Continuing the weaving theme I was happy to see that Laura Devendorf has not only included the ‘bitfield’ feature I…
Exploring 8 shaft weaving
After a bit of time off from weaving after the PENELOPE project, it was great to visit Kristina Andersen, Pei-Ying…
The one that got away – Vocable Synthesis
I think one of my best ideas was “vocable synthesis”, which my friend Lucy just reminded me of. I wrote…
Alpaca Festival recap
Here’s a lovely video by Eva Yap, as a three-minute journey through Alpaca Festival 2025. It was a ride!
When was TidalCycles born?
I didn’t set out to make Tidal, it emerged over an extended period of time, through my creative practice. Still,…
Alpaca Festival and Conference 2025
Alpaca 2025 is a festival and conference exploring Algorithmic Patterns in the Creative Arts. Lucy Cheesman, Ray Morrison, Hazel Ryan…
Pattern Thinking Across Domains
Justin Pickard interviewed me (Alex McLean) for the FoAM Anarchive: Justin brought out some nice themes from our chats, love…
Konnakol, drum kit and code
This is a big one for me – an upcoming collaboration with B C Manjunath and Matt Davies, exploring carnatic…
Algoraves are here right now
I just happened on a pandemic-era article about algorave from 2022. It’s really nicely written and researched, and I especially…
Following instructions
I once went to a workshop run by the poet John Hegley, he got us making poetry booklets out of…