HALSBERGHE, SIMON - IT'S A FREE MAGMA (LP)

"This recording is a product of a short research project at KASK & Conservatorium Ghent, seeking an algorithm that questions AI in music production by providing precise, repeatable, and human-crafted patterns for music and sound expression. The Dot Dash system, as described by Jaki Liebezeit, is seen as a form of code, bridging the realms of music and mathematics. In the context of the renewed interest in computational processes in music and audiovisual media art, Simon Halsberghe explores their contemporary influence on the practice of computer music. The study takes inspiration from the music notation system developed by German drummer Jaki Liebezeit (known for his work with CAN) to engage in improvisation sessions with musicians. Liebezeit's system is rooted in the relationship between the laws of Thermodynamics, the performer's body, and their implication in shaping possible musical structures. " (label info)