Ruining the algorithm: Sound, technology, and collaborative networks in Latin American sonic experimentalism.

This article addresses sonic experimentalism in Latin America from a critical perspective based on a review of artistic projects that have been active in recent years in different countries of the region. Its main objective is to discuss whether there are features that can be conceived as characteri...

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Publicado en:Organised Sound Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 104 - 113
Autor principal: García Castilla, Jorge David
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Cambridge University Press Apr2026
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