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The Creative Spiral: The Dynamics of ‘Inadequacy’ and ‘Creative Space’

Podcast Commentary for This Article (AI Voice)It seems that many creators, myself included, are...
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Solar and Lunar Creativity: A Reflection on Lighting in the Creative Environment

"Podcast commentary on this article" by AI voice *JapaneseFor lighting a living space, several ...
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Empathy as a Happy Illusion: Reflecting on “The Memory Police” and Music

Podcast Commentary of This Article by AI VoiceI recently finished reading Yoko Ogawa's "The Mem...
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Echoes of the Self and the Voice of the Other: A Dialogue on Composition with AI

Podcast Commentary on This Article (in Japanese)With the rapid proliferation of AI-driven compo...
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Silence as the Fountainhead of Writing: Thoughts on BGM for Writing

When I sit down to write and face myself, I do not play music (BGM). I don't even wear earphones...
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Is Our Music Speaking “DAW Language”?

AI-Voiced "Podcast Commentary on This Article"The Blind Spot of the DAW as a Production Environ...
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Deconstructing DAW Music Production with “A Story of a Garden”: Solitude, Contingency, and Coexistence with AI

Tsunehiro Uno's "A Story of a Garden" is a thought-provoking book that offers a new perspective ...
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“Phantom Gleam” Liner Notes

Phantom Gleam by MasaharuThe title track, "Phantom Gleam," progresses as ambiguous drone sounds...
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“City of Gravity” Liner Notes

City of Gravity by MasaharuTo abstractly organize the 12-tone equal temperament scale based on ...
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A Further Look at Composition: Why is Empathy Through Music Possible?

(Originally posted on November 12, 1999)In a previous column, "Gazing at Composition," I attempt...