After nearly five years since his last release, Tom Hall returns with Trip Computer—a stark, high-resolution audio-visual journey exploring memory, transmission, and systemic decay. The album captures Hall’s signature balance of dense texture and minimalist form, built from a hybrid synthesis, generative processes, and custom DSP systems built from the ground up by Hall himself.

While Hall’s discography has been quiet, his creative output has not. Over the past decade, he’s relentlessly performed live across the globe, been a founding member of a new project ‘Tree of Life’ at NASA/JPL focused on sound and perceptual systems; developed custom software for Nine Inch Nails; contributed to sound design for Hollywood franchises including Fast and Furious; and supported R&D and sonic tooling for leading audio companies. In parallel, he’s maintained an active role in the development of Cycling ‘74’s MaxMSP and joined the faculty at USC Thornton School of Music, teaching advanced courses in audio synthesis, live performance technologies, and computer music.

Hall’s return to recorded music is not a comeback — it’s a recalibration. One forged in two decades of continuous experimentation and technological inquiry and along for the ride are some of his favorite performers…