‘Connectionism’ is the forthcoming eight-track album by Christopher Waver, scheduled to release on April 20th through his independent label, PLUTO Sound. The album takes listeners on a journey through a complex network of interconnected musical ideas, exploring themes of memory and the human brain, and how our recollections can distort and fade over time, altering our whole perception of reality.
The album's title is drawn from the philosophy of connectionism, the "first school" of artificial intelligence, which aims to understand how people learn and remember, and the workings of the brain at the neural level. It models mental or behavioral phenomena as processes that arise from interconnected units. The theory suggests that learning is a product between stimulus and response. A stimulus is something that causes a reaction, while a response is the reaction to a stimulus.
In addition to the thematic inspiration, the album is dotted with AI-generated speech and vocal sounds, which feature in nearly every track. While the songs primarily adhere to a 4/4 club framework, the storytelling approach renders them more suitable for home listening. The tracklist includes 'Bearings', the first single released in September 2022, 'Waters of Cadenza', which featured on last year's PLUTO 'INFINITY' compilation album, and six new compositions. The song 'Lightning by Design' also features keyboardist Bálint Kriska, aka Phloberon.
Written, arranged, mixed, and the artwork was created by Kristóf Huszár.
'Lightning by Design' features Bálint Kriska, aka Phloberon on keyboards.
Mastered at PLUTO Sound Studio in Nyolcésfél.
Christopher Waver - Club Edits EP (PLT035) out now on PLUTO Sound
The Idea for this EP came when I felt the need for more straight forward 4/4 productions for my live set, so I reworked most of my samples and loops during last year. I wanted to release something from these sessions, but also made new tracks in this time period. After many tweaks and different approaches for the tracklisting, I narrowed the release down to two new compositions, a total reconfiguration of a track from my very first EP and a rework from our song with AGAVOID that I played in my live sets for two years, but never properly finished it until now.
Hope you'll enjoy!
All songs and artwork created and modified by Kristóf Huszár
An “ode” to skateboarding as the main form of transportation.
PLUTO Sound present a Christopher Waver production A single written, recorded, arranged and mixed by Kristóf Huszár Mastered at PLUTO Sound Studio in Nyolcésfél Artwork by Kristóf Huszár & DALL·E 2
Pluto Sound present a Christopher Waver production A double single written, recorded, arranged and mixed by Kristóf Huszár at Nyolcésfél Mastered at Stamusic. Studios by Ferenc Stámusz Artwork by Kristóf Huszár