“When clouds move, the figures they form are not essential, but indifferent to them. But that as elastic vapor they are pressed together, driven off, spread out, and torn apart by the force of the wind, this is their nature, this is the essence of the forces that are objectified in them, this is the Idea. The figures in each case are only for the individual observer. […] the trees and flowers formed by the ice on the windowpane are inessential, and exist only for us.” (83-84)
Essentially, any perceived details are purely phenomenal and dependent on individual perception to have meaning. Otherwise, potentially meaningful details are simply byproducts of the Idea’s energy, and are left for us as humans to be interpreted. I choose "Fragment VIII" by Library Tapes because I feel that there is a general energy that swells and gains minute details, especially contrasting clicks and open, warm reverb - all left to be interpreted by each individual. The individual listener is effected subtly by the variety of sounds that enter, and the experience is uniuqe depending on what each listener focuses on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXEv7IUQ5WA
What a beautiful song!
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