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[egypturnash]

Very interesting piece on performing music so as to engage the listener, found on metafilter. I haven't read it all yet as I need to go to work - but the first technique listed, 'The Synaesthesis Technique', made me finally realize why I have what feels like such an instinctive response to the trilling arpeggiation of chiptunes; every single chord, though it's played right on the beat, is chock full of overlapping, sequenced sounds that let my brain understand the whole chord on a casual basis.

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[doctorpinkerton.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh, this is FASCINATING! Now I've just got to figure out a way to either exploit it (or make fun of it...)

[shatterstripes.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's pretty cool, isn't it?

One important thing to think about as well is that these all seem to be designed to keep the listener's brain "awake" - and, interestingly enough, music designed to turn your brain off explicitly does a lot of things these suggestions forbid. Trance music is a LOT more repetitive and straight on the beat. And it does sort of turn parts of your brain off.

[zeeth_kyrah]

Indeed. I have filed it under SCIENCE!