Cyclic Patterns of Movement Across Weaving, Epiplokē and Live Coding
This article hosts an interdisciplinary exploration of cyclic rhythmic structures, bringing together historical references to ground understanding of algorithmic electronic dance music, and in particular the algorave movement. The role of pattern in uniting dance, music and language is investigated...
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doaj-3a858e8aafc74c44a50649f5ab91da0a2020-11-25T00:45:30ZengGriffith UniversityDancecult: Journal of Electronic Dance Music Culture1947-54032018-12-01101530http://dx.doi.org/10.12801/1947-5403.2018.10.01.01Cyclic Patterns of Movement Across Weaving, Epiplokē and Live CodingAlex McLean0Giovanni Fanfani1Ellen Harlizius--Klück2Deutsches MuseumDeutsches MuseumDeutsches MuseumThis article hosts an interdisciplinary exploration of cyclic rhythmic structures, bringing together historical references to ground understanding of algorithmic electronic dance music, and in particular the algorave movement. The role of pattern in uniting dance, music and language is investigated in the ancient practice of weaving, in ancient Greek choral lyric, and contemporary live coding. In this context the TidalCycles environment is introduced, with some visual and audio examples. Cyclic metrical patterns in ancient Greek are then explored in detail, particularly the metrical transformations of Epiplokē. Finally, this jump between contemporary and ancient practice leads us to consider algorave itself as a Luddite movement, its proponents engaged in an unravelling of technology.https://dj.dancecult.net/index.php/dancecult/article/view/1036/941EpiplokēPatternLive codingWeavingAlgorave |
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Cyclic Patterns of Movement Across Weaving, Epiplokē and Live Coding |
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Cyclic Patterns of Movement Across Weaving, Epiplokē and Live Coding |
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Griffith University |
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Dancecult: Journal of Electronic Dance Music Culture |
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1947-5403 |
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2018-12-01 |
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This article hosts an interdisciplinary exploration of cyclic rhythmic structures, bringing together historical references to ground understanding of algorithmic electronic dance music, and in particular the algorave movement. The role of pattern in uniting dance, music and language is investigated in the ancient practice of weaving, in ancient Greek choral lyric, and contemporary live coding. In this context the TidalCycles environment is introduced, with some visual and audio examples. Cyclic metrical patterns in ancient Greek are then explored in detail, particularly the metrical transformations of Epiplokē. Finally, this jump between contemporary and ancient practice leads us to consider algorave itself as a Luddite movement, its proponents engaged in an unravelling of technology. |
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Epiplokē Pattern Live coding Weaving Algorave |
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