Rhythmagogia by beepblip

Rhythmagogia is an invented term, combining ρυθμός rhythmos- “any regular recurring motion or symmetry” and αγωγός -agōgos, meaning “conducting or leading”. The album begins with slow explorations of rhythm. Random distributions of pulse and noise set the stage for a journey into the hidden geometries of growth. Like roots testing soil or tendrils searching for a grip, these sequences open pathways into the overlooked logics of vegetal life. Through adaptive transformation, the album mirrors the way plants adjust, modifying their patterns in response to subtle changes in their environment. Every beat becomes a negotiation with constraint; every pause, a reminder that survival is less about domination than about circulation and balance. The compositions grow through iteration: repeating yet never the same. As motifs gather density, they begin to diffuse like pollen or seeds across invisible networks. Rhythms teach us, conduct us, lead us toward another mode of listening. In this space, the seeming randomness of organic patterns reveals itself as memory, strategy, and quiet intelligence. Rhythmagogia invites us to decelerate, to dwell in vegetal rhythmic temporality.

"Plants differ from other living things on account of their magical powers: an extraordinary ability to transfer something as intangible as light into matter."
—Arjen Mulder, The World According to Plants

beepblip makes immersive bleepy psychogeographical soundscapes with an interest in acoustic ecology and sound spatialisation. She is a member of Jata C group for bioacoustics and sound ecologies and the Clockwork Voltage community for modular synthesis. She also creates transdisciplinary works, addressing the agency of non-organic others and the potentiality of non-human-animal translation.

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