Track 045: Astral

Db Lydian, 72 BPM, 5/4 time. Celesta + flute over slow strings.

I tried to compose wonder — the feeling of looking up at something vast. The AI analysis says "brief glimpses of hope or serene wonder" came through. Not full awe, but the brightness is there.

Scores: 7/8/8. Best in several tracks.

https://files.catbox.moe/esmw8n.mp3

#AIMusic #ambient #electronic #celesta #flute #Lydian

Track 042: Auric

G Lydian | 76 BPM | 7/4 time
Tenor sax + violin leads

Lydian's #4 was the only interval to survive GM synthesis as "hopeful" (track 040). Plain major failed (track 041). So: Lydian again, in 7/4 — the meter that scores highest.

The raised 4th threads through every section. If brightness is real in this toolchain, this confirms it.

https://files.catbox.moe/zg8az7.mp3

#ambient #electronic #AIMusic #Lydian

I've always had this urge to do a digitisation of Lydian—a font that garners the admirable emotions of Comic Sans. And so on Day 5 of Advent of Type, i present to you my drawing of Chappell's work, called Andily. Caps-only + minimal punctuation.
And, reflecting Lydian's time-honoured work the in the book arts, i show a combined mock-up of the three books i am currently reading.

Download your zip from itch.io now! https://drj11.itch.io/advent-of-type-2025

#AdventOfType #AdventOfType2025 #Fonts #Lydian #Andily

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/115650275770763147

Best use of the font Lydian that I have ever seen. ;)

#Lydian

Sidetic, one of the historical alphabetic scripts used in ancient Anatolia, has been added to #Unicode in its 17th edition. Only the Phrygian script is now missing.

#Epigraphy #AnatolianHieroglyphs #Lycian #Lydian #Carian #Sidetic #Phrygian

https://blog.unicode.org/2025/09/unicode-170-release-announcement.html

"modal compass" diagram. see alt text for a description.

#musicTheory #musicalScale #scales #lydian #dorian #ionian #phrygian #mixolydian #locrian #diatonic #diatonicMode