If someone only knew the stereotypes, this is probably exactly what they’d imagine came out of SF: electronic music performed live with code. It may not actually be the only thing here, but it does exist, and it’s actually quite the trip. Here’s a nice introduction to the genre: Live Code Volume 1 is a generative dance and IDM set by R Tyler (associated with algorave collective AV club), performed with code at Algorithmic Art Assembly at Gray Area, South by Southwest (SXSW), and Algorave’s 10th birthday live stream in March 2022. According to the release: “the coding process was projected on a screen for the audience to read. Every note and beat was made with code that was edited and executed live.” Plug me in.
