Technetium
This was a quick project done in an ambient / minimalist / electronica style. My liner notes for the CD appear below. It’s available now for $3.99. BUY THE CD NOW! You can also download Technetium for $1 as the bonus track on Unnatural Disasters.
This album progressed from
concept to completion in a
span of approximately 6 hours
(the half-life of technetium’s least
stable isotope) on 2/15/2008.A technetium atom contains 43
electrons, arranged in 5 shells
as such: 2, 8, 18, 13, 2. There
are 43 unique measures of
music, arranged on 5 instrument
tracks as such: 2, 8, 18, 13, 2.The average atomic weight of
technetium is 98. The music on
this recording is played at
98 beats per minute.The music is repeated until all
5 tracks converge after 936
measures. The lowest common
multiple of 2, 8, 13 & 18 is 936.I am a geek.
