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some nights I think about the gods

from some nights I think about the gods by lixt

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Perseus fought bravely to earn Andromeda’s love. the bound between holy and human. a story of true love, sacrifice and reward.

named after the greek mythological hero, the black hole located in the heart of Andromeda’s galaxy was sonified by NASA in July 2022. its radiation was captured by the Hubble telescope and its data was translated into a thirty four seconds composition.

this work is not only inspired in the two sentences above, but uses the original Perseu's recording from NASA (and nothing else) to create a song for love, lifetime bond and depth.

lyrics

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//hi everyone. tnx for being here
//playing some outer space drones 4 U
//by_lixt / br+it

//s2.initScreen()
src(s2)
.scroll(0.6,0.025)
.diff(src(o0).scale(10))
.out(o2)

s0.initImage("https://images.news18.com/ibnlive/uploads/2022/05/black-hole-16518169423x2.png")
src(s0)
.scale(1.4)
.rotate(0,0.02)
.diff(src(o0).rotate([-.012,.01,-.0002,0]).scrollY(100,[1/1998,0].fast(0.7)))
.out(o0)

voronoi(350, 0.15)
.modulateScale(osc(3).rotate(Math.sin(time)),5)
.thresh(.008)
.diff(src(o0).scale(18))
.modulateScale(osc(20))
.diff(src(o0).scrollY(0,[-1/1000,0].fast(70)))
.brightness([-.02,-.17].smooth().fast(.5))
.out(o1)

//s3.initScreen()
src(s3)
.out(o1)

src(o0).blend(o1).blend(o2).out(o3)

render()

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perseus = "/Users/lixt/Desktop/Black Hole/Perseus.wav"

live_loop :article do
with_fx :reverb, amp: 2, mix: 1, damp: 2, room: 5 do
sample perseus, amp: 3, rate: 0.2, sustain: 0, release: 10
sleep 2
end
end

live_loop :threefourthreebis do
with_fx :echo, amp: 1.3, mix: 1, decay: 10 do
sample perseus, amp: 1, rate: 0.4, sustain: 1, release: 8
sleep 3
end
end

live_loop :is do
with_fx :slicer, amp: 2, mix: rrand(0,1), invert_wave: rrand(2, 40), smooth: 10 do
sample perseus, amp: 1, rate: -0.5, sustain: 1, release: 20, pan: rrand(-1,1)
sleep 2
end
end

live_loop :dictatorship do
with_fx :echo, amp: 1.5, mix: rrand(0,1), decay: 10 do
with_fx :bitcrusher, amp: 0.5, mix: 0.8 do
sample perseus, amp: 1, rate: 100, start: 0.2, sustain: 1, release: 9, pan: rrand(-1,1)
sleep 5
end
end
end

live_loop :forabozo do
with_fx :reverb, amp: 1, mix: 0.5, room: 4 do
with_fx :echo, amp: 1.5, mix: 1, decay: 12 do
with_fx :bitcrusher, amp: 0.5, mix: 1 do
sample perseus, amp: 1, rate: 0.7, pan: rrand(-1,1)
sleep 4
end
end
end
end

#TOPLAP Italia
#Algorave Brasil
#tnxlotsUall
#by_lixt

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from some nights I think about the gods, released January 14, 2023
by lixt
live coding performance at Tidal Club Night Stream with hydra+sonicpi - 12/22/22 - 00:00

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