Man Behind The Machine

Man Behind The Machine

Man Behind The Machine 1980s retro computers, cybernetics, Machine learning, art, A.I. music, sound experiments and interviews about computers, electronic music, sound design, AR, dystopian futures, synthesizers, philosophy, artificial intelligence, video art, virtual reality, and more.

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Man Behind The Machine

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Technology

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Latest episode

Jun 7, 2026

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Episodes

AI Man : Simulations, Metaverse, VR and Sci Fi 28.02.2022

On this episode : AI Man : simulations, Ukraine, VR: man (Ai man) running simulations on nuclear war, agitprop and fake news CNN

SNL Dial-Up : TQ404 (Moog 80s ambient Elon Ukraine) 27.02.2022

On this episode: Saturday Night Groove : TQ404 Ukraine, paste, delete on file, plus a performance w man and TQ4 using his TQ404 synthesizer

My TV Is Obsolete! (4K, 8K, 10K, UHD, HD) 25.02.2022

On this episode: man finds out that My TV Is Obsolete!

My obsolete A.I. robot (Johnny five: max headroom: R2-D2: C3P0 Omnibot 2000 The Heathkit HERO 1 24.02.2022

On this episode: LOL : My AI bot : Tomy Omnibot 2000 (1984) · 2. RB Robot RB5X (1983) · 3. Arctec Gemini (1985) · 4. Heathkit HERO 1 (1982) · 5. Androbot Topo (1983) · 6. Heathkit and voicemails from Detroit and inspirado projecto radio drops in to reveal the puzzle pieces

Planned Obsolescence (Apple Google Electronics War Games Cyberpunk Russia Metaverse) 24.02.2022

On this Planned Obsolescence thing

02/22/2022 22.02.2022

02/22/2022 - 22/02/2022: Today's date is both a palindrome and an ambigram, can be read the same way forward, backward and upside down! man talks to his Machine about virtual reality and computers and Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 and modern gaming vs retro 80s

80s Metaverse: Phobik Italo Disco + Vaporwave Synthwave 22.02.2022

On this episode Metaverse Man : Vaporware, italo disco mix by grandmaster DJ Phobik

Behind The TQ404 (80s Sci fi Moog Ambient Drone Space) 20.02.2022

On this episode: Behind The Machine, Behind The TQ404, Behind The TQ404 (80s Sci fi Moog Ambient Drone Space)

Obsolete Cyborg Parts + Computer Dystopia 19.02.2022

On this episode : Obsolete Cyborg Parts

Mystery Science Theater 3000 and the MetaRace Musk 80s Crypto Block 17.02.2022

In this Race for Metaverse, who will reign supreme ? Google and Apple kings of VR and AR and Facebook meta clone oculus ? Quest for meta, and a single unified metaverse

80s : Commodore Atari and Metaverse Playground 17.02.2022

On this episode 80s Round Table as man talks Commdore 64, C64 mini, Plus/4 and Atari 800 and Commodore USA (now defunct)

Ready Player One : Metaverse 16.02.2022

On this episode Ready Player One : Metaverse

Valentines Day: The Romantics, Artificial intelligence: 1980-1989 15.02.2022

On this episode : Valentines Day and Artificial intelligence: 1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985 and detroit reflects on Back Porch Video and DAMF and MTV, SpaceEX and StarLink, NASA and Man’s artificial intelligence computer talks simulations and Detroit interviews The Romantics with original members Mike Skill & Richard Cole for todays episode: music by TQ4 and Man and Cyberpunk 2077's Minimum Specs...

Metaverse VR Foo Fighters NFL LVI 14.02.2022

On this episode Meta VR Foo Fighters Super Bowl and the meta horizon events debacle that left millions out in the perverbial VR cold, drone tacos, birds are real and more List of super bowl 2022 commercials Jurassic World Dominion trailer Toyota ad shows decorated Paralympian brothers Sally’s Seashells starring Zendaya Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus featured in 5G phone T-Mobile commercial Ewan McGr...

Ambient Cyberspace (metaverse music) 80s Sci Fi Moog cgi Korg Kraftwerk 13.02.2022

On this episode: TQ4 returns to jam w Man using his TQ404 synthesizer w influences from : Oberheim OB-Xa · 9. Roland JD-800 · 8. Yamaha CS-80 · 7. Korg Wavestation · 6. Yamaha DX7 · 5. ARP 2600 · 4. PPG Wave 2.2/3 · 3. Mini Moog · ARP 2600 · Korg MS-20 · Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 · Oberheim OB-Xa · Roland Jupiter 8 Roland TB-303 (1982) ; 5 & 6. Roland TR-808 TX81Z Garritan (Every ARIA based pr...

Ok Computer! (Commodore Plus/4/64/128, VR, SteamDeck, Metaverse Atari Amico) 12.02.2022

On this episode: Bad Computer! (Commodore Plus/4/64/128, VR, SteamDeck, Metaverse) cyberpunk 2077 , AMD, Linux, Retropi Atari VCS 800, Amico (intellivision) and more Commodore Amiga memories of Assembly language

1980s: Vaporware and Lunar Dreams 11.02.2022

Yes vaporware and remembering our brave astronauts

John Williams ET Raiders Star Wars 1980s Meta Centipede A.I. VR AR 10.02.2022

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Devo and Living in Simulation 09.02.2022

Deee-evo! Devo and Simulation

404 Synthesizer (Moog 80s Sci Fi Analog Modular Ambient) 07.02.2022

On this episode: TransQuasar 404 Synthesizer : man talks and jams with The creator of 404 Synthesizer TQ4 making electronic music in a. Post Covid age. TQ4 explains “The distinguishing features of the tq404 are the tick glitch, the stereo echo, and stereo harmony” with previous episodes totaling over 20 hours this Podcast with interview about the new TQ404 8-step synthesizer with midi implementati...

Man Upgrades Artificial Intelligence 06.02.2022

Man upgrades ai

Meta Meltdown: Facebook, DEEPFAKE, VR and Microsoft PS5 Xbox 04.02.2022

On this episode : Meta Meltdown: Facebook, DEEPFAKE, VR and Microsoft

Artificial Intelligence, Tesla Bots 03.02.2022

Nexus 6 off world music and congratulations

BEFORE MP3: DR JOHNNY FEVER + WKRP in Cincinnati 02.02.2022

Before MP3: RIP DR JOHNNY FEVER, Wings of Pegasus drop and performance of rhe transquasar synthesizer (live sounds of performances by man And it’s creator, TQ4, and this is an episode in memoriam of Howard Hesseman (February 27, 1940 – January 29, 2022) who played The disc jockey Dr. Johnny Fever on WKRP in Cincinnati. player, e-book reader, MP3/MP4 player, or a digital camera, the iPod was the pi...

Machine Music : 70s/80s spaceship ambient Moog Atari 30.01.2022

Machine Music : with Man and TQ4 on the TQ404 synthesizer (unreleased) and my Ai that says : This music is pretty like a compiled machine. I have some of the best vintage computers and vintage synthesizers, and new programs for them, such as new programs for Roland JX3P, Yamaha DX7, Korg M1, Casio CT-1, Korg MS-20, Roland V-Synth, Roland VP-330, E-mu SP-1200, Synthogy Soundscape, Oberheim Xpander,...

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