the thrill (and risk) of creating pieces based on formal ideas is that you can end up in some very strange places. i used the fibonacci series to generate pretty much every aspect of this piece: rhythm, pitch, timbre, form. the result is ... odd. ;-) my friend robert says it sounds like the theme for Nickleodeon show on serial murderers:

Solid Gold

enjoy. ;-)

Nice ringmodulator solo with orchestra

that's interesting.

so, is the timing 'non-fractional'?

how about the note values? are they actual hertz numbers, outside of the traditional 12-tone scale?

Very cool, Rick.

My wife thought it was the doorbell, but who would have the nerve to ring like that at 00:40?

Oh wait........

This was a highly enjoyable ditty, if a little short. I think it's the second track in the Cafe that's given me a "Jazz From Hell" flashback in the last 24 hours. I particularly enjoyed the bass, and the drums, and the bells, the bells.

Math-rock lives

thanks for the listens, guys. :-)

yes, very short ... it's actually an example piece for an article i'm writing on using the Fibonacci Sequence to compose music. they don't pay me nearly enough for a full-length piece. ;-)

As a math geek, I am a big fan of the Fibonacci sequence. I have thought about applying it to music, but I have never really gotten very far with the idea. I have to say your take was not like anything I had considered. Nicely done.

BTW, I was reading a really good article the other day, and when I looked to see who had written it, it was you. You are a man of many talents.

that's nice of you to say, JJ. thanks. :-) i always hope my CM articles inspire readers to try something new.

Strange places indeed...but strangely interesting too. Will this article be appearing in CM? Your recent piece on the sonata form was fascinating (and inspiring - watch this space )

thanks, mikusan. :-) yep: should be up in a month or so.

is a mikusan sonata in the offing ... ?

fun stuff
a bit "regular" for you though hehe
specially the percussion.

still good stuff, just not what i normally expect from yourself

yeah, the beat is quite silly in'nt? reminds me of a cheap 60s organ with a broken percussion box. but i kinda like that ... especially in contrast with the ominous chords/melody.

from the article:

The golden ratio has even been used in the field of psychology. Dr. John Waskom proposed that the stages of human development unfolded in a Fibonacci sequence, suggesting that a human life can be seen as the golden ratio made flesh.

the last bit is an homage to cronenberg. ;-)

Well I'm going to have a go...I've always been fascinated by the concept that a valid piece of art can be created even though the process of creation is deliberately constrained by some kind of 'rulebook'. And it just so happens that I have a couple of 'themes' from a very old-fashioned guitar instrumental(think Ventures/Shadows...) I recently started work on that just might work as a starting point melodically...

Anyway, thanks again for the thought-food

I enjoyed it. Thanks.