LYRIC MACHINE
Cut. Shuffle. Create.
A linguistic device for recombining fragments of thought into new poetic configurations
Inspired by David Bowie's Verbasizer
Cut. Shuffle. Create.
A linguistic device for recombining fragments of thought into new poetic configurations
Inspired by David Bowie's Verbasizer
Pull headlines from BBC, NYT, ESPN, and more. Transform the mundane into the unexpected.
True randomization with word deduplication. Best for beautiful accidents.
Load, enable, disable. Mix your own text with live feeds for hybrid creations.
Inspired by Bowie and retro computing.
Instant clipboard with haptic feedback. Your creation, ready to share.
All processing happens locally. No tracking or cloud to get in-between you and your words.
"The cut-up method brings to writers the collage, which has been used by painters for fifty years." — William S. Burroughs
In the 1990s, David Bowie collaborated with Brian Eno and programmer Ty Roberts to create the Verbasizer, a digital cut-up machine that would slice, dice, and recombine text into unexpected configurations. Bowie used it extensively during the creation of Outside and later albums.
Lyric Machine carries that spirit forward. Load your text, pull live headlines, hit MIX, and watch language reassemble itself into something you'd never think to write.
⚠️ Warning: May cause recursive inspiration.