rinse and repeat

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This started out as a backing track for a song in the style of the band Suicide (electro punk originators of the late 70's - a must listen). However - as I listened to the track repeatedly - I couldn't bring myself to sing over it - and really got into the way repetition invites the brain to find change where none exists. The basis of this track never changes once established about a minute in - but I find I hear different sounds and patterns anyway.

I hope I'm not a total narcissist and that you find something to enjoy in this also. It could be that like Narcissus - I'm captivated by my own reflection. Play loud or soft.

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Hits: 787
Comments: 36
Fans: 17
Plays: 62
Downloads: 37
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Uploaded: Apr 05, 2008 - 09:12:13 PM
Last Updated: Apr 05, 2008 - 09:18:55 PM Last Played: Aug 11, 2009 - 03:50:55 PM

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iMac G5, Alesis AirFX

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Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 596 days ago (April 5th, 2008)
	I'm playing it softly loud. real cool when you close your eyes and drift with it. i like the subtle changes, oh wait you said nothing changes. okay i hear what your saying it does shift in the head some how. huh. Check out my latest song called November

bud	bud said 595 days ago (April 6th, 2008)
	relax and float down stream. Thanks for stopping by. Check out my latest song called eye for you (w/particledots and michael2)

Feter	Feter said 596 days ago (April 5th, 2008)
	rinse and repeat trippy and full of mysterious ...wish you broght that hey more into the face ...cool work bud thnx for sharing ! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

bud	bud said 595 days ago (April 6th, 2008)
	You're welcome Feter Nice of you to comment. Check out my latest song called eye for you (w/particledots and michael2)

magnatone

magnatone said 596 days ago (April 5th, 2008)

Rinse and Repeat
yeah, I see what you mean about hearing different sounds/patterns even when they're not actually there. When I started listening to this, I was thinking "well, this probably isn't really quite for me" - but then I couldn't hit the stop button, and then I didn't want it to end. Now if you've ever listened to anything of mine you know that I'm also quite into repetitions - totally different genre, but reps are reps - so maybe the part of my brain that likes to hear something over and over again met up with the part of your brain that likes the same thing. And it was beautiful! (lol) thanks

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bud	bud said 595 days ago (April 6th, 2008)
	I think repetition appeals to our basic desire for order and comfort in predictability. The breath - the heartbeat - basic rhythms. Check out my latest song called eye for you (w/particledots and michael2)

echoroom	echoroom said 596 days ago (April 6th, 2008)
	trippy Very evocative and cinematic... cool little trip, Bud. Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

bud	bud said 595 days ago (April 6th, 2008)
	Yeah - nothing special but something that I liked in its simplicity. Glad you could get into it. Check out my latest song called eye for you (w/particledots and michael2)

Youra	Youra said 596 days ago (April 6th, 2008)
	Suicide As a fan of the band (and Vega) I could'nt stay insensible to this. Loved it. Check out my latest song called Funkaboka

bud	bud said 595 days ago (April 6th, 2008)
	Thanks Youra Suicide was an amazing act. I saw Vega perform recently and he was as good and strange as ever. His accompanist ( a woman - not Martin Rev) played an ipod with a Kaos Pad and an Air FX. Check out my latest song called eye for you (w/particledots and michael2)

lavalamp	lavalamp said 595 days ago (April 6th, 2008)
	Trippy Bud Liked what you did here. Good stuff. LL Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

bud	bud said 595 days ago (April 6th, 2008)
	: ) : ) Check out my latest song called eye for you (w/particledots and michael2)

davisamerica	davisamerica said 595 days ago (April 6th, 2008)
	well .... right then bud yeah ... like vic says ... drift .... good one man ... vocals un needed! Check out my latest song called No Son(egobandit band)

bud	bud said 595 days ago (April 6th, 2008)
	Thanks Jack something to soothe the savage beast. Check out my latest song called eye for you (w/particledots and michael2)

Skean	Skean said 595 days ago (April 6th, 2008)
	Tripy! I'm hypnotised cool tune cool done faved. Check out my latest song called Let's Go Trippy

bud	bud said 595 days ago (April 6th, 2008)
	Hey Kenta glad you stopped by. Check out my latest song called eye for you (w/particledots and michael2)

racerat

racerat said 595 days ago (April 6th, 2008)

Cagey
Very John Cagey me-thinks. I agree that the mind is always one to try to make sense, fill in the gaps, find patterns where none exist. I feel your pain and torment when it comes to the 'to song over this cool track, or not to sing over this cool track" conundrum. Glad you left it as is as a dense study in pattern. I wish it went on for about 15 minutes. It would be a great song to do yoga by.
P

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bud	bud said 595 days ago (April 6th, 2008)
	After repeated listening I came to the same conclusion - that it works well for about 15 minutes - but thought that that was a lot to ask here. Just let it repeat. Check out my latest song called eye for you (w/particledots and michael2)

paul f. page	paul f. page said 595 days ago (April 6th, 2008)
	It... ...hypnotizes...and anesthesizes...all at the same time. Here is performance art that can't be ignored...or escaped. So to me, the question is as elemental as the art: why? (Not meaning any disrespect whatsoever. At the end of the day, you made me think.) Peace. Paul Check out my latest song called Double Etude

bud

bud said 594 days ago (April 7th, 2008)

Very interesting question you pose -
I guess the first answer could be why not? But are you asking why it works - or why it exists? It exists to provide pleasure - or at least to stimulate thought or some other area of the brain - as I assume all music and art does. Why it works is open to discussion - as is whether it works at all. Thanks for commenting - it's always nice hearing from you.

