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We like music because our brains crave pattern recognition. (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 5 days ago by Yondoza@sh.itjust.works to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Music is just layered simple patterns and our brains LOVE IT.

Sound is pressure waves, musical notes are a specific pattern of pressure waves. Melodies are repeated musical notes. Songs are repeated melodies following standard structure.

Our brains love trying to decode and parse all these overlapping patterns.

Maybe not really a shower thought and more wild speculation.

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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 5 days ago

Explain why Jazz is so fucking awesome then.

[-] Electric_Druid@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Jazz is my favorite genre to play- this thinking sill applies but it's a lot more abstract- even if there is heavy improv as is the style, it's still musical patterns over repeating chord changes. Couple that with the subversion of expectation thing I mentioned elsewhere in this thread and it's a winning formula if I've ever heard one.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 5 days ago

That's why I like comedy and soulslikes. The subversion of expectations ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

[-] folkrav@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

Jazz has patterns and repetition, like any interesting music genre. If it didn't, it'd be called noise. They just aren't as in your face and predictable as the ones employed by pop genres.

[-] Krudler@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Smoke - Everything 1973 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQoGSIO2H94 (entry point 20m50s)

Kollectiv Live 1973 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFduBZSUO7s

Vladimir Ussachevsky Electronic 1950 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_cjxT5baQY

Missus Beastly - Dr Aftershave & The Mixed Pickles 1976 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86jwsj_egms

Pink Floyd Atom Heart Mother 1970 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ErOK3kgbDc

Ramsey Lewis Trio Live 1983 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8QZUi3Htrg

Herbie Hancock Cantaloupe Island Live 1991 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZOkyQx3jIw

Flying Luttenbachers - Fist Through Glass 1995 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4e20WDe7lA

William Onyeabor - Let's Fall in Love 1983 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjoCIiGXIhE

Manu Dibango - Zoom 2000 1972 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHCXszR1ebw&t=1158s

Keith Jarrett Solo Concerts Bremen/Lausanne 1973 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp68gVWLymA

Agitation Free Live 1973 - https://youtu.be/-VzUVszWQdk?t=76

Tommy Guerrero - Road to Knowhere 2018 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0LZ20ppkNo

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