Nick Levantis

somewhere between music, art and thoughts

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Overthrow and zeroing

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Our actions are shaped by our conscious minds, operating within predetermined frameworks. We are bound by fixed obligations that define our existence on this planet.

We often act hypocritically, contradicting our innate nature and disregarding the creator who “unintentionally” placed us in this universe. Destructive, greedy, and rude, with an excessive selfishness that disrespects our surroundings, we aspire to save and elevate our souls. Religions and philosophies, embodying both good and evil, arise from within us to mitigate the uncertainty of our problematic nature.

The constant pressure to conform to societal expectations eventually awakens “anarchist instincts” within our subconscious. This is where everything begins to unravel. The notions of good and evil become blurred. Our minds resist the indoctrination imposed upon us, leading to destabilization, rebellion, and ultimate...

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Faces

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From a young age, I envisioned a harmonious blend of various art forms, where one complements the other, creating a unique and immersive experience for the listener and observer. I’ve always sought to explore collaborations that transcend individual artistic boundaries.

In recent years, I’ve discovered that my daughter has a remarkable talent for capturing the essence of our time through her paintings. This is our first collaborative venture, combining her simple yet evocative paintings with music I’ve created. I hope these few seconds of music and visuals will transport you away from the superficial realities of today.

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The Misanthrope

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As time passes and I grow older, I observe some people around me trapped in the maelstrom of their ego and predetermined choices. Friendship has become more like a transactional exchange, love has devolved into a purely physical act, their rigid beliefs have become a part of their identity, revolutions are now mere discoveries, and their maturity seems more like decay.

I now cherish the company of those who can share their innermost selves with me, who are not afraid to experience both joy and pain, who can agree and disagree respectfully, who appreciate the diversity of others, and who can transcend their forced, superficial optimism to understand and respect the perspectives of those around them.

Mature thoughts, shaped by life experiences, gain value only when one is capable of evaluating them objectively.

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New World Order

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In the year 2022, a pandemic and widespread conflict have become tools of control and subjugation in modern societies. People feel relatively secure watching the world unfold through screens, passively accepting news and opinions designed to disorient their already frightened minds.

Hunger and poverty are encroaching on every aspect of human life. Spiritual poverty, in particular, is pervasive. This world has become a playground for a few foolish, arrogant, and greedy individuals who also claim to be human. They seek to dominate the rest of humanity through force, violence, fear, deception, and destruction.

A new world order must emerge if we are to retain our humanity.

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Sidicius

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Sidicius chiptune song made with an early Commodore C64c (SID chip 6581) and with the music tracker SID Wizard 1.8 . For 40 years the Commodore 64 sound remains unique.. Let’s start again…

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Mercury

Mercury is a minimal and human-readable language for the live coding of algorithmic electronic music.
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All elements of the language are designed around making code more accessible and less obfuscating for the audience. This motivation stretches down to the coding style itself which uses clear descriptive names for functions and a clear syntax. Furthermore the editor is restricted to 30 lines of code, keeping all code always visible. Mercury provides the performer with an extensive library of algorithms to generate or transform number of sequences that can modulate parameters, such as melody and rhythm, over time. The environment produces sound in conjunction with visuals. Besides looking at the code, the audience is also looking at the visuals that are reactive to the sound or generated by the sound.

It is named after te planet Mercury. Mercury rules the creation and expression of...

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Orca

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My new favorite music sequencer is Orca. Designed by Devine Lu Linvega (Hundred Rabbits) and is a ingenious approach that really takes every musical idea to another level.

Orca is an esoteric programming language, designed to create procedural sequencers in which each letter of the alphabet is an operation, where lowercase letters operate on bang, uppercase letters operate on each frame.

The application is not a synthesizer, but a flexible livecoding environment capable of sending MIDI, OSC & UDP to your audio interface, like Ableton, Renoise, VCV Rack or SuperCollider. You can also use Pilot, a companion application to ORCA. Find Orca here .

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Bad

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No one knows how far human mischief can go. It is certain that when dealing with such bad people you expose yourself to unacceptable situations. It’s easy to lose your personality and your life’s positions. It is easy to dive into the immorality of their thoughts and their life-long repulsion and eventually drown in a shit hole.

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Synths or software?

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Some musicians believe that computers are not capable for creating electronic music like synths. They forget that synthesizers are basically computers and their circuits create waveforms and filters to synthesize sounds. They forget that the medium is not what makes the music but only the musician, his imagination, his experimentation are the things that give life and diversity to the sounds and notes.

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Messages from the past

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The specter of the past haunts the present, casting an indelible mark. You regard me through a lens clouded by the echoes of yesterday. I understand. Your memories, like powerful currents, shape the contours of your reality. The past’s grip, though unseen, constricts the present’s breath. You yearn to break free from the chains of oblivion, to liberate the thoughts and feelings imprisoned within.

Beneath the surface, anger simmers, a tempestuous force. Your mind, a labyrinth of thought, plays deceptive games. Blind emotions, driven by the past’s relentless tide, steer your soul astray. And we are forever lost, adrift in the currents of your temporal prison.

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