I am very proud to call Liesel Euler one of my best friends and equally psyched she just unveiled a hysterical new video for her song “Blue Eyed Neighbors.” For those of you unfamiliar with Liesel’s work she often performs as her overprivileged, self absorbed, alt folk persona Brie Feingold-Africa.
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Awesome DNA Music from the 90s Courtesy of The Shamen
As I note on the FAQ page, I originally started thinking of genetically based music in the 1990s after seeing a scientist play the nucleotide sequence for insulin. I have never been able to find a recording of that performance, but the illustrious Mo Costandi of NeuroPhilosophy fame pointed me to this great piece by [...]
New Genetic Music Out of West Virginia: ‘Errors of Avoidance’
From Denmark to West Virgina, word about the Genetic Music Project is getting out and the project keeps mutating and evolving. Check out the latest piece, Errors of Avoidance, from Infinity Ranch, who took a very original approach to letting the genetic sequence lead him down the musical path. Trippy, retro, quirky, awesome, and based [...]
Genetic Music Is Only As Limited As the Potential of Life Itself
I was talking to a good friend of mine from Philadelphia a week or so ago about the Genetic Music Project and he remarked that “some of the best creativity comes from constraints.” While this is true, my one objection to this comment was simply that sometimes I think people look at the Genetic Music [...]