oh noooooo: what have i done?!

[rachmiel]

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. ;-)

[djOrloff]

Nice ringmodulator solo with orchestra

[PurpleCatfishBettie]

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?

[Bobbotov]

Very cool, Rick.

[seismic1]

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

[rachmiel]

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. ;-)

[JJBiener]

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.

[rachmiel]

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.

[ThoughtExperiment]

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 )

[rachmiel]

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

is a mikusan sonata in the offing ... ?

[vurt]

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

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

[rachmiel]

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.

[rachmiel]

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. ;-)

[ThoughtExperiment]

is a mikusan sonata in the offing ... ?

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

[D.H. Miltz]

I enjoyed it. Thanks.