A RAWtunes extrusion by Alex Myers from noises by Daniel Rourke and iTunes™ Part of a series forthcoming at the Run Computer Run exhibition, Rua RedCast: aandnotaTags:

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Last year I released a music single through iTunes. Entitled RAWTunes.exe 10.4.2, it was my first forray into sound-art/noise-art. I AM a popstar. I am proud to announce the release of my 8 track album RAWTunes.exe 10! You can listen to a selection of tracks below (making sure that all small children and dogs are at a safe distance), or buy the whole lot for £7.99: RAWTunes.exe 10 by machinemachine It took me about 20 minutes to make this album. Here’s how you can do it yourself:

Using a program like Audacity, open ANY file as RAW data Choose your conversion method The file you send to iTunes and release to the world MUST be in this format: 16 bit (sample size), 44.1 kHz (sample rate), 1411 kbps (bit rate) stereo wav So, after playing with your file (or not doing anything in particular) export it with these options Using a service like TuneCore, release your album to the world Become a famous Noise artist like me

I chose to convert a series of iTunes executable files, each one plucked from a long list of releases under the iTunes 10 label, but you can choose anything. Have a look on Souncloud for a bunch of people who have done just this. This is ‘art’, so of course my work has to be critically engaged, and self aware. Thankfully, iTunes regulations make this really easy: Content that is not produced by Apple Inc. must not include the word “iTunes” anywhere in the metadata or cover art. I would argue that the content of my album is 100% ‘produced by Apple Inc.’ but they wouldn’t let me call it ‘iTunes.exe 10′. It was only after several iterations of cover art that the album was allowed into the Apple store. These are just some of the woes that a true Noise artist must suffer in the pursuit of their art.

I’ve released a single. Yes me, a music single. It’s 79p / 99c on iTunes: RAWTunes.exe 10.4.2 RAWTunes.exe 10.4.2 by therourke But is it noise-art or just digital sinister?