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chopin of dissonance: nocturnes on renunciations of reality

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Dave

For sixteen prolific years in France prior to splitting with George Sand, Chopin had produced an uninterrupted stream of masterpieces on such a consistently brilliant level of craftsmanship and invention that it is well-nigh impossible to talk of a bell … Continue reading →

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SYMPHONIC BIOGRAPHY & ALGORITHMS OF DISTRESS

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Dave

Call it the revolution of the cyborg symphonies. Its algorithmic composition. As Duke Ellington said, ”It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing”, but the digital world is getting very close.  ”Cope has been writing software to … Continue reading →

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X-TREME COMPOSITION & AGONY OF INDIFFERENCE

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Dave

“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.” ( Elie Wiesel … Continue reading →

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