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Spectrogrammaton is 4 minutes and 11 seconds long. It's in the key of F-sharp minor and the time signature is 4 beats per measure. Loudness is -6.24 db and the tempo is around 110.01 bpm.
Acousticness: 0% - Track isn't acoustic
Danceability: 58% - Track is good for dancing
Instrumentalness: 0% - Likely isn't instrumental
Energy: 87% - Track is energetic
Speechiness 5% - Probably doesn't contain talking
Liveness: 5% - Track was recorded in a studio (not live)
Valence: 79% - Vibe is happy, cheerful, and/or euphoric
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1. Sacred Frequency: The term "tetragrammaton" is derived from the Hebrew יהוה (YHWH), which is the ineffable name of God in Judaism. A spectrogram, on the other hand, is a visual depiction of the spectrum of frequencies in a sound. So, "Spectrogrammaton" could be interpreted as suggesting a sacred or divine frequency – something akin to the voice or language of God. This interpretation lends a paradoxical depth to the song, contrasting its critique of algorithmic control with a notion of a transcendent or divine pattern in sound.
2. Divine Control: The fusion of the scientific "spectrogram" with the divine "tetragrammaton" could be hinting at the immense power and influence these music streaming services have over their listeners, which could be seen as quasi-divine. This aligns with the song's critique of the streaming platforms as mechanisms of control.
3. Ineffability of Music: The term "tetragrammaton" refers to a name of God that is ineffable, or unspeakable. If we apply this to the concept of the spectrogram (a representation of sound), the title might suggest the ineffability or indescribable nature of music – a sacred essence that is lost in the homogenization and algorithmic control of music streaming platforms.
4. Mysticism in Technology: By blending terms from the realms of technology and spirituality, the title "Spectrogrammaton" could be read as a critique of how streaming platforms attempt to reduce the complex and somewhat mystical experience of music into visual data points and algorithms.
5. Algorithm as a New Deity: "Tetragrammaton" has been historically revered as divine and unspeakable due to its connection with the name of God. In combining it with "spectrogram", the title could be suggesting that the algorithms (which can be symbolized by spectrograms in this context) have become a new form of deity in our digitized society – mysterious, powerful, and controlling.
The title "Spectrogrammaton", therefore, provides a rich ground for interpretations, tying in the song's themes with ideas of divinity, power, control, and the ineffable nature of music.
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lyrics
Notice how the walls like to change position
Caught in between in a contradiction
I called and I bought what I saw on the television
Your quantitative blends
Armageddon ‘round the bend
Rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat
Rinse, repeat
Dope drip strapped to the chemical engine
Catalog facts on your mark's attention
Lost in the copies of the thoughts too dark to mention
You with in a car with a shell and a pistol
Everyone's lost in identical discos
Black hole, light screen, death scene coming to get you (coming to get you)
Rinse, repeat
Death and decay, death and decay
Rinse, repeat
Death and decay, death and decay
Rhythm filtering algorithms
Haunted houses hiding demons
Decomposing compositions power schisms definition
Spectrums boxed up into prisons juxtaposed a crimson vision
Caution fraudulent calculations covalent bonds disconnecting
Drowning in preset restrictions deconstructing personalization
Shorted infotainment systems terraforming institutions
Frequencies poisoning transmissions
In the name of chaos
Sacrifice control
And dwindle
Tech paradigm tech paradigm sick
Sentimental code break category set
Step into line sectarian split
Program and discipline network effect
Death and decay, death and decay
Death and decay, death and decay
Death and decay, death and decay
Death and decay, death and decay
Tech paradigm tech paradigm sick
Sentimental code break category set
Step into line sectarian split
Program and discipline network effect
Death and decay, death and decay
Death and decay, death and decay
Death and decay, death and decay
Death and decay, death and decay
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