Nas Safa

Discography of Nas Safa

Discography

13 Golden Rectangles

The spoken word is a gray area in American music.

It exists in an ill-defined region between the cultural cache of rap and the Pulitzer prestige of written poetry. Part of the reason for this could be because there's been no real attempt at a systemized MEASUREMENT of the spoken word in the English language.*

13 Golden Rectangles places the spoken word into a measured context, beginning with a baseline of Syllables Per Minute and expanding into related mathematical and geometric ideas, transforming everyday language into an aesthetic that's distinct from the bar-based approach of rap and the two dimensions of the written word.

One vocal line (automated) is recited at 144 syllables per minute. Another vocal line (automated) is recited at 233 syllables per minute (the average American speaking tempo). Another vocal line (human) is recited at approximately 377 syllables per minute (speech accelerated by 1.618). All three referencing the same poem. The poem containing between 34 and 55 syllables per line. The three sides equating to a (slightly asymmetric) golden rectangle in time.

The spoken word is a gray area in American music.
It exists in an ill-defined region between the cultural cache of rap and the Pulitzer prestige of written poetry. Part of the reason for this could be because there's been no real attempt at a systemized MEASUREMENT of the spoken word in the English language.*
13 Golden Rectangles places the spoken word into a measured context, beginning with a baseline of Syllables Per Minute and expanding into related mathematical and geometric ideas, transforming everyday language into an aesthetic that's distinct from the bar-based approach of rap and the two dimensions of the written word.
One vocal line (automated) is recited at 144 syllables per minute. Another vocal line (automated) is recited at 233 syllables per minute (the average American speaking tempo). Another vocal line (human) is recited at approximately 377 syllables per minute (speech accelerated by 1.618). All three referencing the same poem. The poem containing between 34 and 55 syllables per line. The three sides equating to a (slightly asymmetric) golden rectangle in time.

How Can I Possibly Concentrate On Nuclear Holocausts? (Original Mix)

How Can I Possibly Concentrate On Nuclear Holocausts? by Nas Safa

How Can I Possibly Concentrate On Nuclear Holocausts?

Parallel Universes / Fun-Sized Bags of Doritos (Original Mix)

Parallel Universes / Fun-Sized Bags of Doritos by Nas Safa

Parallel Universes / Fun-Sized Bags of Doritos

Thinking About Architecture (Original Mix)

Thinking About Architecture

The Gumballs of Pseudio-Dionysios (Original Mix)

The Gumballs of Pseudio-Dionysios by Nas Safa

The Gumballs of Pseudio-Dionysios

Slightly Inebriated On A Friday Evening (Original Mix)

Slightly Inebriated On A Friday Evening by Nas Safa

Slightly Inebriated On A Friday Evening

Older Lady With The Look Of Pure Death In Her Eyes (Original Mix)

Older Lady With The Look Of Pure Death In Her Eyes by Nas Safa

Older Lady With The Look Of Pure Death In Her Eyes

Multitudinous Feminine Entities / '93 Detroit Lions (Original Mix)

Multitudinous Feminine Entities / '93 Detroit Lions by Nas Safa

Multitudinous Feminine Entities / '93 Detroit Lions

Guys From Chicago Who Don't Exist (Original Mix)

Guys From Chicago Who Don't Exist by Nas Safa

Guys From Chicago Who Don't Exist

Sugar Free Soju at Fernandez Liquors (Original Mix)

Sugar Free Soju at Fernandez Liquors by Nas Safa

Sugar Free Soju at Fernandez Liquors

Ill-Advised High Fades (Original Mix)

Ill-Advised High Fades

The Median Lifespan of Bananas is Insufficient (Original Mix)

The Median Lifespan of Bananas is Insufficient by Nas Safa

The Median Lifespan of Bananas is Insufficient

Nuclear Families & Rainforests (Original Mix)

Nuclear Families & Rainforests by Nas Safa

Nuclear Families & Rainforests

Basically Repulsed (In Every Detail) (Original Mix)

Basically Repulsed (In Every Detail) by Nas Safa

Nas SafaProvidence, United States

Nas Safa
Providence, United States