Black Allegheny by Evan X. Merz
Black Allegheny is a collection of pieces composed using swarm intelligence. Each piece in the album was assembled using custom software that tracks the motion of a virtual herd, and relates that information to pre-selected audio files. This software is called becoming, and it was born from an exploration of Cage's graph and gamut techniques. These techniques were expanded into the domain of digital audio, then swarm algorithms were added.
More: http://computermusicblog.com/blog/2010/06/14/black-allegheny-swarm-generated-music/
More about the composer: http://computermusicblog.com/blog/evan-x-merz/
Tracklist
| 1. | Imperceptible Time | 2:40 |
| 2. | Green Things | 2:36 |
| 3. | Black Allegheny | 8:48 |
| 4. | In the Fields | 5:15 |
| 5. | New England Winter | 3:03 |
| 6. | Terra | 5:04 |
Credits
released June 14, 2010
Evan X. Merz (computermusicblog.com), piano, saxophone, programming
Don Merz (www.ovation-images.com), photography
James Phelps (www.jululu.net), critical feedback, oversight
Freesound User richtcello, for some cello samples
Freesound User jppi_Stu, for wind chime samples
Evan X. Merz (computermusicblog.com), piano, saxophone, programming
Don Merz (www.ovation-images.com), photography
James Phelps (www.jululu.net), critical feedback, oversight
Freesound User richtcello, for some cello samples
Freesound User jppi_Stu, for wind chime samples
License
All rights reserved.Tags
I am a composer, and programmer based in San Jose. I write experimental music software and create music with it. This is that music.