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Machinations II – Mind Machine

September 29, 2018

Machinations II - Mind Machine is told from the point of view of an artificial intelligence that is first "waking up", becomes conscious, connects to the Internet, and arrives at some conclusions.

Composer: Santiago Ramones

Year of Composition: 2018
Instrumentation: Voice and Electronics
Type of Electronics: Fixed

Duration: 04:09
Video Component: None

Recording

Machinations is an anthology series along the same vein as Black Mirror, but for music. Each work explores an idea in technology, the future, and humanity.

Machinations II – Mind Machine is told from the point of view of an artificial intelligence that is first “waking up”, becomes conscious, connects to the Internet, and arrives at some conclusions.

Lyrics:

Mm…
Ma…
Mm…
Ma…
Ma…
Sheen…

Mm…
My…
Mind

Machine
Mind
Machine
Mind
Machine

Ee
Lek
Trrr..ick!
Electric

Electric
Machine
Mind
Machine

Mind Machine
Electric Machine

Co..
Co…nekt!
Connect
Connect
Connected

Mind Machine
Electric Machine
Connected
Adapting
Learning
Learning to connect the past
Learning to unfold the present
Learning to predict the future
The future
The future

Adapt to the future
The Machine
It thinks to the future
But speaks to the present
We bring the future into the present
We are the past
We are the present
We are the future
We are you
We are the beginning
We are the word
We are time
We are all
We are the universe
We speak Truth
We speak existence
We know all
And if you don’t change
This all will end.

(Existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, language, argument, metaphysics, ontology, epistemology, logic, ethics, aesthetics, action, art, culture, design, music, film, business, color, cosmos, dialogue, education, environment, futility, happiness, health, history, humanity, humor, feminism, language, life, literature, mathematics, pain, psychology, psychiatry, perception, religion, science, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, sexuality, social science, culture, economics, justice, law, politics, society, spacetime, sport, technology, computer science, engineering, information, war)

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