFF WE DISCUSS ▶︎ Ableton Live: https://www.ableton.com/en/ ▶︎ Verbos Modular: https://www.verboselectronics.com/ ▶︎ Cwejman Modular: https://www.modulargrid.net/e/vendors/view/20 (The founder died in 2021 and I am not sure what the future holds for the brand) ▶︎ Monome Teletype: https://monome.org/docs/teletype/ ▶︎ Cirklon: https://www.sequentix.com/ ▶︎ Bach to Moog (exploring hybrid acoustic/electronic arrangements): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rcw5GCXJnQ&t=335s ▶︎ Stuart Price: https://www.soundonsound.com/people/stuart-price (old interview but interesting) ▶︎ James Ford: https://www.jamesellisford.com/ David Kosten: https://davidkosten.com/ ▶︎ VCV rack: https://vcvrack.com/ (A free virtual modular synth in your computer!!) ▶︎ Teletype add-on: https://library.vcvrack.com/monome/teletype ▶︎ Alex’s Teletype tutorial recommendation: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMHhQKTYXU657VGx48aj-0rs_tjoz7-Eo&si=V7cyhn7UnTC41OfR ▶︎ Alex’s favourite Teletype Instagrammer: https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cbf0boxg4yp/?igsh=MTRrbGNjbWU5Z2lyOA== (the guy who connected lights to his!)

LISTEN ELSEWHERE & SUPPORT▶︎ https://www.whywebleep.com/▶︎ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/why-we-bleep/id1338201154▶︎ https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodiesMORE FROM SAM:▶︎ https://www.lookmumnocomputer.com/▶︎ https://www.youtube.com/lookmumnocomputerTHANKS TO SPONSORS▶︎ https://www.signalsounds.com/ ▶︎ https://www.thonk.co.uk/ (Check out the two samplers mentioned: https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/sebsongs-sampler/ & https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/infinite-digits-pikocore/ )THINGS WE DISCUSS▶︎ The photographer we discuss who develops pictures with unusual materials is Melanie King: https://www.instagram.com/melaniekatking/ ▶︎ Korg MS10: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korg_MS-10 ▶︎ Dave “Nervous Squirrel”: https://www.nervoussquirrel.com/ ▶︎ Great SOS video with Dave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upYn03sU80A ▶︎ Kosmo Format Modular: https://www.lookmumnocomputer.com/modular ▶︎ Mutable Instruments Braids: https://pichenettes.github.io/mutable-instruments-documentation/modules/braids/▶︎ VCV Rack (Contains a Braids): https://vcvrack.com/▶︎ The Talk by Vlad Kreimer of Soma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxdzM86UrhgBOOKS MYLAR MENTIONS WHICH ARE ALL WORTH YOUR TIME▶︎ Deep Work - Cal Newport ▶︎ Digital Minimalism - Cal Newporthttps://calnewport.com/writing/ ▶︎ Four Thousand Weeks - Oliver Burkeman: https://www.oliverburkeman.com/books (Book of the year for me)▶︎ 10 Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Account - Jaron Lanier▶︎ You Are Not a Gadget - Jaron Lanier https://www.jaronlanier.com/

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