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    just randomly doing a quick search for a picture of the monome to show a friend, i stumbled across this article, and here's an excerpt i think many of you will enjoy:

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    Techno music is made up of a mosaic of repetitive musical patterns that compete for attention while simultaneously giving way to a greater whole. The focus of the music is not a melodic or lyrical journey but the texture of the sounds themselves and the intersections of minimalist riffs. As attention shifts effortlessly between adjacent patterns, the soundscape exposes a dynamic, endless interplay between figure and ground. What is in the foreground at one moment disappears into the background and is quickly replaced by a new sound or pattern that will eventually go unnoticed as well. This soundscape "lures the listener into a sound world honeycombed with chambers that each have their own acoustics. [It] is "like walking through a maze-whose walls rearrange themselves with every step you take.'" (Reynolds, 1999: 44) Here Reynolds finds himself borrowing a description of the non-linear mathematical equations used in chaos theory to capture the essence of techno music.

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    This is awesome. As a physics hobbyist, I find it really cool to try interpret electronic music in a mathematical perspective beyond standard timing and structure. This reminds me of Reed Ghazala's (another Cincinnatian) Anti-Theory for music.

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    Silly DJ loops are for kids!

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    nice find, I'll remember that one

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    Quote Originally Posted by Str8upDrew View Post
    As a physics hobbyist, I find it really cool to try interpret electronic music in a mathematical perspective beyond standard timing and structure.
    +1
    i like to further my understanding of how noisy maths makes my brain feel funny too
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    Kaon, none of that has to do with drum and bass.

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    Great find hipnotikk, thanks!

    There's a great monologue by Brian Eno sampled as the intro to a collaborative album he did with David Byrne, in which he talks about "sound color." Less math-centric than the above but still totally worth contemplating both in and away from the monitors. Sorry for the vague pointer; I'll try to come up with a link or a transcript later...
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