We love repetition

I’ve used some samples of different speech synth voices saying “algorave generation, we love repetition” for a while. It’s a … More

Alpaca Festival recap

Here’s a lovely video by Eva Yap, as a three-minute journey through Alpaca Festival 2025. It was a ride!

I didn’t set out to make Tidal, it emerged over an extended period of time, through my creative practice. Still, … More

Alpaca 2025 is a festival and conference exploring Algorithmic Patterns in the Creative Arts. Lucy Cheesman, Ray Morrison, Hazel Ryan … More

Justin Pickard interviewed me (Alex McLean) for the FoAM Anarchive: Justin brought out some nice themes from our chats, love … More

I’m just back from a productive week working with Mika Satomi and Lizzie Wilson on a mini project ‘Modulating Time’ … More

I used to use twitter quite a bit, but now it’s run by a hard-right weirdo who wants to defeat … More

I’ve been rewriting Tidal again for a while but resisting actually using it, mostly out of a weird sense of … More

“Live Coding: A User’s Manual is the first comprehensive introduction to the practice and a broader cultural commentary on the … More

Here’s a nice interview I did with lovely fellow Sheffield-resident Benjamin Tassie, for his Future Classical show on Resonance FM. … More