autovapour· Sep 2022

A program that allows the near-instant creation of full Barber Beats albums, the controversial subgenre of Vaporwave. Developed around the time generative AI came into the spotlight of more and more online artists (2022), I published it among my music producer peers.

At that time, discussions about artistry/labor, automation, and copyright were intense, as artists (especially those working online) were confronted with hordes of users who suddenly had access to tools that could create digital art by prompting a black-box API.

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