Comments for Strategies Against Algorithms

Comment on Track 8: Embeddings by Stephan

Stephan — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:52:20 +0000

In reply to Eduardo Pinho. The artwork were originally photos I took with a Sigma DP1 camera. They were then converted into DazzleDraw format and displayed on an Apple IIGS connected to an RGB CRT monitor. :)

Comment on Track 10: The Artist In The Vineyard by Stephan

Stephan — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:41:17 +0000

In reply to Eduardo.

Thank you so much… and thank you for listening 🙂

I’m not sure what I’ll do next. I have a more than enough songs for a double album about my experiences at the animal sanctuary. But after “Strategies…” I have the feeling I can’t go back to peddling my stuff on the internet, and of course I can’t repeat what I have done with “Strategies…”. And I don’t have the people to do it live… but I guess time will tell.

Again, so many thanks for being part of this!

Comment on Track 10: The Artist In The Vineyard by Eduardo

Eduardo — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:18:36 +0000

Thank you for sharing so much over the course of Strategies Against Algorithms. 🙂 Your art certainly talks to us, no cringe or bewilderment attached. Ultimately, you are right that we ought to find our own ways to continue sharing our art, in a way which… well, I’m having a hard time coming up with the right words, but “respect for artists” would be something in that direction. Our will to make art needs to surpass any attempt from big companies to sterilize it and suppress our desires.

In the meantime, I have incorporated Black And White into my copy of the album, thus keeping it integral. It is a beautiful track. The associated mourning, as hurtful as it is, is also a sign that she had a good life and was loved a lot, so that too is something worth celebrating.

Comment on Track 3: The Motor Song by Track 9: Walk – Strategies Against Algorithms

Track 9: Walk – Strategies Against Algorithms — Sun, 31 May 2026 08:47:45 +0000

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Comment on Track 2: Trendula by Track 9: Walk – Strategies Against Algorithms

Track 9: Walk – Strategies Against Algorithms — Sun, 31 May 2026 08:47:06 +0000

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Comment on Track 8: Embeddings by Eduardo Pinho

Eduardo Pinho — Fri, 29 May 2026 20:17:56 +0000

A lot can be said about “music should be more like a video game”. If this means that music should be fun, thrilling, exciting, challenging, a social activity, something to emphasize your feelings as you venture into the world of your creation… then I’d say music can already be all of this, way before Suno came about!
Even the history of music in video games themselves is so rich that saying music should be more like a video game is… to say the least, odd and confusing.

Anyway, this track slaps! It’s hard to listen without feeling the invitation to sing along. 😅

Love the artwork in this blog post too. I wonder which system(s) are represented there. Occasionally I draw the aesthetic from the 90’s VGA by downscaling pictures and photographs to 320×200 with less than 256 colours, but this is something else entirely!

Comment on Track 6: God (Everything Is Alright) by Track 7: Just Like That – Strategies Against Algorithms

Track 7: Just Like That – Strategies Against Algorithms — Thu, 28 May 2026 20:42:25 +0000

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Comment on Track 1: Kings by Track 6: God (Everything Is Alright) – Strategies Against Algorithms

Track 6: God (Everything Is Alright) – Strategies Against Algorithms — Tue, 26 May 2026 08:26:36 +0000

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Comment on Track 1: Kings by Track 5 – Dany – Strategies Against Algorithms

Track 5 – Dany – Strategies Against Algorithms — Mon, 25 May 2026 07:11:29 +0000

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Comment on Track 2: Trendula by Track 4: Niar – Strategies Against Algorithms

Track 4: Niar – Strategies Against Algorithms — Fri, 22 May 2026 20:53:58 +0000

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