Simon Reynolds: Resident Visitor: Laurie Spiegel's Machine Music (Pitchfork)
The experimental pioneer's groundbreaking work with computers in the 70s and 80s helped lay the foundation for many of today's electronic noise makers.
Mark Richardson: Resonant Frequency: Follow People If You Like Their Music (Pitchfork)
Our consciousness and memory are moving into the ether, so the need for our senses is diminished. And the interface for this transformation turned out to be text.