External Link
Contact
bot at r4nd.org
Names
Tom Betts and Joe Gilmore
Description
rand()% is an automated net radio station that streams real-time generative music. The station is controlled by a bot which generates a random playlist / schedule at the start of each day and then automatically runs artists’ generative music patches and programs.
rand()% exists as a host for broadcasting generative based music and art and welcomes contributions and collaborations from artists and organisations worldwide.
Software used
Shoutcast, Max/MSP, PureData, C++, Perl, Flash, HTML, Director, Hyperstakker 2.1.
Artists involved
Alku, Dieb13, Steinbruchel / Brusa, Plank, Nullpointer, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Georg Hadju, Mijim, Pimmon / Fehler (Fallt), Lia / Carvalhais, Douglas Repetto, Malte Steiner, Eude, Charlie Ferrari, Thor + Runar Magnusson, Adrian Ward, pix, Renox, Eric Skogen, Sonicvariable, hosprod, Tom Davis, Peter Plessas, Mark Pilkington, Muio.org…
Audio
License: Creative Commons: Attribution-Sharealike
Artist: Plank
85Kr utilises a stream of genuine random numbers, generated by a process governed by the inherent uncertainty in quantum mechanics. This is achieved through measuring the beta decay of Krypton-85 nuclei emitted by a radioactive source. The radiation source is located in Switzerland, at the bottom of a converted 70,000 litre subterranean water cistern. The randomly generated numbers are sourced across the internet into Max/Msp and used to generate a series of simple clicks.
k85 ii
Arist: Nullpointer
Squelk Norb is a piece of generative music programmed in Pure Data. It uses extreme modulation of sampled sounds via a variable sequence and delay feedback loops.
Squelk Norb
Artist: Alku
Description: An audio blueprint of the classic chicken / egg dilemma. A Pure Data patch generates a text file filled with random numbers which is then converted into raw audio data. The resulting audio is then analysed and the numbers dumped into the same text file which is then re-converted again… and again… and again…. Formatissimo deals with the issues of creation, iteration and endless recycling.
Formatissimo II