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Posts matching tags 'golden ratio'

2008/3/13

There is a theory that the popularity of the Amen break (a sampled drum loop used extensively in hip-hop and drum & bass, among other musical genres) could be due to it embodying the Golden Ratio in its proportions, and thus sounding more rhythmically pleasing.

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2011/5/26

A few London transport map links: here there is a detailed, zoomable map of the London Underground and surface railways, showing the locations of stations (both operational and closed) and tracks. Meanwhile, the Green Party's

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2010/5/28

The Guardian reviews the new album by The Drums (the NYC86 band everybody's comparing to The Field Mice), isn't that impressed : Of course, to spurn the big, bad adult world in 1986 was implicitly political,

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2007/5/25

There's a rather good article in The Age on up-and-coming Melbourne indie-pop artist Pikelet : She's from Melbourne, she's 24, she sometimes works in a bar. Her name is Evelyn Morris and she calls herself Pikelet,

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