For some time, I’ve avoided doomscrolling by getting my constant input fix from random Wikipedia articles, usually via Wikiroulette. I learn a lot about the beauty and diversity of our world, and am often surprised by how musical links I find.
And, my creative juices have been low lately, so I wanted an algorithm to choose and order sounds, hence this show as an experiment. I repeatedly hit ‘next’ on Wikiroulette, and each time found a sound to add to the mix’s end. If there was a clear link to music from the Wiki entry, I went with that. Otherwise, I turned my brain off, and simply grabbed some interesting audio from the first few search results for an entry. I only skipped a couple of entries, because they were real downers.
I quite like the result - a bit like flipping through snippets of sound on a magical worldwide radio, with my brain making surprising connections among tracks, despite the randomness.
Please enjoy, and explore the tracklist with Wiki links in the comments.
