a curious doubling of terms

by Seth Thorn

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hypercube-audio An entrancing work of sonic exploration, weaving intricate layers of orchestral-ambient texture with organic motifs and emotive undercurrents. It conjures windswept deserts, distant planets, and spectral skies.

A continuously evolving sound sculpture ideal for deep, contemplative listening. ╲╳ ¯ ╬ ═╓╩ ╱╲╳ ¯ ╬ - Rodrigo Passannanti

carrie favretto ... This album is such a beautiful experience, from start to finish. Fragmented and yet so fluid, lush and surreal. Thank you again for such a wonderful listening party, with such lovely people. I am very much looking forward to hearing more of Seth's work in the future! Favorite track: what lies before.

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1.	necarney creek 03:36	buy track
2.	metaphysics 05:00	buy track
3.	the unspoken 02:08	buy track
4.	what lies before 05:17	buy track
5.	old degrowth forest 01:39	buy track
6.	taking to heart 05:26	buy track
7.	machinic heterogeneticist 01:32	buy track
8.	friends show the way 04:20	buy track
9.	morbid symptomatic logic 03:48	buy track

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Traditionally a real-time improviser, Thorn applies the same method here: live improvisation, spontaneous structure-building, and experimental mélanges of violin and code. Many of its foggy textures derive from Haze, a tool he developed for generating densely patterned lo-fi soundscapes.

A sonic memoir imbued with violin and experimental code, a curious doubling of terms begins at the churning waters of Necarney Creek merging with the Pacific. Unfolding from pure lyricism into machinic textures, the music summons the verdant twilight of the primeval forest and the glow of the city lights it adumbrates. The machinic is both refuge and trial in this work, though the final word is the fracturing, hard-driven logic-become-logistics that may signal a morbid dénouement.

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released September 6, 2025

Seth Thorn is a violinist and assistant professor of interactive media at Arizona State University, who composes by writing sample-level code for sandbox modular hardware systems. He currently leads the NSF-funded Glitch’n initiative and develops haptic violin hardware through his startup, Matter Squared. A curious doubling of terms is his first solo release.

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Seth Thorn is a violinist and assistant professor of interactive media at Arizona State University, who composes by writing sample-level code for sandbox modular hardware systems. He currently leads the NSF-funded Glitch’n initiative and develops haptic violin hardware through his startup, Matter Squared. A curious doubling of terms is his first solo release. ... more

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