Feeding the Machine:

A Manifesto for Markov Cut-ups Language wants to mean. We can’t help it; we’re pattern-seeking creatures who find faces in clouds and narratives in noise. This work exploits that compulsion. The Process I feed texts into a Markov chain algorithm: literature, philosophy, scientific articles, song lyrics, whatever crosses my path. The algorithm learns statistical patternsContinue reading “Feeding the Machine:”

“Leibniz’s Development At Gun Point”

(A Markov-Assisted Cut-Up Poem)

Chaos magick:
Is noted “what if,” meaning –
The challenge is hallucinating,
And fantastical beasts play in rugose kingdoms.
Cyclopean sculptured, the above formulae,
Encompasses all.