Artist : Ryoji Ikeda
Title : Test Pattern
Genre : Electronic
Year : 2008
Date : 04/15/2008
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 01
Label : Raster-Noton
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 67:18 min
Size : 92,5 MB
Tracklist:
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test pattern
01.Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern #0001
02.Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern #0010
03.Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern #0011
04.Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern #0100
05.Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern #0101
06.Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern #0110
07.Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern #0111
08.Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern #1000
09.Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern #1001
10.Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern #1010
11.Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern #1011
12.Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern #1100
13.Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern #1101
14.Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern #1110
15.Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern #1111
16.Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern #0000
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67:18 min
following dataplex cd (raster-noton, r-n068), test pattern is the second audio release in ryoji ikeda's
multimedia project datamatics; an ongoing exploration of the potential to perceive the invisible multiû
substance of data that permeates our world.
test pattern acts as a system that converts any type of data (text, sounds, photos and movies) into
barcode patterns and binary patterns of 0s and 1s. through the conversion of raw data into digital audio
files, ikeda enables us to listen to the flow of data, creating an extraordinary and unexpected soundtrack.
these sequences of data reveal a rich variety of microscopic structures which form ikedaÆs raw material;
working with these micro-structures they sometimes form the basis of chronological sequences,
sometimes he focuses on their rhythmic qualities. all sounds are the result of ikedaÆs manipulation of this
raw data.
test pattern aims to examine the relationship between critical points of device performance and the
threshold of human perception, pushing both to their absolute limits. almost all tracks on this release are
unsuitable for conversion into high-quality mp3 files. the velocity of the audio files is ultraûfast, some
hundreds of frames per second, so that the album provides a performance test for the audio equipment,
as well as a response test for the audienceÆs perceptions.
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