The ADA Project by Conrad Shawcross

Unique choreography created by a hacked robot and inspired by the celebrated female mathematician

In the darkness of an indoor car park in London’s Soho, a crowd of people is gathered around a dancing industrial robot. In front of it, soprano Teresa Duddy stands singing her heart out, willing the robot to fall in love with her, as it moves languidly, clasping a light that sways with the music. This is the opening night of artist Conrad Shawcross’ work …

Sylas: Shore

Sylas, Buscabulla, Cypress Hill, Alec Lomami and music from the upcoming Ja Ja Ja Festival in the songs we Tweeted this week

If you’ve never heard of Sylas, take note. The London-based duo’s debut EP features none other than the legendary Brian Eno, who they collaborated with after a chance encounter. It’s no wonder Eno got involved—we haven’t stopped listening to “Shore” since it popped up on SoundCloud earlier this month. Solicitous vocals matched with harmonious layers of synth pull you into their melodiously moody rapture, like …

Buscabulla: Temporal

Sylas, Buscabulla, Cypress Hill, Alec Lomami and music from the upcoming Ja Ja Ja Festival in the songs we Tweeted this week

The winner of last year’s Get Out of the Garage! contest—a call for emerging artists put on by Converse and the Guitar Center—Brooklyn-based, Puerto Rican duo Buscabulla is clearly turning heads with their whimsically mellow musical stylings. Their just-launched EP was produced by Dev Hynes and released by French label Kitsuné, for starters. With an exciting path ahead of them, Buscabulla (which means troublemakers in …