The Refraction Context

When open source means open-ended melodies

Tired: album liner notes.

Wired: a link to the GitHub repository where the open-source software used to record the music is housed.

Case in point: Ambalek’s track “Lofi Snowflakes,” a sedate sequence of tones that follow a pace seemingly static but varying regularly throughout. The melody alters just enough to feel of a piece, but in fact it shifts continuously, effortlessly, notes occasionally warped in a manner that echoes the open-ended refraction context. The script, titled [Raindrops](https://github.com/ambalek/raindrops), was written for the Norns, a device from Monome (see: [monome.org/norns](https://monome.org/norns/)).

Track originally posted at [soundcloud.com/ambalek](https://soundcloud.com/ambalek/lofi-snowflakes). Github at [github.com/ambalek](https://github.com/ambalek/raindrops).

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