Very excited to share out interview with Travess Smalley, famed for Pixel Rugs and just now releasing the incredible CRAWL on Feral File. Lots of notes for this one. We discuss: How Travess got into art & coding, surf clubs, & NFTs Pixel Rugs as a daily practice & the fandom surrounding them CRAWL!!!! How does it work, what are the influences, and what was it like to work with Feral File on this release Exploring organic textures in art & experimenting with printing techniques Generative Art Conference in Berlin recap Emergent play, creative software & being inspired by roguelike games Rapid Fire (music, future guests & gaming with kids) Travess also has a great set of links to things reference here that all should check out & enjoy Worldmaking: A Guide To Minecraft Music Bill Evans - From Left to Right January Mornings Travess' 2024 in review on Are.na Games Research on Are.na Creativity in Gameplay on Are.na https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlRVOziQQ7A Games that influence CRAWL Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup Caves of Qud Noita Brogue Dwarf Fortress Sim Ant Nethack FTL: Faster Than Light More Music! Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou - Souvenirs Patricia Escudero - Satie Sonneries Noviciat Des Soeurs Missionnaires De Notre-Dame D’Afrique Hans Joachim Roedelius The Durutti Column Dungeon Synth Archive on YouTube Comfy Synth Archives on YouTube Follow Travess on Twitter @travess Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and on Farcaster @wtbs If you like the show and want to support us you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth Episode Art: CRAWL by Travess Smalley Intro & outro tracks by PixelWank