Mick Sussman is the creator of the Rosenberg Algorithmic Music Generator, a monumental 100,000-line software program. His other works are generated from concise snippets of code. They are generally noisier and more diverse in texture than Rosenberg, while sharing its focus on rhythmically intricate patterns. Most of Sussman's work is formalistic and experimental, but also quirky and unruly, highlighting the tensions in teaching a machine to make music for humans.
Discography
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The Rosenberg Algorithmic Music Generator, Vol. 5
Bandcamp download
Review: African Paper
Radio: The Institute of Spectra-Sonic Sound, DFM, The Parish News, The Moderns, Klangwelten
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Preludes and Postludes
Superpang
Review: Boomkat
Radio: The Moderns, Richard Chartier's Between Two Points, Earbitten
- The Rosenberg Algorithmic Music Generator, Vol. 4 Bandcamp download
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11 Portents
Bandcamp download
Radio: The Parish News, The Moderns, Eldoradio, The Institute of Spectra-Sonic Sound, Radio Gwendolyne
- The Rosenberg Algorithmic Music Generator, Vol. 3 Bandcamp download
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The Kressel Studies, Vol. 2
Bandcamp download
Reviews: The Moderns, Aural Aggravation
Radio: The Parish News, Radio Gagarin, Eldoradio, Electronic Therapy, The Institute of Spectra-Sonic Sound
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The Kressel Studies, Vol. 1
Carrier Records
Reviews: SilenceAndSound, Aural Aggravation, Chain D.L.K.
Radio: The Moderns, The Institute of Spectra-Sonic Sound, El Réanimator, Toneshift
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The Rosenberg Algorithmic Music Generator: Selected Works, Vol. 2
Anticausal Systems
Reviews: Gonzo Circus, SilenceAndSound, Musique Machine
Radio: The Parish News, The Moderns, ERR Klassikaraadio
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The Rosenberg Algorithmic Music Generator: Selected Works, Vol. 1
The Sublunar Society
Interview: Musique Machine
Reviews: Blow Up, Gonzo Circus, Musique Machine, Chain D.L.K.
About
Mick Sussman is a news editor at The New York Times who has written for The Book Review. His journalism account is @micksussman; his music account is @micksussmusic.