Creative Philosophy As A Body Of Work: A.fter I.ntelligence
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A.fter I.ntelligence represents the fullest realisation yet of that creative philosophy, the cinematic depth and sonic precision developed through the Reznor and Ross collaboration brought to bear on subject matter that could not be more urgently contemporary. Experimental electronic music as genuine philosophical intervention: challenging, immersive and genuinely necessary!
The album centres on the existential risks posed by humanity’s accelerating development of artificial intelligence, but rather than engaging with present-day aesthetics or surface-level AI culture, it examines the longer philosophical, ethical and physical arc of misaligned intelligence systems and their potential impact on human continuity.
What happens when intelligence exceeds intention, and what remains of humanity when the systems it creates begin to outgrow it?
These are questions that demand music capable of carrying genuine conceptual weight alongside emotional resonance, and Macro/micro’s IDM and experimental electronic sound design provides exactly that capacity.
Simpson began training in multiple instruments at five years old and was writing and recording original music by thirteen, going on to release multiple albums and EPs under Macro/micro alongside composing for film, contemporary theatre and large-scale art installations. The project consistently bridges emotional introspection with technological and philosophical inquiry, positioning sound as both medium and meditation.
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