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Music for the Pascal's Triangle (Single)

by Epsilon-Delta

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  • Music for the Pascal's Triangle (Floppy Single)

    The following items are stored in first hand (NOT recycle ones) 1.44MB 3.5’ floppy disk:

    1. Music for the Pascal's Triangle (Floppy Version).mp3
    2. Music for the Pascal's Triangle (Super 16 Mix for Floppy).mp3
    3. Readme.txt introducing the corresponding Maths concept, the artist and the label
    4. Album Cover in jpg format
    5. An animated gif for the Pascal’s Triangle

    A transparent plastic Floppy disc hanging bag is also included in the package.

    ***Note: the audio quality of the songs had been trimmed so as to fit in a 1.44MB floppy disc.

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1.
“Music for The Pascal’s Triangle” is composed/encoded using the patterns in Pascal’s Triangle. The encoding algorithm is as follows: Encoding: 1=d, 2=r, 3=m, …, 8=d’, 9=r’ etc. Main Melody ( Based on the Pascal’s Triangle) 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 6 4 1 1 5 10 10 5 1 1 6 15 20 15 6 1 (One Octave up) 1 1 1 1 2 1 The above melody is repeated twice, with one octave up each time. Bassline (Based on the Pascal’s Triangle) 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 6 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 1 The work is influenced by Neu!, Cluster and Kraftwerk (in the Autobann era).
2.
“Music for The Pascal’s Triangle (Floppy Version)” is compressed and down-sampled from the original work, forming a vantage nostalgic feeling in the cassette / lo-fi era.
3.
Inspired by Neu!’s “Super 16“, “Music for The Pascal’s Triangle (Super 16 Mix)” slows down and down-samples the original work, creating a twisted haunted version of “Music for the Pascal’s Triangle” for the floppy disk.

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<Music For The Pascal’s Triangle> (Floppy Single)
by Epsilon-Delta



[About Mathematics]
Pascal's triangle is a triangular array of the binomial coefficients which has interesting mathematical patterns. Such patterns were described by French Mathematician Blaise Pascal in his book Traite du triangle arithmetique published in 1653. The general pattern of the Pascal’s Triangle is as follows:

1
1 1
1 2 1
1 3 3 1
1 4 6 4 1
1 5 10 10 5 1
1 6 15 20 15 6 1




[About the Tracks]
“Music for The Pascal’s Triangle” is composed/encoded using the above patterns in Pascal’s Triangle. The encoding algorithm is as follows:
Encoding:
1=d, 2=r, 3=m, …, 8=d’, 9=r’ etc.

Main Melody ( Based on the Pascal’s Triangle)
1
1 1
1 2 1
1 3 3 1
1 4 6 4 1
1 5 10 10 5 1
1 6 15 20 15 6 1

(One Octave up)
1
1 1
1 2 1

The above melody is repeated twice, with one octave up each time.

Bassline (Based on the Pascal’s Triangle)
1
1 1
1 2 1
1 3 3 1
1 4 6 4 1

1
1 1
1 2 1
1 3 3 1

The work is influenced by Neu!, Cluster and Kraftwerk (in the Autobann era).



[About the Floppy]
“Music for The Pascal’s Triangle (Floppy Version)” is compressed and down-sampled from the original work, forming a vantage nostalgic feeling echoing the cassette / lo-fi era.

Inspired by Neu!’s “Super 16“, “Music for The Pascal’s Triangle (Super 16 Mix)” slows down and down-samples the original work, creating a twisted haunted version of “Music for the Pascal’s Triangle”.



[About the Artist]
With backgrounds in Mathematics and Engineering, Hong Kong-based electronic musician Epsilon-Delta uses synth to represent Mathematics musically, forming a unique soundscape of his “MathSynth” music.



[About the Label]
“Music for the Pascal’s Triangle” is the first floppy release of 433 Records, a Hong Kong label upholding John Cages’ famous manifesto: “Everything We Do Is Music”.

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released April 18, 2021

Composed by Epsilon-Delta
Mixed by Epsilon-Delta

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