Gavin Gamboa – Like A Villain In Anisotropic Birefringence

three live-code remixes of Holland Andrews

Birefringence is the phenomenon exhibited by certain materials in which an incident ray of light is split into two rays, called an ordinary ray and an extraordinary ray, which are plane-(linear) polarized in mutually orthogonal planes, or circular-polarized in opposite directions (left and right).

Anisotropic birefringence in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is exactly the kind of subtle clue that could mean the cosmos has a hidden bias baked into its very fabric. The twist at the boundaries of magnitude express unseen dimensional fringe interactions.

Recorded and Mixed by Gavin Gamboa
Kawee’nga Studio
Los Angeles, California, United States
2022

Vocal Sample
Holland Andrews (Like A Villain)

Software
TidalCycles
Max/MSP
Bitwig Studio

Artwork
Kisokaidō Ono no bakufu (detail)
Katsushika Hokusai
1833

View Like a Villain in Anisotropic Birefringence in the digital garden.