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R-E-A-D
E-A-T
S-L-E-E-P

R-E-A-D
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Aleatoric.
Aleatoric?
Aleato-ric?
Alea-tor-ic?
Alea-tor-ic or aleato-ric?
Aleato-ric.

By digitising thunder and traffic noises, Georgia was able to compose aleatoric music.

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annibanani On Nov 12, 2004

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When in doubt, ask the crowd

Not sure what they’re singing in that fuzzy bridge? Drop a question in the comments and let the music nerds swarm. Someone always knows.

annibanani

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2004-11-12 05:55:01

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by dri-ft

19y ago

aleatoric, by the way, kind of means "luck-based", as in: a method of composition that involves an element of randomness or something out of control of the author. Which relates to the music of the books maybe?

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by charrbin

21y ago

This is a genius song. The first time listening to this song is awesome. (Notice the letters read, eat and sleep take up.)

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by dri-ft

19y ago

All of this comes from one of those "spelling bee"s or something. Which makes sense. I like it.

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by mtolsky

19y ago

Yeah, I definitely think that aleatoric has a strong resonance with The Books' music. Replace Georgie with The Books in the last line and it makes perfect sense.

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by WereAllMatter

19y ago

what do you mean "Notice the letters read, eat and sleep take up" charrbin?

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by Sens

18y ago

I was wondering the same thing WereAllMatter

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