# Abulafia

By [Gökhan Turhan's Newsletter](https://paragraph.com/@gokhan) · 2025-08-20

remix, sound, paragraph

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I am a simple intellectual.

I have remixed Paragraph's "A Better Way for Ideas to Strengthen & Spread" into an experimental sound art piece in the Strudel REPL. I assigned sounds, silence; that is, noise and signal to each character, space, and punctuation mark.

I did it by picking an _Oblique Strategy_ from an original box thereof, reading a few lines off Rubin's Tetragrammaton, perusing the pages of a few John Cage book, and digging Aphex Twin's Soundcloud account.

I have not borrowed anything than the contextualizing capabilities of Antropic's Claude Code in fine tuning the following piece.

You can listen to the track [HERE](https://strudel.cc/#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%2BIGhoIH4gfiB%2BIGhoIH4gfiBoaCB%2BIH4gaGggfiB%2BIH4gaGggfiB%2BIH4gaGggfiB%2BIGhoIH4gfiB%2BIikuc2xvdygxNikuZ2FpbigwLjIpLAogIAogIC8vIEZyaWNhdGl2ZXMgKHMtZi1zLi4uKQogIHMoIn4gfiBvcGVuaGF0IH4gfiB%2BIG9wZW5oYXQgfiB%2BIH4gfiBvcGVuaGF0IH4gfiB%2BIG9wZW5oYXQgfiB%2BIH4gfiBvcGVuaGF0IH4gfiB%2BIH4iKS5zbG93KDI0KS5nYWluKDAuMTUpLAogIAogIC8vIFB1bmN0dWF0aW9uIGFuZCBzcGFjZXMKICBzaWxlbmNlLnNsb3coOCkKKSwKCi8vIFBBUkFHUkFQSCAyOiAiVG9vIG11Y2ggb2YgdGhlIGludGVybmV0IHRvZGF5IHJld2FyZHMgdGhlIG9wcG9zaXRlLi4uIgpzdGFjaygKICBub3RlKCJvMyBvMyB1MiBvMyBlMyBpNCBlMyBlMyBvMyBhMiBlMyBhMiBlMyBvMyBvMyBpNCBlMyBhMiBlMyBvMyBvMyBpNCBlMyBvMyBlMyBhMiBvMyB1MiBpNCBhMiBlMyBvMyBlMyBpNCBvMyBhMiBlMyIpLnMoInNpbmUgdHJpYW5nbGUgc3F1YXJlIikuc2xvdyg0OCkuZ2FpbigwLjMpLAogIHMoImJkIH4gY3AgfiBiZCB%2BIH4gYmQgY3AgfiBiZCB%2BIH4gY3AgYmQgfiB%2BIGJkIH4gY3AgfiBiZCB%2BIH4gY3AiKS5zbG93KDIwKS5nYWluKDAuNCksCiAgcygiaGggfiB%2BIGhoIH4gaGggfiB%2BIH4gaGggfiB%2BIGhoIH4gfiB%2BIGhoIH4gfiBoaCB%2BIH4iKS5zbG93KDEyKS5nYWluKDAuMikKKSwKCi8vIFBBUkFHUkFQSCAzOiAiVGhhdCdzIHRoZSBzcGlyaXQgYmVoaW5kIFJlbWl4aW5nLi4uIgpzdGFjaygKICBub3RlKCJhMiBlMyBpNCBpNCBlMyBpNCBlMyBpNCBpNCBlMyIpLnMoInNpbmUgdHJpYW5nbGUiKS5zbG93KDMyKS5nYWluKDAuNCksCiAgcygiYmQgfiBiZCB%2BIH4gYmQgfiBiZCB%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%2BPiozMiIpLnNsb3coMzIpLmdhaW4oMC4yKS5scGYoNDAwKSwKICAKICAvLyBGcmljYXRpdmVzIGFzIGhpZ2gtZnJlcXVlbmN5IGNvbnRlbnQKICBzKCI8b3BlbmhhdCB%2BIH4gfj4qMjQiKS5zbG93KDQ4KS5nYWluKDAuMTUpLmhwZigxMDAwKSwKICAKICAvLyBTcGFjZXMgYXMgc3RydWN0dXJlZCBzaWxlbmNlICh3b3JkIGJvdW5kYXJpZXMpCiAgcygifiB%2BIH4gfiB%2BIH4gfiB%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on the Strudel website. You should click the PLAY button, and the piece will play in the loop.

