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pjfjacks@...
Aug 15, 1999 3:47 am
Fractal Music - a test post...anyone listening??? Phil Jackson...
For all subscribed, Welcome!!! This group is about fractal music, though posts about other forms of algorithmic / computer-generated music, MIDI /...
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Franz Scheurer
wizard@...
Aug 15, 1999 10:30 am
... Fractionally :-)...
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raywat@...
Aug 17, 1999 11:14 pm
Glad to see a forum that is fractal-friendly in the music dimension! I look forward to exploring this subject with everyone....
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Phil Jackson
pjfjacks@...
Aug 17, 1999 11:34 pm
Hi Ray, Glad to see that you joined! For those who don't know, Ray has written a very interesting fractal music program called "Orchaos". Visit his website...
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robert.van.belle@...
Aug 19, 1999 12:34 am
Hello, I am convinced this is the right group my invitation should be addressed to. Well, you are all kindly invited to contribute to the interactive project...
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Phil Jackson
pjfjacks@...
Aug 19, 1999 12:57 am
Hi, Bob is certainly right about this being the right group to post this to. The Random Music for Y2K project is a really neat idea. Let's fill that table up!...
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pjfjacks@...
Aug 19, 1999 4:04 am
Where will Fractal Music be in 5 years? Will this be the buzz-word on MTV? Fractal Art & Music Videos? Grammy Awards? Or will it always be obscure? Only...
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eGroups.com Poll Resu...
pjfjacks@...
Aug 19, 1999 4:08 am
Here are the results of the vote: 1. Fractal Music will be at the top of the music charts 1...
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Phil Thompson
cenobyte@...
Aug 19, 1999 1:57 pm
Hi, Wish I could agree, but without wanting to sound bitter (cos I'm not), with our British charts relentlessly filled with Boy/Girl bands I doubt this will ...
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Alex Vanwey
avanwey@...
Aug 19, 1999 2:47 pm
Phil Jackson - "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law" Could you change my subscription address from avanwey@... to vajravai@... ? ...
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Alex Vanwey
avanwey@...
Aug 19, 1999 2:51 pm
Phil... it is possible to have a fractal generated melody that is sung by some cute girls and/or boys... with words about love and crushes ;) (Phil...
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Phil Jackson
pjfjacks@...
Aug 19, 1999 11:15 pm
Hi, Perhaps I was being overly optimistic when I voted for "top of the charts"....but then again, if you consider some sort of hybrid of fractal + live...
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Phil Thompson
cenobyte@...
Aug 19, 1999 11:25 pm
Alex, Ha! Thanks... actually this made me laugh - if you check my site I did a gig in May including vocals by Anita Kelsey (she's the voice of the nightclub...
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Russ Haag
rhaag@...
Aug 19, 1999 11:32 pm
... Tend to agree. I also wonder if popular means "better" somehow? Some of the world's finest music was not popular initially. Stravinsky's La Sacre, anyone?...
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Phil Thompson
cenobyte@...
Aug 19, 1999 11:43 pm
Phil... Throwing more confusion into the plot... Does adding non-fractal elements to generated music mean it is no longer classified as 'fractal music'? E.g....
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Juan Luis
storjorn@...
Aug 19, 1999 11:49 pm
Hi all, Sorry if I jump late to the discussion, but I think it is very interesting. I think the future of fractal music could be similar to that of New Age...
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paulwhalley@...
Aug 19, 1999 11:55 pm
This may sound trivial, but when we use the term fractal music, is it meant to encompass the whole genre of generative music? How about transformational music?...
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Phil Jackson
pjfjacks@...
Aug 19, 1999 11:58 pm
Phil ... I agree completely with all that! Do we want to distinguish purely fractal music from hybrid? Do we care? i.e. - oops, you used a drum machine,...
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Phil Jackson
pjfjacks@...
Aug 20, 1999 12:01 am
Russ, Popular certainly does not mean better by any stretch of the imagination. The "best" music doesn't usually have a real wide audience. But it is usually...
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Phil Jackson
pjfjacks@...
Aug 20, 1999 12:13 am
Paul, I think we are using the term broadly, and including generative forms as well. I think the future will see more and more "hybridizations". It is a tool...
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Phil Jackson
pjfjacks@...
Aug 20, 1999 12:15 am
Juan, Have any techniques, etc. particular to these genres made their way into "mainstream"? Phil J....
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Phil Thompson
cenobyte@...
Aug 20, 1999 12:39 am
Hi Paul... Sorry... I was using "fractal music" as I only use fractals for my stuff, but you're right to be nit-picky and I was meaning "generative" more than ...
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Phil Thompson
cenobyte@...
Aug 20, 1999 12:40 am
"Gas music from Jupiter". Wicked title for a CD, Phil ;-)...
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Phil Jackson
pjfjacks@...
Aug 20, 1999 1:06 am
Actually, I think I heard the term used jokingly many years ago on a comedy album, I want to say they were called "Firesign Theatre" or some such. Since a...
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Phil Thompson
cenobyte@...
Aug 20, 1999 1:40 am
This is quite amusing... glad to see the debates are starting already! A few points... o The term "fractal music" is vague anyway. It can be music derived...
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raywat@...
Aug 20, 1999 1:52 am
raywa-@... wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/cnfractal_music/?start=25 ... ... I agree some terms can be misused. I tend to like...
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Phil Jackson
pjfjacks@...
Aug 20, 1999 2:04 am
Hi Ray, ... That's a good way of putting it. Perhaps more like being the composer / arranger than being the musician. The "suprise" element is good to -...
