We’re sad to announce that Computer Music's most recent issue will be the final issue of the magazine. First launched in 1998, Computer Music’s existence was spurred by the giddy excitement about the ...

The world's oldest known recording of computer-generated music has been restored to its former glory by a team from the British Library. Taken from an acetate-cut recording made by the BBC in 1951, ...

Detail of a rebuilt Colossus computer at the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park. The model is similar to the Mark II, on which the first recorded computer music was played. (photo by Alan ...

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It was another big year for Nick Lutsko. Despite resigning in disgrace as President of Halloween in January, he named himself King of the holiday in October when he released his third Spirit Halloween ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. Eduardo Reck Miranda’s musical composition “Qubism” features ...

For all the spellbinding thrill it can weave within its veil of apparent unpredictability, music depends on plain old math. Musicians might tune their instruments to a standard pitch for a fuller ...

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

A future chart-topping song may soon come from an algorithm. Sony Computer Science Laboratory (CSL) in Paris is developing a system of algorithms which can create songs that cater to the user's taste, ...

Radiohead‘s OK Computer turns 20 this June and in a new Rolling Stone cover story, the band looks back at the forces that inspired the record, its surprise success and lasting impact on rock music.

But unlike most of the collective pile-ups cluttering the pop landscape these days, the songs feel steered by a single sure and distinctive vision. Monáe co-writes everything here but for a couple of ...