MUSIC IN PHASE SPACE

Month: March 2023

  • Deep, Flat, Limited, Ambiguous Space

    The concept of space is an essential element in filmmaking, as it provides a framework for how the story is told visually. Film theorists and practitioners have long studied the various ways in which space can be used to convey meaning and create atmosphere. Bruce Block, in his book “The Visual Story,” outlines four types…

  • Hypermusic

    Hypertext, the non-linear and interactive way of organizing and presenting information, has revolutionized the way we access and process knowledge. Its impact can be seen in various fields, including literature, education, and technology. However, the concept of hypertext has not been limited to just textual information, and it has given rise to the idea of…

  • The Id is An Alien

    If we consider the id as an alien, we could hypothesize that it is a separate entity that resides within the human psyche, perhaps even an extraterrestrial parasite that has evolved to influence human behavior for its own benefit. The id would then be seen as an intelligent, non-human force that exists within us and…

  • Vinyl and Proprioception

    Vinyl records can be experienced through the following senses: Proprioception is the sense of awareness and perception of one’s own body and its movements. When handling a striated spiral vinyl record, proprioception can include the physical sensations of the grooves and ridges as the record is held, rotated and placed onto a turntable, and the…

  • Stopping advertising to save money is like stopping your watch to save time

    This is a famous quote attributed to American author Henry Ford. The quote suggests that stopping advertising in order to save money is a counterproductive strategy because advertising is a critical component of a successful business strategy. Advertising helps businesses to build brand awareness, reach new customers, and communicate the benefits of their products or…

  • Retrogression – Time loops

    The phenomenon of nostalgia and its effects on contemporary culture often involving a longing for a simpler or more idealized time is pervasive in contemporary culture and has many effects on society, including: Our culture’s obsession with its own history is stifling innovation and creative expression. The past has always been an important influence on…

  • Progress and endofhistoritarians

    There three kinds of people, those conflate progress with market efficiencies and those who conflate culture with market inefficiencies So real progress is allowing a certain amount of market inefficiencies combined with a bunch of cultural efficiencies? Progress is the continuous discarding of simplifications when they obviously become albatrosses around your neck while in search…

  • Simplicity, Entropy and Simplification

    The relationship between simplicity and complexity is a fundamental aspect of many systems and processes, ranging from the natural world to human-made technologies. While simplicity is often associated with clarity, elegance, and efficiency, the process of simplification can sometimes lead to oversimplification or loss of important information, which may reduce clarity and increase disorder in…

  • Counterpoint and the Wave function

    Counterpoint is a musical technique that involves the interplay between multiple melodic lines that are played simultaneously. This can be a useful analogy for understanding the wave-particle duality of quantum objects. In quantum mechanics, the wave-particle duality describes how particles, such as electrons or photons, can exhibit both wave-like and particle-like behavior. The wave function…

  • Convenience

    Overproduction of convenience creates codependency. If we produce too many useful things, we create a surplus of people who are no longer necessary or useful to our goalpost changing. Which in turn can create a pool of Übermensch who are dependent on these conveniences and may become less self-sufficient as a result “Groucho’s quote exposes the…