Music blog “Music For Robots” is releasing a CD tomorrow (may 27th). Tonight (May 26th) is the party at Knitting Factory… doors at 8:00 pm tonight, tickets are 10$ (that’s less than two bucks a band!) ...
It feels like we’ve been waiting forever for the robot revolution. From writer Isaac Asimov to filmmaker James Cameron, artists have been warning for decades about the inevitable day when your Alexa ...
Swedish composer Fredrik Gran programs robotic arms to play bowed instruments like the cello and double bass. He also plays duets with the robots, blurring the lines between the musician and the music ...
Oli’s movements mimic the elegance of the performers, its arms and hips swaying with fluid precision, echoing the rhythms of ...
From Renaissance-era automata to the latest mechanical metal bands cooked up in robotics labs, humans have been fascinated by robots playing music. But are they any good? Listen to these all-robot ...
There were five of us in the studio with Kris Bowers during this recording of Variety’s Behind the Song, and by the time he finished taking us through “I Could Use a Boost,” there wasn’t a dry eye in ...
In this video for “Kill Your Co-Workers” by electronic musician (and Adult Swim bumper composer) Flying Lotus, a bizarre polygonal parade is the scene of a robot-versus-robot massacre. Furthermore, ...
Daft Punk, the enigmatic French duo of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, forever changed the landscape of ...
Kris Bowers sat in the dark, watching the Oscar nominations while his pregnant wife and 3-year-old daughter slept. He wasn’t trying to wake them up or cause chaos. Although an Oscar winner for live ...
Fans are trying to figure out why a mysterious robot has appeared in the thumbnails for several of Shakira's music videos on YouTube. The futuristic, humanoid bot can be seen in the background of ...