Remixed from a turntable session in 2019, this lil' ditty throws a familiar beat from side to side, finished with a dice and slice of Sun Ra, some static and lilt to go.
VOICE MESSAGE: Me thinks we’re getting closer to documentary film with our generative research. I think, the, um, the three way relationship between audience, subject and filmmaker. We make it cohere. Oh, and let’s tackle the climate crisis asap.
As the band continued their tour, they encountered a group of mathematicians who were engaged in a heated debate about whether or not math could be considered a universal language.
One of the mathematicians argued that while math does have a certain degree of universality, it's ultimately a human construct that is shaped by cultural and historical factors. She pointed out that different cultures have developed different mathematical systems and notations, and that these systems can be very different from one another.
The drummer, DJ, and MC countered that while there are certainly cultural and historical factors that influence the development of math, there are also certain universal principles that are shared across all human societies. They argued that concepts like numbers, geometry, and algebra are essential for understanding the natural world, and that they are universal in the sense that they are shared by all human cultures.
The mathematician acknowledged the importance of these principles, but argued that they do not necessarily make math a universal language in the same way that language is. She pointed out that math is a highly abstract and symbolic system, and that it is not always easy to translate mathematical ideas from one culture or language to another.
The band members responded by bringing up the recent advances in artificial intelligence, particularly the development of large language models like ChatGPT. They pointed out that these models are able to understand and communicate in multiple languages, and that they are based on statistical and probabilistic principles that are similar to those used in math.
The mathematician was intrigued by this idea, and the band members suggested that they collaborate on a project to explore the connections between math, language, and artificial intelligence. They agreed to work together to develop new algorithms and models that could bridge the gap between these different fields, and to continue their debate and exploration of the universality.
TEXT MESSAGE: This ChatGPT malarkey ain’t bad at all. Good shit for structure and god mode, yet I’m still digging for convincing dialogue and internal human monologue. I can tell my own scrawls, by the clumzy grammar and unresolved sentences. Cut off in the middle of a…
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from DEEP SCRATCH REMIX,
released March 23, 2023
STEVE FLY (STEVEN JAMES PRATT) 2023.
A full length album by experimental guitar/drum duo: DMC. Pino on guitars, Steve Fly on drums, carving a path into a psychedelic garden. Feat. guests Creature of Rebelmatic. Occupy reflects 2011. Steve Fly
Poet Douglas Kearney and composer/producer/drummer Val Jeanty link up for a a compelling LP that feels like the written word come to life. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2021