029 algorithmic accompaniment
028 high-performance computing
027 between utility and contradiction
026 outside recordings vol.5 _ sipoonkorpi 
025 additional thoughts on
024 signal extraction
023 avoinna joka päivä
022 fricciópressió
021 imagining new forms
020 akousma pt.II
019 an approach to resilience
018 one step back, everyone!
017 container
016 ōki-sa
015 experiri ensemble
014 outside recordings vol.4 _ japan
013 shinjuku electrical walk
012 three movements for cellphone
011 distorted tunes test
010 estudi modular
009 outside recordings vol.3 _ costa rica
008  1.1 plants are deceptive
007 akousma
006 soroll
005 las hojas 
004 outside recordings vol.2 _ bolivia
003 institute for new feeling 
002 outside recordings vol.1 _ iceland
001 (sub)urban plants



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cristian subirà hybrid sound documentalista


028 excerpt
sound piece _ 15 hours _ 2025 


in the modern world, algorithms play a central role in shaping economic models and decision-making, influencing many aspects of daily life. this "algorithmic accompaniment of society" aims to enhance efficiency, minimize risks, and improve quality of living across various socioeconomic backgrounds. the primary objective is optimization, with algorithms analyzing vast data to guide precise decisions in areas like supply chains, marketing, and healthcare. the rise of ai and machine learning has further amplified these capabilities, enabling unprecedented levels of customization.


however, this technological progress brings significant ethical and societal challenges, including concerns about transparency, accountability, and fairness. while designed to optimize outcomes, algorithms can inadvertently perpetuate biases, reinforce inequalities, and compromise privacy, making it difficult to understand or challenge their decisions.

against this backdrop, high-performance computing emerges to combine two seemingly unrelated forms of modern mysticism, blending the esoteric realms of numerology with the data-driven zeitgeist of the modern era. yet this act—despite its apparent contradictions—is based on a return to ancestral divinatory practices in our hypermodern age: the most advanced technologies leading us back to the oldest cultural rituals—attempts to control uncertainty. prediction becomes the new determinism, not by opening futures, but by enclosing reality within patterns extracted from information.

at its core, the project uses an experimental sampler and its artificial intelligence to compose and produce music. over the course of 30 days, I embarked on a journey through the algorithm, dedicating 30 minutes each day to recording music using 30 carefully created samples, with all rhythmic patterns based on multiples of the number 3. the significance of the number 3(0) is not arbitrary; it was chosen for its association with balance, urging us to seek equilibrium in both our physical and emotional domains. 


in a paradoxical and somewhat ironic twist, the assistance of artificial intelligence to gather samples of nothing, is enlisted in a quest to create yet another superfluous wellness tool. this pursuit, while ostensibly aimed at enhancing well-being, ultimately contributes to the proliferation of digital detritus through a 15-hour piece, adding to the ever-expanding repositories of data stored on remote servers. this fusion results in an abundance of surplus and somewhat inefficient music, not designed to solve complex problems.

high-performance computing prompts a rethinking of our views on progress, innovation, and technology's role in shaping our future. or maybe not.