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What if we taught organoids to sing a lullaby? Last week, we caught a first glimpse of what that might be like at the tryout of The Butterfly_Parable.

This is a work in progress in which a lullaby is realized through call and response with a biocomputer made of human brain cells. Like every oral tradition, it is a game of whispers in which the song changes slightly with each retelling.

The night at Doka in Amsterdam was intimate and as expected the conversations after our first run were… brainy. 🦋 It left us with much to dream about and sleep over. A three month exhibition in 2027 awaits.

Butterfly_Parable - an experiment by @stefveldhuis , @arran.lyon , @no.compliments and @becplexus 🦋 by @no.compliments

Lullabies are a near-universal phenomenon. Most cultures have a collection of songs for soothing infants, quietly sung by tired parents in the middle of the night. Lullabies are transferred through oral tradition from caretaker to child, changing slightly with every passing generation, and with every performance. A child babbles the phonemes together, mimicking the caretaker – possibly imagining the jumbles of sound hold similar meaning to the jumbles of sound we have marked as “words”.

In Butterfly_Parable, a lullaby is transferred to a biocomputer based on human neurons: organoids made by the Swiss company FinalSpark, in which neural cells can receive and process information. Through call and response mimicking oral tradition, the phrases of the lullaby are constantly rewritten, and sung back through the voice of Bec Plexus. A babble, a murmur, a whisper, a shout – constantly recoding the lyrics of care.

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Butterfly_Parable is created by

Stef Veldhuis – Artist
Arran Lyon - Creative technologist
Bec Plexus – Voice and Composition
Allison Wright – Composition and Sound Design

Curated by Marijn Bril

Filmed by Nia Alexiava

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Butterfly_Parable is generously funded by Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie and Iona Stichting. by @no.compliments

$Here’s a second excerpt from the remix EXM and I did for No Plexus. This section comes in around the four-minute mark, where the track gradually leaves its more melodic, consonant opening and mutates into something far more fractured: electro, IDM, granular textures, chopped micro-edits, dissonant harmonies and constantly shifting rhythms. That slow transformation is one of my favorite aspects of the remix—it evolves rather than simply changes. If you’re into detailed sound design, glitch aesthetics and evolving arrangements, this is probably the part you’ll enjoy most. The full remix is now streaming on my SoundCloud (link in bio via Linktree). If you’d like to support the release or play it in your DJ sets, it’s also available on No Plexus’ Bandcamp, and on most streaming platforms (everything except Spotify). #roelfunckenmusic #noplexus #exmatproton by @no.compliments$

$Tension builds. Images fracture. Sound mutates. At Electropark 2026, lowkolos presents There Is No Harmony, a multi-layered audiovisual performance where sound, image and space continuously evolve. Through projections, sound design and live electronics, the work explores the tension between harmony and disharmony, building a landscape in constant transformation. June 5 | 10:30 PM Genoa, La Claque Info & Tickets: electropark.it - La tensione cresce. Le immagini si fratturano. Il suono muta. A Electropark 2026, lowkolos presenta There Is No Harmony, una performance audiovisiva stratificata in cui suono, immagine e spazio si trasformano continuamente. Tra proiezioni, sound design e live electronics, il lavoro indaga la tensione tra armonia e disarmonia, costruendo un paesaggio in costante evoluzione. 5 giugno | 22:30 Genova, La Claque Info e biglietti: electropark.it by @no.compliments$

we shared the stage with OPN!!!! his music has been so important to me ever since I was a teenager 🫶 omg life is fkn crazy sometimes 😆 I love music by @no.compliments

We got married! Today one year ago, many of our dearest friends and family made the crazy sweet journey to Melbourne to celebrate with us. A whole day to express to each other and to our people how much we love each other and for our two communities to become one. So many stories, and many more feelings. Grateful for what we’ve got to experience already and so excited for all that’s yet to come.

📷 @femmeplastic by @no.compliments

Saturday 14th —— @lowkolos and I are playing live at the Dokzaal 🙏 come hang out! the lineup is sick. it’s going to be such a cute family show to end the year 💜💕💜 by @no.compliments

live in Mexico w/ @noplexus 📸 by cassidymav by @no.compliments

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