Well this is weird and fun: The data wizards at IBM have partnered with the U.S. Open and James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem / DFA Records fame to create real-time musical interpretations of tennis matches throughout the tournament. The premise of the U.S. Open Sessions is simple: IBM processes millions of data points via cloud-based algorithms to generate synth tones that represent the gameplay, complemented by Platonic shapes in the browser window. Developer Patrick Gunderson of digital production companyTool does the heavy lifting while Murphy transposes the progress of the match from groundstrokes to keystrokes; from playing the baseline to, um, playing the bassline.

Of course, the so-called SmartCloud Orchestrator ain't gonna compose pop gems all by itself—according to Business Insider, "Watching with a digital soundboard, Murphy will incorporate factors such as wind, humidity, and other variables so that every match has its own unique digital footprint." And as abstracted as the aleatoric melodies may be, the project will culminate with a compilation album of James Murphy remixes of his favorite matches. Check out the U.S. Open Sessions here.