My contribution to the "Seven Stages of Grief" compilation on Neotantra.

A compilation in memory of Árni Grétar Jóhannesson.

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release on 2nd May 2025 : www.wabi-sabi-tapes.bandcamp.com
@manja-ristic

Manja Ristić is a Serbian violinist, sound artist, published poet, curator, and researcher. In her work, she sets ecosystems in resonance and translates the human activity that criss-crosses them.

Manja Ristić - Olovo (extract)

# Audio Processing Rules

## Overview
This code processes 30 sound files from a specified folder and combines them into a single WAV file according to the following algorithmic composition rules.

## Processing Rules

### 1. Source Material
- **Input**: Up to 30 audio files from a designated folder
- **Supported formats**: WAV, MP3, M4A, FLAC, AAC, OGG
- Files are randomly selected if more than 30 are present in the folder

### 2. Fragment Extraction
- **Fragments per file**: 3-5 segments are extracted from each audio file
- **Fragment duration**: Random length, with a maximum of 5 seconds per fragment
- **Selection method**: Random start points are chosen within each source file
- **Minimum fragment length**: 0.5 seconds

### 3. Randomization Process
- **Shuffling**: All extracted fragments are randomly reordered
- **No preservation**: Original file sequence and internal fragment order are completely randomized

### 4. Silence Insertion
- **Probability**: 1/7 chance (approximately 14.3%) after each fragment
- **Duration**: Random silence between 0.5-2.0 seconds
- **Placement**: Silence is inserted between fragments, not at the beginning or end

### 5. Output Generation
- **Format**: Single WAV file
- **Combination method**: Linear concatenation of randomized fragments with occasional silence
- **Quality**: Maintains original audio quality of source materials

## Algorithmic Composition Characteristics

This process creates an **aleatoric** (chance-based) musical composition where:
- The final arrangement is determined by random algorithms rather than compositional intent
- Each execution produces a unique result due to randomization
- The work explores the relationship between **sound, silence, and time**
- Multiple source materials are democratically combined without hierarchical preference

## Technical Implementation
- Built using Python with `pydub` library for audio processing
- Designed for Jupyter Notebook environment
- Includes error handling for various audio file formats and edge cases

Fragments of Memory

Yerofeyev::: 
https://soundcloud.com/yerofeyev

Photo By Ivons

Senglar & Yerofeyev - Tempest Too

Bégayer, La Munglesa

This album emerges from the rediscovery of an accordion following the loss of a close relative an instrument that had been a constant companion throughout their life, weaving itself into the fabric of childhood memory. At its core lies the recognition that both human and
accordion share the same essential act: breathing.

The accordion becomes a meditation on mortality and memory, its bellows expanding and contracting like "lungs", its air valve releasing pure breath without melody—the raw pneumatic essence of life itself. Every sound originates from this single instrument, largely unprocessed, preserving the intimate relationship between human touch and mechanical response.

It’s an investigation of how an instrument can hold the memory of hands that no longer play it. The mechanical whispers, the subtle articulations of metal and leather and wood become a language of remembrance, breathed rather than spoken.

Bandcamp

Vermenschlichen II (Decay)

音楽的建築 I - Musical Architecture I

Ivons & Senglar - Lobomental

Permeability of Free Space

ig im in love

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Psychill Blossom 🌸 Псайчил / псайбиент / Psybient
https://www.submithub.com/link/psychillblossom
Psychill Blossom is a vibrant journey through psychedelic chillout, psybient, and downtempo soundscapes. Blending ethereal melodies and deep grooves. Let the music guide you beyond the ordinary. #Psychill #Downtempo #Psybient

音楽的建築 I - Musical Architecture I

Yu Miyashita (Yaporigami)