generating the future

or dropping a stone down a well

house keeping

• freq boutique was electric – thank you to everyone who made it out. video available here (gentle warning: some mic feedback haunts the opening moments)

• moodmix has entered the digital afterlife. custom AI models vs LLMs: a $100 monthly offering i can no longer justify.

midi divination

norns programming pulled me away from the physical realm of modular and guitar. the end of tape experiments led me, unexpectedly, into pure digital territory. my current implements: generative music systems and max for live.

there's something mystical in crafting sounds and surrendering them to midi chaos. here's a 2-minute window into these evolving experiments (the full sequence runs much longer, but file size constraints are very real). a first for me: sequenced drums making an appearance.

recommendations

• Family Romance, LLC by Werner Herzog – a gentle unraveling of reality via rent-a-family services in Japan. minor Herzog perhaps, but the existential questions linger. Ernst Reijseger's delicate score threads through the film perfectly.

• supporting your local independent theater.