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I shut this off halfway through. It was terrible.

I was rather nonplussed by the rundown environment, and crass attire of the host and guest, and the cacophony produced from this guy's code was not really music at all. I am sure he knows what he's doing in terms of code, but couldn't he actually carry a tune of some kind, rather than random MIDI pulses?

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Bad take. The host is a self taught electronics hacker who has been making experimental electronic music for years. He's widely respected by people who you would certainly find less crass, and musical taste is much more subjective than most casual listeners would like to believe. Try to appreciate the goal and the passion, as well as the skill and lack of resources. This wasn't aimed at a generic audience, and you decrying it adds nothing of substance other than giving the impression that you may occasionally yell at clouds.

"Musical taste" only applies when actual music is involved.

This kind of music speaks to me in ways beyond what I feel from most "mainstream" music. Not liking it is fine, but please don't denigrate my enjoyment of it. It kills curious discussion. What is your definition of "actual music"?

Who decides what is and what isn't music? My mother always said it's not music what I listened to. I disagree

So if I appreciate Bach, Phillip Glass, Nils Frahm, Metallica and Wutang Clan, do I have musical taste?

I can say the programmer has good music taste. Look at his hoodie, that’s Misfits. One of the most greatest punk bands of all time.

I think chords and notes were chosen to create harmony. Or at least, the key was picked and the concepts used (mode, arpeggiation) will stay in it. Listening to it carefully, there is no random generation at all. It's all deterministic and periodic.

"Crass attire," really? We get it, you don't get it, but I don't know why you felt the need to report back on your lack of taste.

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