Episode 56

The ninth of eleven episodes in which Miriam returns to ramble with me on my mind map. The six topics we randomly generated this time were left- and right-handedness, "cultural self-harm", fractality in nature, MK Ultra, ley lines and Conlon Nancarrow.

We finish up talking about non-scientific belief systems acknowledging gods, saints, ancestors, "little people", etc., then suddenly switch to Conlon Nancarrow, the 20th century avant garde composer. This leads on to a discussion of the evolution of drum'n'bass and the emergence of acts like Squarepusher and Venetian Snares, and a more general consideration of how technology can drive musical innovation.

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Some relevant links:

• scientism
• materialism
• reductionism
• Rupert Sheldrake
• Richard Dawkins
• acknowledgement of elves in Iceland [1]  [2]  [3]  [4]  [5]
• Conlon Nancarrow
  Adam Neely's video "Steampunk black MIDI: The insane music of Conlon Nancarrow" is worth a watch"!
• Abraham Lincoln Brigade
• the Amen break
• G.C. Coleman (drummer)
• The Winstons
• jungle (music genre)
• drum'n'bass (music genre)
• Squarepusher, Hard Normal Daddy (1997)
• breakcore
• Venetian Snares
• sheet music