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Spectrogrammaton

by Impulse Machine & LittleXFerry

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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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released October 28, 2023

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