I Am a Strange Loop

A self-referential song in honor of Douglas Hofstadter, whose new book, I AM A STRANGE LOOP, is about our concept of "I." He proposes that our consciousness comes from our ability to be conscious of ourselves; that we are the product of a strange self-referential loop. This song is built entirely of loops and feedback, and ends with a re-recorded version of itself.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• blues
• guitar
• harmonica
• song
• loop
• electronica

[astroboomboy]

@FearThisChannel Only partially, and not even that. We are far from even scratching at the surface of how consciousness is possible.

[FearThisChannel]

Did Douglas Hofstadter really explain EVERYTHING about consciousness, or did he only explain it partially?

[SweetAppalachia]

Nice work Ken. Have you read any Nicolas Bourriaud - he's a French art theorist / art critic / philosopher, and he has theories about art and meaning that would connect nicely with this song.

[locustvalleystring]

It is my understanding that recursion is Eternal, it is Golden, and also Braided..... Very interesting...I am Godelling Bach to my study of M.C. Escher after i post this comment. By the way, Larry says to say "Hello to Ficara for me". So, Hello to Ficara for me. Hello, Ficara.  Interesting....

Larry

[silentfilm101]

i like this strange loop song. loop: strange, this. (like i)

Seriously. Thanks for doing this...Check out my self-referential rag on youtube... and drop me a line...dsosinatgmaildotcom