Unfamiliar Order, by Shawn Bell

Unfamiliar Order

by Shawn Bell

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1.	Whirlpools 04:38	info	buy track
2.	Twinkle Toes 03:51	info	buy track
3.	Inside Out 05:00	info	buy track
4.	New Tricks 06:06	info	buy track
5.	Hokum 05:28	info	buy track
6.	Incantation I 04:04	info	buy track
7.	Incantation II 03:26	info	buy track
8.	Incantation III 04:19	info	buy track
9.	Incantation IV 05:08	info	buy track
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13.	Bits 05:58	info	buy track
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NetWorks is a music-generating algorithm based on network theory, complex systems science and the Honing theory of creativity. It allows for an exploration of any type of network connectivity which constrains the flow of information over the network and interacts via its nodes,

The pieces in NetWorks 11 were generated with up to eight interacting voices. Depending on the topology of the network, voices can interact with themselves and the other voices through 8 node-types: four for the basic note attributes (pitch, loudness, duration, and entry delay) and four others that control various parameters of physical modelling synthesisers in real-time. Voices can interact such that, for example, the depth of vibrato performed by one voice can influence the timbral characteristics and movement through 3D (ambisonic) space of a note played by another voice, resulting in expressive, context dependent performances.

Although the rules of interaction between connected nodes are deterministic, the output can sound both improvisational and structured, depending on the network topology and the rules followed.
NetWorks seeks to tap into the ceaseless creativity found throughout nature. Constraints on the connections and interactions between the parts of systems are central to their coherence. Alicia Juarrero in her book, Context Changes Everything writes: “Coherence-making by constraints takes place in physical and biological complex systems small and large, from Bénard cells to human organizations and institutions, from family units to entire cultures. Entities and events in economic and ecosystems are defined by such covarying relations generated by enabling constraints.” Constraints are what define, and how we recognize, art styles and musical genres and are key in the process of creation.

Headphone listening is recommended as the piece was mixed using ambisonic techniques.

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released December 23, 2023

Shawn Bell: Composer-programmer, mixing & mastering. Album photo and design by Shawn Bell.

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Shawn Bell Quebec, Québec

Educator, composer and interactive media artist dedicated to creativity and collaboration. Interested in constructionist approaches to new media education and how interactive technologies and complexity theory enhance and expand the creative process in the traditional arts, computation arts and game design. ... more

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