Ah yes, the southing sounds of clicks, blips, crashes and screeches- I've got no idea why it's so appealing, but the 'music' just sounds good. I've been listening to James for a little over 3 years now, and have amassed quite a large bit of his discography. Recently, however, whilst in my Physics class (yes, it's a broad jump, bear with me,) I was introduced to the concept of spectrum analysis and RTA (Real-Time Analyzer) software. The notion of 'viewing' sound through the color spectrum intrigued me, and I did a bit of at-home research. I then realized (an image I had seen all too often browsing forums,) that Aphex Twin, the aforesaid artist, had also experimented with spectrum analysis, and had incorporated an image of himself into his song "Equation" (The process of spectrum analysis works both ways- sound can be attributed to the color spectrum, and images can be 'converted' into a sound that is represented through a tool called a spectrogram.) This got me even more interested in sound, and I've been dabbling in my own image-to-sound conversions, which has been quite a challenge, I must say. Additionally, the sounds produced from images all sound like nails on a chalkboard, so it's impressive Aphex Twin, despite his hardcore nature, was able to flawlessly incorporate it into the song.
Man, technology is going to eat us all one day.
-LJ
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