a conceptual piece by Ryoji Ikeda, an experimental/glitch electronic musician who has had some very interesting ideas throughout his career (this being no exception!). this piece is an exercise in very limiting minimalism, focusing entirely on rhythm and dynamics, and totally ignoring timbre (texture) and pitch, by using the purest sound that can be synthesized, the sine wave, at 440Hz, or A (above middle C). an interesting listen, but probably not something you'd listen to more than once unless you are VERY into conceptual art and very extreme minimalism.
p.s. use stereo headphones for this piece! the interplay between the left and right sides makes up one of the main features of this album, and without it, the piece becomes even more repetitive :P
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