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	said 593 days ago (April 8th, 2008)
	Hey! Sounds like you might have been channeling Electro Estate! Very unusual, and extrememly trippy. Kind of pulls one in...... I like the way you mixed the guitars in the distance... Be well!

bud	bud said 593 days ago (April 8th, 2008)
	Thanks Michael nice of you to stop by and comment. Sorry to say that no guitars were used here - just some tweaked up noise and a little electric piano. Now if I could only get my guitar to sound like that. Check out my latest song called eye for you (w/particledots and michael2)

	said 593 days ago (April 9th, 2008)
	Geez! You sure fooled me Kevin!

SmokeyVW

SmokeyVW said 593 days ago (April 8th, 2008)

repreprepreprepreprepre
that melodic metallic repeating noise burst is way cool ! ! ! !

this effect reminds me very much of listening to tight loops of spoken words. first you hear some syllables, then your mind locks in on some detail and it slowly unfolds into a new set of syllables... and it keeps turning around and around into other pseudo-words... of course it's all in your head - but then it all is in your head - all the time anyway, isn't it?

i see what you mean about the mirror.

very cool - you've inspired me to try something along these lines.

thanks

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bud

bud said 593 days ago (April 8th, 2008)

By George you've got it!
But don't worry - it'll wear off in a few days. I started hearing the voices myself and I know what's there - and it's nothing like voices.
Glad you like the metallic shhh metronome. That was actually the hardest part to get right. It's made up of about six little bits of white noise from different sources like cymbals, wind, static etc. - all put together and tweaked to sound like steam I guess. There's a certain percussive sound that Suicide had that was some early drum machine played through pedals - that's what I was going for originally.

Check out my latest song called eye for you (w/particledots and michael2)

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 593 days ago (April 8th, 2008)
	mirror also your graphic. there is a repeating symbol there. it's a mirror isn't? also known as the symbol for female. cool. playing with our minds, aren't you? Check out my latest song called One For Me

bud

bud said 593 days ago (April 8th, 2008)

mirror
in a way yes. this is the MURA aperture pattern for the LEGRI gamma-ray telescope. More info here -
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/Images/heasarc/missions/coded_legri_pattern.gif&imgrefurl=http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/sats_n_data/missions/coded_legri.html&h=473&w=473&sz=5&hl=en&start=7&um=1&tbnid=dCtTfCJ7MQA1LM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpattern%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG

I wish I were smart enough to play with your mind - I just get lucky sometimes.

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Dj French Toast	Dj French Toast said 591 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	Hey Bud I fell asdleep listening to this on the headphones the other night and then relistened to it in the mornig .I really dig this one alot man .Trance and worm hole kinda song . I really dig the circus organ sound in there alot and just love the build upo that creeps up on ya . Very Sweet song Bud doggie . Check out my latest song called Its The French Toast(Colab W/WillBill808)

bud	bud said 591 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	Thanks Bennie - I gotta get over to your place - I do believe I'm behind on my listening. Check out my latest song called eye for you (w/particledots and michael2)

lengold	lengold said 590 days ago (April 11th, 2008)
	Sorry I'm so late to this bud Really felt that I was on a old steam train ride (not that I have ever been on one - I think). I was hearing voices too - very interesting and definitely enjoyable. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

bud	bud said 590 days ago (April 11th, 2008)
	Thanks Len - Nice of you to stop by after having been feared lost. Very Paul McCartney moment there. Check out my latest song called eye for you (w/particledots and michael2)

composerclark	composerclark said 588 days ago (April 13th, 2008)
	Trance Trance Trance Trance... Trance-inducing music. Trance-inducing music. Trance-inducing... well, you get the idea! Very captivating, and I find myself listening on several levels simultaneously, if that makes any sense. Very cool! Check out my latest song called Scarlet Nightfall

bud	bud said 588 days ago (April 13th, 2008)
	Several levels quite a compliment - thanks. Glad you stopped by. Check out my latest song called eye for you (w/particledots and michael2)

gregd	gregd said 587 days ago (April 14th, 2008)
	This could be track one, or track 14, on a Pan Sonic album. This music just gives the imagination space to play solos all over the place. Cool bit of psychological programming; I have an inexplicable urge to by hot dogs now . . . . -g Check out my latest song called 08nov08

Heightened	Heightened said 585 days ago (April 16th, 2008)
	This is super cool as it is Please don't hang it out to dry! Check out my latest song called A Journey Through Starburst Galaxy M82

Diviner	Diviner said 577 days ago (April 24th, 2008)
	Great track and concept I'm there, swimming in the sonic sea and then surfing the sine waves. Check out my latest song called Space Program (Space Race 2009)

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