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Two music projects I discovered recently that draw on the power of the internet:

• In Bb 2.0 is a “collaborative music/spoken word project” from one Darren Solomon. It has aleatoric elements similar to Terry Riley’s In C, but uses a menagerie of pre-recorded YouTube videos instead of a highly interpretable score. It’s much easier to understand if you try it out, though — take a look.
• Kind of Bloop is billed as “an 8-bit tribute to Miles Davis.” Organized by Andy Baio and funded through Kickstarter, it will feature a collection of chiptune musicians covering the tunes from Davis’ signature album. Baio hoped to raise $2000 to cover licensing fees and other costs, but after three days he’s already gotten more than twice that amount.

Digital distribution is only the beginning.