AutoCad's Penultimatum

      It may not be magic, but it is pure genius! The music on Penultimatum was created using natural and mathematical data. The eight tracks on the Penultimatum were created by using data from sea turtles, biosequence, atmospheric, solar, and logarithms. Through the use of this data and a music-generating program AutoCad was able to create a body relaxing brain-stimulating music that flows with elegance and that will have you tapping your foot away.

      The music on the Penultimatum is almost psychedelic. You are literally on a dance trip where there are no boundaries to how the body can move. When listening to the dance tracks Delta Atmos, Our Skies, and Stars 124 which are based on atmospheric data, one feels like you are nearly flying around and around. The sound is harsh and seems chaotic as electronic beats seem like they are shooting at you like in a video game. But in the sound there is sense of togetherness that flows throughout all the songs that just make you want to bounce your head and put together an interpretive dance group just so you can make your dance trip a reality.

      AutoCad may be partial to composing dance music like Delta Atmos, but has a true talent for slow relaxing music that rivals some of the most beautiful classical music pieces. Log Rhythm which is based on mathematical data, to be more specific the logarithm function, is a slow eerie song. It is almost like one has just left their body and are heading toward the light. It sounds like several violins are playing with a comb. It is so beautiful, definitely a meditating song.

      Amphibia is my favorite song, it is another slow and eerie song based on data collected from Sea Turtle behaviors. Again there is a violin sound that seems to be vibrating, almost as though from another dimension. Listening to this song I actually started to imagine ballet dancers prancing around the stage. Now either this music is so free flowing that it allows the mind to relax and wander or I am just insane (both can be argued to a standstill).

      AutoCad's music in general is great, but as far as general radio play here in the States well we know how that goes. I have three suggestions for AutoCad and one for those reading this article. First the one for readers of this article, you need to hear this music to believe it. Check out AutoCad and the music of Penultimatum at MP3.com, believe me you will not be sorry.

      And my suggestions for AutoCad is to get your music played abroad. Non-Americans are more open-minded when it comes to music and I can see your music going far in certain parts of Europe and Japan.

      Second, have you ever considered getting onto a science fiction anime soundtrack? The music on Penultimatum would really enhance a kick-ass mecha-fighting scene. And third I also suggest you try to get his music in a video game. Like the mecha anime suggestion, this will expose many to your sound and peak their interests in data music. Also video game sound tracks do really good outside of the States and would actually get into the hands of people who would really appreciate this type of music.

      Comments and or questions about this article can be sent to JenniferJ@ybfree.com.

• A Very BRIEF and SIMPLE Explanation of Fractals
• The AutoCad Interview
• Review of AutoCad's CD Penultimatum
• LINKS: Info on Fractals and Music Generating Programs

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