The following is the code if you'd like to remix it. The entire piece lasts about 20 minutes. Yet if you don't like such long dronescapes, here we have a compressed [noise-rhythmic version](https://strudel.cc/#c3RhY2soCiAgbm90ZSgiYTIiKS5zKCJzaW5lIikuc2xvdygzMikuZ2FpbigwLjQpLmxwZig0MDApLnJvb20oMC45KSwKICBub3RlKCJlMyIpLnMoInRyaWFuZ2xlIikuc2xvdygyNCkuZ2FpbigwLjMpLmRlbGF5KDAuMykucm9vbSgwLjcpLAogIG5vdGUoImcjNCIpLnMoInNxdWFyZSIpLnNsb3coNDApLmdhaW4oMC4yKS5scGYoMTAwMCkuZGVsYXkoMC42KSwKICBub3RlKCJjMyIpLnMoInNhd3Rvb3RoIikuc2xvdygyOCkuZ2FpbigwLjM1KS5scGYoNjAwKS5yb29tKDAuOCksCiAgbm90ZSgiZjIiKS5zKCJzaW5lIikuc2xvdygzNikuZ2FpbigwLjMpLmRlbGF5KDAuOSksCiAgcygifiBoaCB%2BIH4iKS5zbG93KDYpLmdhaW4oMC4zKS5scGYoMzAwKSwKICBzKCJiZCB%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%2BIHguZ2FpbigwKSkKLmdhaW4ocGVybGluLnNsb3coMjQpLnJhbmdlKDAuNCwwLjcpKQouc2xvdygyKQ%3D%3D).

    stack(
      note("e3 e3 o3 e3 a2 i4 o3 a2 e3 o3 e3 a2 i4 e3 a2 o3 e3 i4 a2 o3 e3 i4 e3 o3 a2 u2 i4 e3 a2 i4 o3 e3 o3 a2 o3 e3 a2 i4 o3 e3 a2 e3 o3 e3 i4 i4 o3 e3 a2 i4 e3 a2 o3 o3 e3 i4 e3 o3 i4 e3 o3 a2 e3 e3 i4 a2 e3 o3 e3 i4 a2 i4 e3 o3 a2 e3 a2 i4 e3 o3").s("sine triangle square").slow(64).gain(0.3),
      s("bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd").slow(32).gain(0.4),
      s("hh ~ hh ~ ~ hh ~ ~ ~ hh ~ ~ hh ~ ~ hh ~ ~ ~ hh ~ ~ ~ hh ~ ~ hh ~ ~ ~").slow(16).gain(0.2),
      s("~ ~ openhat ~ ~ ~ openhat ~ ~ ~ ~ openhat ~ ~ ~ openhat ~ ~ ~ ~ openhat ~ ~ ~ ~").slow(24).gain(0.15),
      silence.slow(8)
    ),
    
    stack(
      note("o3 o3 u2 o3 e3 i4 e3 e3 o3 a2 e3 a2 e3 o3 o3 i4 e3 a2 e3 o3 o3 i4 e3 o3 e3 a2 o3 u2 i4 a2 e3 o3 e3 i4 o3 a2 e3").s("sine triangle square").slow(48).gain(0.3),
      s("bd ~ cp ~ bd ~ ~ bd cp ~ bd ~ ~ cp bd ~ ~ bd ~ cp ~ bd ~ ~ cp").slow(20).gain(0.4),
      s("hh ~ ~ hh ~ hh ~ ~ ~ hh ~ ~ hh ~ ~ ~ hh ~ ~ hh ~ ~").slow(12).gain(0.2)
    ),
    
    stack(
      note("a2 e3 i4 i4 e3 i4 e3 i4 i4 e3").s("sine triangle").slow(32).gain(0.4),
      s("bd ~ bd ~ ~ bd ~ bd ~ bd").slow(16).gain(0.5),
      s("crash").degradeBy(0.9).gain(0.6)
    ),
    
    stack(
      note("<a2 e3 i4 o3 u2>*32").s("sine triangle square sawtooth").slow(128).gain(0.3).room(0.6),
      s("<bd cp bd cp>*64").slow(64).gain(0.4),
      s("<hh ~ hh ~>*32").slow(32).gain(0.2).lpf(400),
      s("<openhat ~ ~ ~>*24").slow(48).gain(0.15).hpf(1000),
      s("~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~").slow(8),
      stack(
        note("c2").s("sine").slow(64).gain(0.6).delay(4),
        note("g4").s("triangle").slow(32).gain(0.2).delay(2),
        s("crash").slow(128).gain(0.5).delay(8),
        s("ride").slow(96).gain(0.3).delay(6)
      )
    )
    .room(0.7)
    .delay(0.2)
    .lpf(sine.slow(256).range(400,1200))
    .gain(perlin.slow(64).range(0.5,0.8))
    .slow(6)

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*Originally published on [Gökhan Turhan's Newsletter](https://paragraph.com/@gokhan/abulafia)*