diff --git a/content/music/reviews.tree b/content/music/reviews.tree index b8c9f07..0a5ecc9 100644 --- a/content/music/reviews.tree +++ b/content/music/reviews.tree @@ -13,12 +13,19 @@ % id = "01H969NN1BDK73M64B9DSNP2JE" - streaming services suck so I am not linking to any + % id = "01H9DQNG980CAPHFNX08JE5Z82" + - unless I need to talk about a particular moment in a track, in that case - YouTube. but in case you wish to visit that dumpster fire of a website, I highly recommend making use of uBlock Origin + % id = "01H969NN1BC7GFBVG8S26RX922" - some albums' Bandcamp pages let you listen to a couple tracks before nagging you about Buying The Thing, so you can use that for preview purposes % id = "01H969NN1BQX07505EM3093W47" - or use your favorite streaming service's search engine, but I'd prefer if you supported the artist by buying their music :ralsei_love: +% id = "music/album/aphex-twin/syro" + content.link = "music/reviews/aphex-twin/syro" ++ ### album: Aphex Twin - Syro + % id = "music/album/radiohead/hail-to-the-thief" + ### album: Radiohead - Hail to the Thief diff --git a/content/music/reviews/aphex-twin/syro.tree b/content/music/reviews/aphex-twin/syro.tree new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a8e638c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/music/reviews/aphex-twin/syro.tree @@ -0,0 +1,116 @@ +% id = "01H9DQNG9AYRET7KY8SBXFCH98" +- buy: [Bandcamp](https://aphextwin.bandcamp.com/album/syro) + +% id = "01H9DQNG9A006B7MDFKEKQ95F5" +- I really like the synth-heavy style in this one + + % id = "01H9DQNG9AB3FJRZRW952ZJ8D2" + - one of my friends said this is probably the most approachable Aphex Twin album of them all, and I think he's right + +% id = "01H9DQNG9AGT4Q25V3P122XXMX" ++ a really weird thing with Syro is the track names + + % id = "01H9DQNG9A6QXKPC9JV52GA08E" + - Aphex Twin is known for track names that are complete gibberish (hello drukQs, except drukQs names are appearently Cornish) but Syro takes it to the next level + + % id = "01H9DQNG9A2TB82KF5H5MM0N25" + + even *I* with my insanely good memory for weird ass names do not remember the full name of my favorite track + + % id = "01H9DQNG9A6HTJD0ZWMJV5V8VW" + - that track being _something something_ [141.98] [piezoluminescence mix] + + % id = "01H9DQNG9ARSPPRDNSTRC33A4J" + - yes, I do remember the BPM though. + + % id = "01H9DQNG9AR3K5A70C6T1GYRYQ" + + but the track names follow a pretty simple scheme: `gibberish [BPM][optional mix]` + + % id = "01H9DQNG9A4XHJ7G077JPYH1E5" + + I find it pretty cool that he includes the BPM in the track name. + + % id = "01H9DQNG9AKAW04AGNEKS9ZZ8R" + - it'll become important later. + + % id = "01H9DQNG9AGNP5CZMM017ATTQ4" + - I'm not sure what is up with the `[mix]` parts, but let's just go with it. they help me remember the tracks so I'm not complaining :hueh: + +% id = "01H9DQNG9AM70FASVE1HSF9W6W" +- favorite tracks + + % id = "music/track/aphex-twin/piezoluminescence" + + #### syro u473t8+e [141.98][piezoluminescence mix] + + % id = "01H9DQNG9APQ78QXX85HPK1C58" + - the choppy, chiptune-like synths make for a really cool vibe + + % id = "01H9DQNG9AG9QWJ447XP377CGQ" + + and [piezoluminescence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piezoluminescence) is apparently a real phenomenon, iirc occurring when you strike quartz crystals with force, and this track does indeed feel like that. + + % id = "01H9DQNG9AW2T7DGA7CEDG7ZDT" + + think I first heard about it in a [Steve Mould](https://www.youtube.com/@SteveMould) video but I don't remember which one. maybe [the one about piezoelectricity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcJXA8IqYl8)? + + % id = "01H9DQNG9AY0K500Q8GSEJMJQB" + - but that's a different phenomenon, so probably not that one. I may be misremembering. + + % id = "music/track/aphex-twin/shrymoming" + + #### CIRCLONT14 [152.97][shrymoming mix] + + % id = "01H9DQNG9AF6N00AYTNRY1SXQ8" + - starts out a little dissonant, but builds up into some really nice chords and has a real bop of a drum track. + + % id = "01H9DQNG9ASGXMRE5SBYZF2WJ2" + - the vocal samples too make for a pretty soft composition + + % id = "01H9DQNG9ASCG0RT8F9G7TSFFR" + - although knowing Richard's other works I am scared to look up what the vocal sample says + + % id = "music/track/aphex-twin/earth-portal" + + #### s950tx16wasr10 [163.97][earth portal mix] + + % id = "01H9DQNG9APAF5Z70RFWMHXAQ8" + - I love the bell-like sounds fed through a grain delay. gives it some really nice crystalline texture + + % id = "01H9DQNG9A8ZE8VQ6WAYCQEHZD" + + features the [Lyn Collins - Think](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKix_06L5AY) break, which never gets old + + % id = "01H9DQNG9A09ZSXGP0EDB439XC" + - the only break which never gets older-er is the Amen Break, but both are equally legendary + +% id = "01H9DQNG9AM9NKWK3SKHGE0NK4" ++ 141.98 BPM + + % id = "01H9DQNG9A0DPETJ7653SGN85A" + - there are two tracks on Syro whose tempo is 141.98 BPM: *CIRCLONT6A [141.98][syrobonkus mix]*, and *syro u473t8+e [141.98][piezoluminescence mix]* + + % id = "01H9DQNG9AD28Z2ZX556E45RYS" + - if you listen closely, there is a common leitmotif across these tracks: + + % id = "01H9DQNG9ABQZ9NRW73FG466KQ" + - [in CIRCLONT6A [141.98][syrobonkus mix]](https://youtu.be/kYCEpD_r76g?t=120) at 2:00 + + % id = "01H9DQNG9AMDEVD4RDCHZGRNK6" + - [in syro u473t8+e [141.98][piezoluminescence mix]](https://youtu.be/CsJpvDPH2aA?t=226) at 3:46 + + % id = "01H9DQNG9ACDFGYHBREE2WT9KD" + - there's also a shared vocal sample at the beginning (at 0:18 in syrobonkus, at 0:00 in piezoluminescence) + + % id = "01H9DQNG9AV6CW09C3EYRMA729" + - but I don't speak Russian so I don't understand what she's saying (at least I think it's Russian? correct me if I'm wrong) + +% id = "01H9DQNG9AAM019MPWCFZR4ZRD" ++ I think I managed to nail down how Syro track names came to be. + + % id = "01H9DQNG9AB0Y7GYT6F0HB41CM" + - I can't find the exact video that made me realize this, but in *some* video on YouTube *someone* was using a step sequencer, and it prompted them to enter a track name. + + % id = "01H9DQNG9AB5XPEHP39CJB8256" + - given how these sequencer interfaces are pretty cumbersome to type on (given they're mostly controlled with knobs and buttons whose layout *distinctly* does not resemble a computer keyboard), they just decided to just change out a number at the end + + % id = "01H9DQNG9AGWYR75TV9NYFP5PB" + - and that's my theory: that's what happened with Syro + + % id = "01H9DQNG9ANF71V4DMQ30ZA1G2" + - you can kind of confirm this by looking at `CIRCLONT6A` and `CIRCLONT14`, as well as Aphex Twin's Cheetah EP which features `CHEETAHT2`, `CHEETAHT7b`, `CHEETA1b`, `CHEETA2`, `CIRKLON3`, and `CIRKLON 1`. following this *exact* this naming scheme. + + % id = "01H9DQNG9AKXC5Q5Z76YPWDAY7" + - but that's just a theory. A MUSIC THEORY diff --git a/content/programming.tree b/content/programming.tree index e07ba90..e66275a 100644 --- a/content/programming.tree +++ b/content/programming.tree @@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ % id = "01H8Y427B4WC1CF9RHPZPXE77W" - and also more than just bit magic but I like how that sounds +% id = "programming/projects" ++ ## projects + % content.link = "programming/unreal-engine" id = "programming/unreal-engine" -+ ### Unreal Engine ++ ## Unreal Engine