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Thom Holmes is your curator and guide to vintage electronic music recordings and audio experimentation. Drawing from his collection of vintage electronic music recordings spanning the years 1930-1985, each episode explores a topic or theme of historical interest. Holmes is the author of the book, Electronic and Experimental Music, sixth edition, 2020.Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Música
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  • Artificial Intelligence and Electronic Music

    Artificial Intelligence and Electronic Music
    Sep 29 2025
    Episode 181 Artificial Intelligence and Electronic Music Playlist Time Track Time Start Introduction 05:42 00.00 1. Cornelius Cardew, “Treatise: String Orchestra (2025). The first of three AI interpretations of a piece by Cardew composed between 1963 and 1967. The work was written as a graphic score. Produced by the team of Professor Shlomo Dubnov of the University of California at San Diego, they used as the basis for an improvisation Cardew’s graphical musical score comprising 193 pages of lines, symbols, and various geometric or abstract shapes that largely stray from conventional musical notation (pages 1 to 33 were used). The recordings from Dubnov’s team interpreted this graphic score with the help of Open AI’s ChatGPT 40 and a program they developed themselves called Music Latent Diffusion Model (MusicLDM), an AI-like algorithm. The recordings show how AI can transform visual stimuli into sound and expand on their interpretation in an experimental music composition. This version is arranged for digital string orchestra. 11:23 05:54 2. Cornelius Cardew, “Treatise” Sinewave” (2025). This version from Dubrov’s lab was arranged for sinewave generator. 11:15 17:10 3. Cornelius Cardew, “Treatise: Experimental” (2025). This version from Dubrov’s lab was arranged for a mix of instruments defined as “experimental” by the team. 11:32 28:24 4. Valérie Philippin, “Extraits de recherche” (2024). Vocal interaction experiment conducted with vocalist Valérie Philippin while she was in artistic residence at European Research Council REACH project (ERC) at IRCAM. AI interaction in real-time using the Somax2 program. Voice: Valérie Philippin, Somax2 & electronics: Mikhail Malt. 03:52 39:48 5. Horse Lords and The Who/Men, “Zero Degree Machine” (2023). Horse Lords Concert at ERC REACH. Music using Somax2 to interact with the performers and add new parts and instruments in real time. If you hear something other than a guitar, drums, bass, and sax, then it was created by Somax2. You might detect loops of instruments (e.g., saxophone) as well because Somax2 adds to the mix. Horse Lords (Max Eilbacher bass/electronics, Sam Haberman percussion, Owen Gardner guitar, Andrew Bernstein percussion/saxophone). The Who/Men: Gérard Assayag, Mikhail Malt, Reach interactive AI: Somax2; Marco Fiorini, Reach interactive AI: Somax2 and electric guitar; Manuel Poletti, computer music production at IRCAM). The Who/Men are providing guidance for Somax2 in real-time, operating different instances of the program on their laptops. 18:45 43:42 6. PintoCreation “AI-generated Sci-Fi Sci-Fi and Visual Storytelling” (2025). This is just an example of how task-specific AI is being used to generate videos with electronic music soundtracks. This is an excerpt from one of the soundtracks for the many videos they have generated for their YouTube channel. 07:54 01:02:26 7. Artificial Intelligence Music, “Melodic Techno” (2025). Excerpt of AI-generated techno music found on this YouTube site. They explain that the music found here “was composed by an AI, meticulously trained on the nuances of this captivating genre.’ I have no idea what AI engine was used, but this is just one example of how many music producers are getting onto the AI train. 06:51 01:10:17 8. Atmoscapia, “Calm Ambient” (2025). This is a purpose-built generative ambient music creator for “Films, Games, YouTube, and Creative Projects.” Billed as an “Instant Ambient Music Generator For Content Creators,” you use it by selecting styles and lengths up to an hour long. In this case, I chose the style “Calm, Meditative, Dreamy.” Two other categories are also provided for “Cinematic, Dramatic, Emotional” and “Dark, Horror, Suspense.” Those are the extent of the current choices in the free version. It delivers a soundtrack that you can download. 10:00 01:17:08 9. Thom Holmes, “Thom DeepAI Noise Music” (2025). In an attempt to generate something more experimental using an AI system, I turned to DeepAI and gave it the following instructions: “Experimental, noise sounds. No melody, no harmony, no rhythm. Randomized intervals of silence. Randomized mood swings.” It was short as I was not using the premium version, but it came closer than some other AI programs to creating a work that was more closely aligned with experimental. 1:45 01:41:49 Opening background music: Ambient music generated by the Atmoscapia AI system using the “Dark, Horror,...
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  • The 2025 US Open Sound Experiment

    The 2025 US Open Sound Experiment
    Sep 11 2025

    Episode 180

    The 2025 US Open Sound Experiment

    Playlist

    The sounds for this episode are a collage many things including recorded sounds from the US Open, spectators, tennis players, chair umpires, and the general ambience of the grounds. Mixed in are modifications of various pop tunes plus my own sequnces of electronic sound. All intended to capture the rhythms, beats, and atmosphere of being at the US Open.

