Living With Human Machines

Living With Human Machines

This is the cover artwork for the new mockART album “Living with Human Machines”. About 10 years ago I was discovered by a gallery with some holiday snaps and stopped working on my music project and turned my creative energy to photography.

I formed mockART after playing guitars in various bands, but decided form my own project to experiment with sounds and musical structures. I released my first album Reflux Ux Bisou in 2007 and a split album with Slovak artist Drén in 2008. After that I started to record pieces for a project called “Country Songs” which I still want to complete. For that project I asked people from different countries to send audio samples about life on the country side in their native language and used them for the tracks. So if you want to contribute to the project, you still can. Just send a message, or leave a comment.

But back to “Living with Human Machines”. This project is the most abstract so far and was mainly composed from field recordings I collected over the years.

So if you are open for some experimental music, you can download a free copy of the full album from archive.org.

Please also visit the sounds section of this website for further information about mockART and my collection of field recordings.

38 responses to “Living With Human Machines”

  1. Calmgrove Avatar

    Mesmeric — thanks so much for sharing.

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thank you for listening!

  2. Alexander Lautsyus Avatar

    Interesting project. I love it. It sounds like you are watching the World around you from the side.

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thank you, Alexander. I’m glad you like it.

  3. elmediat Avatar
    elmediat

    Fascinating. A positive& creative use of mass media technology & social media.

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thank you very much. I’m glad you like it.

  4. Linda Arthur Tejera Avatar

    Quite different! Did I keep hearing a child talking in the background?

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thank you, Linda.
      Yes, there is a child talking/singing in the background.

  5. natuurfreak Avatar

    Je bent een creatieve duizendpoot

  6. Richard Guest Avatar

    Sounds great! I’ve downloaded the album for later. Love the cover too.

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thank you, Richard. I hope that you will like the entire album.

  7. ernstblumenstein Avatar

    Sehr interessant. Tolle Idee…

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Vielen Dank, Ernst.

  8. kowkla123 Avatar

    fassienierend, viel Freude für dich am heutigen Tag.

  9. Deepak Singh Avatar

    Yes, that little human voice was touching. Well done!

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thank you, Deepak. I’m glad you like it.

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thanks for reblogging.

  10. joshi daniel Avatar
    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thank you, Joshi.

  11. Jane Lurie Avatar

    Very interesting music. A new experience for me, Rabirius. Thank you. Great cover work, too.

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thank you, Jane.
      Yes, I was experimenting a bit with sounds and things – but I like when someone experiences something new.

  12. Nil Avatar

    Mesmerizing indeed…

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thank you, Nil.

  13. fotografiemijnlangleven Avatar

    I love your music specialy when i am busy with drawning, develop my phototo’s, painting & artwork. This music in the background is ideal for general artwork. Thanks !

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thank you very much for your compliments, Dirk.

  14. Sue Dreamwalker Avatar

    Excellent Image, and Yes Sound is so important Music all vibration which affects our own..
    Interesting sounds I went over to sample a few. 🙂

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thank you, Sue. I’m happy you like it.

  15. eugenesamolin Avatar

    The soundscape on the sample you’ve provided demonstrates the way sound causes specific kinds of human emotion. Thanks for sharing.

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thanks for listening. I’m glad you like my music, Eugene.

  16. RS Avatar

    Great post! Keep it up!

  17. […] years to concentrate on my photographic works. Earlier this year I finally released a new album, Living With Human Machines. Now I have remastered my first Album reflux ux bisou for re-release, and I am currently in the […]

  18. […] I already remastered the old mockART albums last year and republished them and I also recorded Living with Human Machines to get back into sonic experimentation. This year I finally found the time to remaster the tracks […]

  19. kioratash Avatar

    Wow. Very interesting, and I find it a bit unsettling as well. Hmmm. I am happy that you push the envelope. Keep on dancing.🙂

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thanks a lot.
      Yes, I like to keep experimenting and especially people who don’t listen too much to experimental music might feel a bit unsettled. But hopefully it is a way to explore other artists as well.

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