Complex solutions to simple problems we don't undersatnd

In this series we take randomly selected audio/video and then transform it into a music video and audio track using nothing but the source footage.

Free will? You gotta be kidding, this is Łoł we are talking about, the system by which we treat the found source footage is also guided by a series of self imposed rules, music apps and random generators.

If you didn’t know, we develop and use apps that help randomize the music writing process, essentially letting chance and random processes rule the creative writing process.

Cool! So… it’s basically an AV remix then?

No, not exactly, the resulting AV mashup aims to be as removed from the original source video as possible… Below each ‘transmutation’ below you can find more information about; how the piece was composed, where and how we found the source video, and what rules were applied and whether or not we used music tools such as A.R.T. or Randopedia in order to guide the music writing process. You can also find other system we use on our resources page

 

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Title: ‘Carried in to me’ 👜🧟

📄 RULES

All audio and video created from original video

SOURCE VIDEO(s) – 🙏
Video 01
Video 02

find X A/V samples from Y videos using…
uno cards … decide how many samples i can obtain (x)
playing cards … how many videos i can use (y)
coin flip … which video to use
dice roll … how many seconds of that video
random.org … which part of that video
= 10 Samples to obtain

// TURN GO LENGTHS
Decided by A.R.T.
12m, 10m, 17m, 10m, 10m, 10m
total time to compose = 1Hr 9Mins

// Dictated by Randopedia
=
6/4 TIME SIGNATURE
257 BPM

 

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Title: ‘I Choose Never’ 👉🚫

📄 RULES

All audio and video created from original video

Sample pool = https://archive.org/details/movies

Approach to finding which sample you will use
▶️ Roll die, this will decide how many samples you may obtain from ^^
▶️ From the book RIVER GOD, flick and say stop.
▶️ Spin coin, heads = left page, tails = right page
▶️ Choose 3 cards from a deck (ace and face cards = 1)
▶️ If you get a joker, you may choose the word on that page
▶️ Multiply the 3 card values, and count from the first word on the page until you reach the word of that number
▶️ Search that word in https://archive.org/details/movies
{Repeat above for the number of samples you need to obtain}

Approach to samples
▶️If word from book is “page” and that word gives 100 results, use a playing card to decide which percentile to choose from. For example if you get a 2 of hearts, you may select any video from results 10-20
▶️Once you have selected your video sample, choose an UNO card to decide how many seconds of audio you are allowed from that video sample.

 

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Title: ‘Pilot’ 🧑‍✈️

📄 RULES

All audio and video created from original video

Sample pool = https://archive.org/details/movies https://archive.org/

X/4 = Time signature
Generate ‘X’ by using random.org integer between 3-21
X = 5
▶️ Time signature = 5/4

Y = BPM
Generate ‘Y’ by using random.org integer between 60-660
▶️ Y = 521 BPM

Z = Title and Search term
Use randomwordgenerator.com to generate word
search and use ‘Z’ most recent video at https://archive.org/
▶️ Z = ‘Pilot’

 

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Title: ‘Short Burst Drug Abuse’ 💥💊

📄 RULES

0. Left or Right palm choose hidden die

Dice selection = 4, 20, 20, 9
(Sides) = 53 Total possible score

  1. Translate die roll card number
  2. Draw 29 cards
  3. Answer is 6 of Clubs
  4. Choose 6th video in folder

 

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Title: ‘Genre-Michelle Jah-Geller’ 🎼📋

📄 RULES

All audio and video created from original video

1 Dice
3 Rolls

Guess number before roll.
If you guess right = 5 points
If you are one out = 2 points
Anything else = 0 points

Total the points.
Cycle through video choices in a loop.

Stop when you reach that total.
Use that video.

 

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Title: ‘Boooooom’ 💥🎪

📄 RULES

All audio and video created from original video

Take audio
Using only filters: resample audio.
Maximum of 5 tracks.
Turn length = 12
Max turns = 9

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Creative differences are only possible to exist if you are allowed to harness an opinion, everything we do is guided by chance and random processes, you can’t blame a die for coming up as a 6 anymore than you can blame your mum for embarrassing you at a social function. Both are immovable forces of nature !