Holly Herndon wouldn't have been able to make her newest album without modern technology, but that doesn't mean she's totally fine with it. The Bay Area electronic artist will release her sophomore LP Platform next week, and though lyrics are sparse, the album has an obvious theme: with technology comes conflict. A MacBook is great at hosting audio workstations, but Apple's labor practices are questionable, at best. Software can create sounds no instrument can make, but it can also be the target of unwanted cybersurveillance.
Herndon was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, and says she was "terrified" of computers growing up. "We didn’t have any extensive technical training," she said when I met up with her in New York City recently....
How musician Holly Herndon created the 'alien' sounds on her new album
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