Intuitive Music

The technical term glitch stands for a fault in a digital system and also an electrical pulse of short duration as the result of a fault.

In music, glitch is an aesthetic based in the use of the failures and digital detritus. This music genre was started originally in the 50’s by the hand of composers such as John Cage and Oskar Fischinger. During the late 90’s, glitch was recovered by electronic artists like Pan-Sonic, Oval, Carsten Nicolai and Taylor Deupree.

Kim Cascone is one of the most important explorers of this sound aesthetic, having produced numerous works, given conferences, and written reviews on glitch.