{"product_id":"blaster","title":"Blaster","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Viruses, like art, need a host. Preferably a popular one.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterested in ways in which the virus works could mutate and spread socially, \u003cem\u003eBlaster\u003c\/em\u003e documents James Hoff explorations of computer viruses as agents within the composition process. Specifically, Hoff used the Blaster virus to infect 808 beats and then utilized the mutated results as building blocks for seven new compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlaster\u003c\/em\u003e is a timely exploration of the infectious qualities of sound, and how it too, as a carrier, makes it’s way through social networks, reduced to bits and programmed to infiltrate and replicate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe LP is mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates \u0026amp; Mastering. The artwork was constructed using viral images from the artist and typography by Bill Kouligas. [from the publisher note]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PAN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57357273104724,"sku":"A8B-26561","price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/9609\/6596\/files\/balster.jpg?v=1790811818","url":"https:\/\/after8books.com\/products\/blaster","provider":"After 8 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}