Ultrastructure, by byte.observer

Ultrastructure

by byte.observer

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2.	ultrastructure 02:58	buy track
3.	lodsb rcl stosd 02:14	buy track
4.	dredge bit 04:19	buy track
5.	gazillion gear 07:35	buy track
6.	orbiter 03:27	buy track
7.	max out 02:34	buy track
8.	spring 03:21	buy track
9.	questions 00:53	buy track
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13.	a blur 02:45	buy track
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17.	kolmogorov's nightmare 03:21	buy track
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Ultrastructure is the result of over three years of experimentation with ultra-tiny sound-generating programs written in x86 assembly language. Through its ultra-complex song structure, bass-heavy arrhythmic beats, glitchy drones, and unfathomable atonal melodies, the album offers a glimpse into the weird and wonderful nightmares of algorithmic complexity theory. Although it often sounds unpredictable, it is completely deterministic: each track can be reproduced byte-for-byte by running ~128 bytes of code (less than the length of this sentence!).

The audio was only lightly edited for the release by resampling to 44100 Hz, adjusting gain and panning, fading in/out, and applying notch filters to remove annoying 16384 Hz drones.

Listening with wide stereo separation (e.g., on headphones) is recommended. Some parts of the album may become inaudible when mixed down to mono.

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released November 19, 2023

Sounds by Noah Weninger.
Album art by Robert Voyvodic.

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Experimental algorithmic math music and compositions by Noah Weninger.

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