Axiomatic Rhythmicry by Jan St. Werner

Axiomatic Rhythmicry is predicated on generative spatial relationality. Unlike classical rhythm, which conforms to preconfigured temporal grids, this system treats rhythm as a construct within variable dimensions. Operating through nodes and interstices, Axiomatic Rhythmicry generates spatial multiplicities, rejecting binary symmetry. Its emergent behavior rather reflects organic and cognitive processes, proposing a multidimensional framework in which sonorous probability supplants compositional rigidity.

The foundational premise of Axiomatic Rhythmicry is that rhythm operates not as a series of temporally discrete events, but as a principle of dynamic spatial interrelations. Here rhythm is constructed through a multivalent logic that transcends classical dichotomies such as accent vs. gap or presence vs. absence. Node-States represent contextualized intensities within the spatial domain, where each node is an autonomous unit. Their spatial activity is constrained only by the recursive logic of the system itself.

Unlike rational systems, which resolve towards homeostasis, Axiomatic Rhythmicry destabilizes linear temporalities, producing complex streams of diverging event configurations. These streams bifurcate within multidimensional context-situations, creating topologies of potentially infinite bifurcations, overlaps, or divergences.

Axiomatic Rhythmicry feeds off recursive node activity. Grains consolidate into pulse, pulse into vibration, and vibrational activity defines space, which in turn informs node actions. Space becomes a network of potentialities, embodying generative transformation. Thus, an agglutinated structure evolves—a recursive engine whose axiomatic logic unfolds unbridled within the spatial-temporal domain.

By rejecting the constraints of linearity and metricity, Axiomatic Rhythmicry introduces rhythm as a potential of spatial associations: an abstract engine that operates not to resolve but to evolve, generating complexity that transcends logical frameworks. Axiomatic Rhythmicry is alive in its resistance to completion.

Tracklist

1.	Axiomatic Rhythmicry	39:20

Credits

released February 7, 2025

Music by Jan St. Werner
Artwork by Frieda Luczak
Mastering by Zino Mikorey

License

CC BY-NC 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.