{"id":17108,"date":"2021-01-19T14:56:25","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T14:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=17108"},"modified":"2021-01-19T14:56:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T14:56:25","slug":"listen-to-mouse-on-mars-second-single-artificial-authentic-new-album-aai-out-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=17108","title":{"rendered":"Listen to Mouse on Mars’ second single ‘Artificial Authentic’, new album AAI<\/em> out in February"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

At a time when positive energy is most needed, Mouse on Mars<\/a> are generating it in the form of a new science-fiction album called AAI<\/em> (Anarchic Artificial Intelligence). The upcoming album features writer and scholar Louis Chude-Sokei, percussionist Dodo NKishi, DJ\/producer and programmer Ya\u011fmur U\u00e7kunkaya and also saw the duo of Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma collaborate with tech collective Birds on Mars and former Soundcloud programmers Ranny Keddo and Derrek Kindle to create bespoke software capable of modelling speech. Central to AAI<\/em> is the argument that we must embrace AI and technology as Werner exlains:<\/p>\n

\n

\u201cAI is capable of developing qualities that we attach to humans, like empathy, imperfection and distraction, which are a big part of creativity. We need to get past the old paranoia that fears machines as the other, as competitors who will do things faster or better, because that just keeps us stuck in our selfishness, fear and xenophobia. Machines can open up new concepts of life, and expand our definitions of being human.\u201c<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ahead of AAI<\/em>‘s release on February 26th through Thrill Jockey<\/a>, Mouse on Mars have shared a second single from it, the bouncy and blissful ‘Artificial Authentic’, featuring Louis Chude-Sokei and Ya\u011fmur U\u00e7kunkaya. Here it is.<\/p>\n