We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

The AAS​-​4 System

by Greg Surges

supported by
Joe Gilmore
Joe Gilmore thumbnail
Ulf A Holbrook
Ulf A Holbrook thumbnail
Chooch
Chooch thumbnail
Ben Carey
Ben Carey thumbnail
/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $5 USD  or more

     

  • Full Digital Discography

    Get all 4 Greg Surges releases available on Bandcamp and save 10%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of The AAS-4 System, Feld, 4ep, and Untitled (2006 - 2009). , and , .

    Purchasable with gift card

      $13.50 USD or more (10% OFF)

     

1.
subsectra 02:46
2.
timetratio 05:51
3.
mustration phases 01:41
4.
delation 11:08
5.
stant parame 03:10

about

The recordings on "The AAS-4 System" document the use of a novel signal processing technique in which time-varying allpass filters are placed into feedback networks, producing synthesis structures capable of producing interesting emergent sonic behaviors.

Ideas from the field of computational aesthetics are employed to allow a large system built from these synthesis structures to become “aesthetically aware.” Many theories about computational aesthetics center around a favorable balance between order and complexity in a stimulus - a successful artistic work is neither too orderly nor too complex. Using a model of human perception based on the “mere exposure” effect, which describes how listener appreciation and boredom change as they experience repeated exposure to a stimulus, the system autonomously determines when and how to modify its own parameters to avoid repetitions that may lead to boredom in listeners.

The result, created over three years of research and development, are a series of fully generative compositions, synthesized and structured completely in software.

The AAS-4 System is described in greater detail in "Generative Audio Systems: Musical Applications of Time-Varying Feedback Networks and Computational Aesthetics," available at escholarship.org/uc/item/9fk810hq

credits

released January 18, 2016

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Greg Surges image

Greg Surges Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Greg Surges makes electronic music, software, and hardware. His work has been released on the Stasisfield, Petcord, Wandering Ear, and Digitalbiotope labels, and he is currently a PhD student at the University of California, San Diego. Previously, he earned a MM in Music Composition at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. He currently lives in San Diego, CA with his wife and cat. ... more

contact / help

Contact Greg Surges

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Greg Surges, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Saxophonist Isaiah Collier chats about his new LP and the influence of Pharoah Sanders.
listen now