Back in the 1930s and 40s, the term "Musique Concrete" would apply to this genre. Back then, "Musique Concrete" was making music via recording technology that could not be played live.
Unplayable music is not new. Some better-known examples are how Queen used to just step off-stage in the middle of Bohemian Rhapsody and play the tape of the mutli-tracked vocals; or how The Who used to screw up on stage playing along with the taped parts of Quadraphonia. Even the Beatles' live performances of Paperback Writer were weak because they used so much multitracking in the studio.
What I found interesting was that many of the multi-note combinations were just hacking the synthesizer to produce different sounds. A talented keyboardist could program MIDI sequences triggered by a single keypress and perform some aspects of "Black MIDI" live.
In contrast, I didn't think that the two examples were pleasing to listen to.
Unplayable music is not new. Some better-known examples are how Queen used to just step off-stage in the middle of Bohemian Rhapsody and play the tape of the mutli-tracked vocals; or how The Who used to screw up on stage playing along with the taped parts of Quadraphonia. Even the Beatles' live performances of Paperback Writer were weak because they used so much multitracking in the studio.
What I found interesting was that many of the multi-note combinations were just hacking the synthesizer to produce different sounds. A talented keyboardist could program MIDI sequences triggered by a single keypress and perform some aspects of "Black MIDI" live.
In contrast, I didn't think that the two examples were pleasing to listen to.