A collaboration with Nicolas Daniel. Where AlgoRhythms explored harmony, AlgoBeats explores rhythm. Released April 5, 2022, as part of Art Blocks Playground. Inspired by drum machines and ticking clocks, AlgoBeats transforms linear music partitions into circular forms. Time subdivides. Oscillators generate sound. Layers stack like instruments. Each unique hash determines visual (style, palette, collection) and sound (rhythm, groove, swing) properties.
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Style
Shadow •
Wall •
Hat •
Wireframe •
Stroke •
Paint
Palette
Void •
Retro •
Graffiti •
Hue Mono •
Laser •
Neon •
Hue Trio •
Abstract Mono •
Abstract Trio •
Hue Duo •
Chrome •
Abstract Duo •
Hue Multi •
Abstract Multi
Collection
Unique •
Pure •
Hue •
Abstract
Background
Nothing •
Gray •
Cherry Red •
Purple •
Off Black •
Indigo Blue •
Night Blue •
Green •
Yellow •
Red •
Blue •
Pink •
Pure Black •
Off White
Swing
1 •
0.5 •
0
Sound
Mute •
Arcade •
Electro •
Hip Hop •
8 Bit •
Fusion
Rhythm
4'33" •
Big Room •
Broken Explosion •
Out of Clarity •
I Need Moves •
Around the Corner •
Bouncy Mint •
Late Night •
Drop •
Deep House •
Nasty Work •
The Race •
Dance Magnet •
Break Free •
Bounce Back •
Moombahton •
Read It •
First Flow •
Future •
Hot Whoop •
Modern •
She Moves •
Electro •
Bad Boy •
Blessed Lines •
Funky House •
Mad Man •
One Last Time •
Time for Luck •
The Boss •
Tech House •
In the Bottle •
Cold Sweat •
Second Line •
Dembow •
Intimate Connection •
Planet Rock •
Happy •
Straight 8th •
Funky Drummer •
New Day •
Clear •
Four on the Floor •
Set It Off •
Shuffle Feel •
Afrobeat •
Voodoo Ray •
Impeach •
Planet Patrol •
Light Years •
Tell Me •
Bossa Nova •
No Way Back •
Needle Groove •
The Soul •
Devil's Dancers •
Egypt •
Mardi Gras •
Levee Breaks •
Boom Bap •
Sexual Healing •
Blend •
Fragment •
Dual •
Variable
Instrument Count
1 •
3 •
4 •
5 •
6 •
7 •
8 •
9
Groove
Silence •
Hacker •
Freestyle •
Heavy •
Dance •
Popular •
Impro
FAQ
What is Art Blocks?
Art Blocks is a platform for generative art on Ethereum. Artists upload algorithms; collectors mint unique outputs. Each mint generates a one-of-a-kind piece from the artist's code. "Playground" is their experimental tier.
How does the sound work?
Click anywhere on the piece to play. The sound is generated in real time by JavaScript using oscillators and samples. The hash determines all musical properties: rhythm, groove, swing, instrument count. Each AlgoBeats plays its own unique beat.
