Hey PJ
Sorry for the delayed reply, been really busy.
Thanks for all the suggestions, I'll go through and see what I can
find from them.
Currently have a mix blog up at http://jetpilot.ferrouswheel.info
where I post my DJ mixes. None are aimed at singularity stuff, but
some of the music is good anyhow ;)
Cheers!
Joel
On 10/24/06, pjmanney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dear Joel,
About six months ago I asked the WTA talk list for their recommendations of H+
music. I sent their suggestions, along with my own research list of H+ music
back to the WTA talk list. I'll cut and paste some of the items below. It's
not exactly all singularity music, but it's in the neighborhood. ;-) I can't
attest to the 130 bpm. But I'm an ex-dancer and I can dance to anything, so
you may be more selective!
Musicians with a periodic or consistent pro H+ or pro hi-tech humanity point of
view:
Radiohead (esp. the album OK Computer)
The Sugarcubes/Bjork
David Bowie
Red Harvest
Cyanotic - the album Transhuman
Posthuman
Flaming Lips
Thomas Dolby
Our Lady Peace
Cursor Miner - esp. "Remote Control" -- very dancable electronica if you're not
familiar with him
Hawkwind
Selected pieces:
Paul Kantner/Jefferson Airplane -- "Crowns of Creation"
Yes -- "Machine Messiah"
Papa Roach -- "Singular Indestructible Droid"
U2 -- "Original of the Species" (okay, I know it's supposed to be about The
Edge's daughter or something, but YOU tell me what it's about...)
David Bowie -- "Ashes to Ashes" (just depends how you want to interpret it, and like most
of his songs, he gives you several ways.. I also like Beck's cover of "Diamond Dogs"
that he did for Moulin Rouge
When you're looking for it, songs take on all kinds of significance. Think about The
Beatles "Nowhere Man" in a Singularity light...
I've never listened to any of the following:
Marilyn Manson -- "Posthuman"
Bunnyhug - "Posthuman Man"
Vesania -- "Path II - the Posthuman Kind" (Polish death metal...!)
Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber -- "More Than Posthuman - Rise of the Mojosexual
Cotillion" (winner of the best H+ album title!)
And someone recommended the anti-transhumanist song, "Mechanical Animals," by
Marilyn Manson. The lyrics below were so great, I had to include some here for their
sheer brilliance:
You were my mechanical bride
You were phenobarbidoll
A manniqueen of depression
With the face of a dead star
And I was a hand grenade
That never stopped exploding
You were automatic and as hollow as the "o" in god
And yes, I agree, very ironic coming from Marilyn, especially since he's
married to Dita von Teese... ;-)
BTW, I like Beck's new album, The Information. Not Singularity or even H+, but
does address advancing tech issues and alienation in places. (I'm listening to
it as I write...)
Hope all is well.
PJ
>Then I think we should record some singularity music.
>
>I'm moving to being a working DJ as a hobby, so if anyone can throw me
>some danceable 130 bpm singularity songs that'd be great :)
>
>This reminds me off talking with Ben about creating a musical
>interface to Novamente. As soon as Novamente makes a hit tune, can
>represent itself as a funky looking person and dance suggestively,
>you'll have legions of young fans (who will eventually grow up) and
>you can use your signing deals to fund further AGI research!
>
>[ Whether you tell people that Novamente is a human or not is another story ]
>
>
>--
>-Joel
>
>"Wish not to seem, but to be, the best."
> -- Aeschylus
>
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