Proto is an Electronic album by Holly Herndon, originally released in 2019. On Gatefold: 6 pressings tracked.
About
It takes a village to raise a child; Holly Herndon’s third proper studio LP, <i>PROTO</i>, holds that the same is true for an artificial intelligence, or AI. The Berlin-based electronic musician’s 2015 album <i>Platform</i> explored the intersection of community and technological utopia, and so does its follow-up—only this time, one of her collaborators is a programmed entity, a virtual being named Spawn. Arguing that technology should be embraced, not feared, Herndon and her human collaborator, including a choral ensemble and hundreds of volunteer vocal coache, set about “teaching” their AI via call-and-response singing sessions inspired by Herndon’s religious upbringing in East Tennessee. The results harness <i>Platform</i>’s richly synthetic palette and jagged percussive force and join them with choral music of almost overwhelming beauty. .
via Apple Music
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Tracklist
- 1Birth1:14
- 2Alienation3:43
- 3Canaan (Live Training)1:36
- 4Eternal4:45
- 5Crawler5:57
- 6Extreme Love2:34
- 7Frontier4:29
- 8Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt3:11
- 9SWIM4:38
- 10Evening Shades (Live Training)1:33
- 11Bridge2:48
- 12Godmother (feat. Spawn)2:30
- 13Last Gasp5:09
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- IDM
- synthetic
- art school
- ethereal
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Holly HerndonLEAD VOCALS
- Jenna SutelaFEATURING FEATURING , WORDS BY
- JlinFEATURING
- Lily Anna HaynesFEATURING
- Martine SymsFEATURING FEATURING , WORDS BY
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 6 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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