    Additional opening, closing, and other incidental music by Thom Holmes.

    My Books/eBooks: Electronic and Experimental Music, sixth edition, Routledge 2020. Also, Sound Art: Concepts and Practices, first edition, Routledge 2022.

    See my companion blog that I write for the Bob Moog Foundation.

    For a transcript, please see my blog, Noise and Notations.

    Original music by Thom Holmes can be found on iTunes and Bandcamp.

    Opening and closing sequences voiced by Anne Benkovitz.
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  • Chapter 38, Eurorack

    Chapter 38, Eurorack
    Jun 14 2025

    Episode 179

    Chapter 38, Eurorack. Works Recommended from my book, Electronic and Experimental Music

    Welcome to the Archive of Electronic Music. This is Thom Holmes.

    This podcast is produced as a companion to my book, Electronic and Experimental Music, published by Routledge. Each of these episodes corresponds to a chapter in the text and an associated list of recommended works, also called Listen in the text. They provide listening examples of vintage electronic works featured in the text.

    The works themselves can be enjoyed without the book and I hope that they stand as a chronological survey of important works in the history of electronic music. Be sure to tune-in to other episodes of the podcast where we explore a wide range of electronic music in many styles and genres, all drawn from my archive of vintage recordings.

    There is a complete playlist for this episode on the website for the podcast.

    Let’s get started with the listening guide to Chapter 38, Eurorack from my book Electronic and Experimental music.

    Playlist: EURORACK SYNTHESIS

    Time

    Track Time

    Start

    Introduction –Thom Holmes

    01:26

    00:00

    1. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, “Abstractions” (2018) from Electronic Series: Vol. 1 – Abstractions. Written, recorded and mixed by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. Inspired by Harry Everett Smith's "Early Abstractions" films.

    21:49

    01:36

    2. Alessandro Cortini & Lawrence English, “Immediate Horizon, Part 1 (2018) from Immediate Horizon. Recorded live at Berlin Atonal, Kraftwerk 2015.

    04:59

    23:24

    3. Lukas Hermann, “Amphibious” (2022). Improvisation for a Eurorack modular synthesizer. From Tone Science Module No. 6 (Protons And Neutrons).

    05:51

    28:24

    4. James Bernard, “Prisms” (2022) from Tone Science Module No. 6 (Protons And Neutrons). Composed by James Bernard. Live performance recorded in one take using a small Eurorack modular system.

    08:10

    34:12

    5. Elin Piel, “Vänta” (2022) Tone Science Module No. 6 (Protons And Neutrons). Composed by Elin Piel. Recorded live with Lyra 8, a small Eurorack system and Analog Heat.

    06:59

    42:18

    6. Field Lines Cartographer, “Eddy Currents” (2022). Tone Science Module No. 6 (Protons And Neutrons). Composed by Field Lines Cartographer. Realised on ARP 2600 and Eurorack modular synths.

    08:54

    49:12

    7. Elinch, “Upward” (2022). Tone Science Module No. 6 (Protons And Neutrons). Composed by Elinch. A live composition with a small modular system (Strega, TTMC, Disting Ex for Loops) and Buchla Easel Command.

    07:28

    57:58

    8. Steve Roach, “Random Possibilities” (2022). Composed by Steve Roach. Performed and recorded in real time on Large Format Analog and Eurorack Modulars.

    06:29

    01:05:22

    9. Ewa Justka, “for the gatekeepers” (2023) from don't you want followers? For “handmade synthesisers and contingent rabbit holes.”

    07:22

    01:11:44

    10. Tunegirl, “Push the Button” (2023) from Eurorack Ruhr: Compilation # 2. Trance music with a Eurorack system.

    06:19

    01:19:04

    Additional opening, closing, and other incidental music by Thom Holmes.

    My Books/eBooks: Electronic and Experimental Music, sixth edition, Routledge 2020. Also, Sound Art: Concepts and Practices, first edition, Routledge 2022.

    See my companion blog that I write for the Bob Moog Foundation.

    For a transcript, please see my blog, Noise and Notations.

    Original music by Thom Holmes can be found on iTunes and Bandcamp.
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