September 11, 2026 — Clarapetra’s new album, Pretty Machine, is out now on Spotify through OMIKINA RECORDS. Created and directed by John N. Farmer, the human-directed AI music project brings cinematic noir-pop into a world of control, desire, velocity, and the moment a carefully constructed exterior begins to crack.
The release’s central line, All that armor. Still a pulse., captures that tension. Pretty Machine sets a polished, high-speed visual language against an emotional interior. Its cyan helmet, lacquer-pink flight suit, and black-feather makeup extend the record’s atmosphere into a recognizable character and visual world.
Clarapetra’s musical identity draws on trip-hop, glitch, jazz, electronic music, and experimental pop. Across the project, voice, atmosphere, and narrative are developed together with the imagery and spaces surrounding the songs. Pretty Machine continues that approach: the album is the center of a wider work that gives listeners another way to enter its mood and story.
The official website provides that companion experience through an interactive, audio-reactive environment. A cyan moon, neon ocean, spectral towers, luminous rain, and reflective grid respond to Clarapetra’s music, bringing the project’s visual world into the act of listening. Visitors can explore the current album era and find the artist’s official music channels at clarapetra.com.
The creative process is openly AI-assisted and human-directed. Farmer supplies the lyrics and creative direction, with AI-assisted tools contributing to music, voice, and imagery. Authorship, editing, selection, and final creative decisions remain human-led. The project presents these tools as part of a deliberate artistic process, with its methods and credits explained on the official AI artist page.
Pretty Machine is released September 11, 2026. Editors, curators, and broadcasters can find the official release portrait, artist background, and contact details below. Coverage and listening inquiries may be directed to info@clarapetra.com.
About Clarapetra
Clarapetra is a human-directed AI music artist and visual music project created and directed by John N. Farmer. Blending cinematic noir-pop, trip-hop, glitch, jazz, and visual worldbuilding, Clarapetra develops songs and interactive environments as parts of one continuous artistic identity. Releases are issued by OMIKINA RECORDS.
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