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Music Complexity Bias

2026-08-09T02:57:29Z

Shrektastic: Stray thrown at Jolynn Chin

'''Music Complexity Bias Syndrome (MCB/MCBS)''' is a newly emerging approach towards music that puts complexity in the place of quality and pleasure from listening. In plain english, you could explain it as '''"the song''' is supposed to be '''complex,''' it doesn't matter if it's good or not'''"''' or even picking the more complex path instead of the simple and obvious one, not caring about the final outcome<ref>https://fs.blog/complexity-bias/</ref>. It is the opposite of [[Extreme Musical Reductionism|extreme musical reductionism]] and is the main power supply of [[Clud|Cluds]] (Complexity Larping Chuds) and [[The "Mike" (Microtonal Theorist)|Mikes]] (Microtonal Theorists).<blockquote><big>''“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Also fizz is pretty cool btw”''</big>

- Confucius ''<sub><small>might've said some of this</small></sub>''</blockquote>

= Examples =

=== In Music Criticism ===
Most common examples of MCBS stem from music criticism, album ratings, internet forums and "unpopular opinions", where self-proclaimed music expert cluds pretend to know what they're talking about. For further investigation, I'd suggest watching any album rating by Anthony Fantano.

=== Examples of MCB in Time (TCB) ===
The song [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=LGKQv6P35Iw System by Brotherly] sounds pretty complex at first, but eventually you realize it's simply 6/8. Because Brotherly knew very well what they were doing with all the syncopation, this is actually a case of '''TCB on the side of the listener''' as we are the ones hallucinating the absent complexity.

There is a video of a guitar player describing how proud he was of his 7 + 5 riff, until his teacher or someone told him it's just in 6/8. I would've included a link if i could find it.

= Similar Phenomenons =
[[File:Time Equivalence.jpg|thumb|A simple chart showing how a '''plain melody or rhythm''' in accelerated bars of 7, 3 and 2 beats can become '''misinterpreted as 4 bars of 3/4'''.]]
=== TCBS ===
'''Time Complexity Bias''' or '''Time Complexity Bias Syndrome (TCBS)''' is an occurrence where the composer overengineers the "complex" time signature(s) of a piece, when it just ends up being '''equivalent to a much simpler time signature'''. It is one of the branches of MCBS. If you're confused, just listen to anything by [https://www.instagram.com/jolynnjchin/ Jolynn J Chin] (the self-proclaimed "CEO of time signatures").

=== [[The "Mike" (Microtonal Theorist)|Microtonal exaggeration]] ===
Microtonality is considered something so innovative by some to the point of where they start pushing it into anything and everything. People with this trait are called Mikes.

=== [[Extreme Musical Reductionism|EMR]] ===
One technically wouldn't be wrong to say that every time signature can be simplified to 1/2048 time, in the worst case, with a few [[tuplets]] or demisemihemidemisemihemidemisemihemidemi(...)quavers. This is actually a different phenomenon (mentioned earlier) called extreme musical reductionism. You could also associate it with the Occam's Razor fallacy.

=== [[Everything Is In 4/4 Theory|Everything is in 4/4]] ===
What doesn't have as much to do together with the Time Complexity Bias is the [[Everything Is In 4/4 Theory|everything is in 4/4 if you count long enough theory]], even though these two can easily be confused. TCB is about the sum of the values of measures, converting it to 1 measure with a single time signature and simplifying it by dividing the numerator and denominator by the same number. The Everything is in 4/4 theory however just goes on to ignore the intended measure length and just counts everything in the simplest way to count (yet the stupidest way to interpret the actual intentions of the musician). This theory technically falls under extreme musical reductionism.
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Modes of the Melodic Minor Scale

2026-06-20T21:16:48Z

Shrektastic:

In music, the [[Athenian Scale|Athenian]], [[Cappadocian Scale|Cappadocian]], [[Asgardian Scale|Asgardian]], [[Arcadian Scale|Arcadian]], [[Olympian Scale|Olympian]], [[Sisyphean Scale|Sisyphean]] and [[Palamidian Scale|Palamidian]] scales are scale names for the modes of melodic minor created by an anonymous group of theorists in 2021.

=== Scales ===

[[Athenian Scale|Athenian]] 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 7 Aka. Melodic Minor, Ascending Melodic Minor.

[[Cappadocian Scale|Cappadocian]] 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7 Aka. Dorian b2.

[[Asgardian Scale|Asgardian]] 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7 Aka. Lydian Augmented, Lydian #5.

[[Arcadian Scale|Arcadian]] 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7 Aka. Lydian Dominant, Lydian b7, Mixolydian #4.

[[Olympian Scale|Olympian]] 1 2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7 Aka. Mixolydian b6.

[[Sisyphean Scale|Sisyphean]] 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7 Aka. Half Diminished, Locrian #2, Aeolian b5.

[[Palamidian Scale|Palamidian]] 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7 Aka. Altered Scale, Super Locrian, Locrian b4.

[[Category:Music Theory]]

Fizz Political Compass

2026-06-10T23:47:58Z

Shrektastic:

[[File:Fizz Axiom Extension Plane.png|thumb|center|The [[Fizz Political Compass]]|600x600px]]

When inspecting the [https://fizzwiki.com/Torus_of_Fizzosophy#The_3_Axioms three fundamental axioms of fizz], one may notice that "We hate everything" and "We love everything" are logical opposites of one another. One may ask the question, why don't we have the logical opposite of the third axiom, "Everything matters"? By introducing its logical opposite, "Nothing matters", we may construct a two dimensional plane by placing axes for each statement. We present a horizontal axis for whether or not we love everything or hate everything, and a vertical axis for whether or not everything matters or nothing matters.

We may think of this plane as a political compass since it defines an entire spectrum of where someone may lie with respect to hating or loving everything and thinking that everything or nothing matters.

On this compass, we may locate fizz as the triangle whose corners are "Everything matters", "We hate everything", and "We love everything".
[[File:FizzOnTheFizzAxiomExtensionPlane.png|center|thumb|600x600px]]

By rotating and flipping this triangle, we obtain the fizz variants of [[Anti-fizz]], [[Rotational Fizz]], and [[Rotational Anti-fizz]] (or [[Rotational Anti-fizz|Anti-Rotational Fizz]]).
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Rotational Anti-fizz

2026-06-10T23:46:27Z

Shrektastic:

[[File:Rotational Anti-fizzz.png|center|thumb|600x600px|Rotational Anti-fizz is found on the [[Fizz Political Compass]] by rotating the fizz triangle counter-clockwise 90 degrees.]]
The axioms of Rotational Anti-fizz (also known as Anti-Rotational Fizz) are:

# Everything matters
# Nothing matters
# We hate everything
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Rotational Anti-fizz

2026-06-10T23:44:59Z

Shrektastic:

[[File:Rotational Anti-fizzz.png|center|thumb|600x600px|Rotational Anti-fizz is found on the [[Fizz Political Compass]] by rotating the fizz triangle counter-clockwise 90 degrees.]]
The axioms of Rotational Anti-fizz (also known as Negative Rotational Fizz) are:

# Everything matters
# Nothing matters
# We hate everything
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Oreo Theory

2026-06-09T15:13:46Z

Shrektastic:

[[File:Oreo Theory Chart v2.jpg|thumb|An oreo graph depicting two particularly dissonant notes and a possible combination of notes to resolve them.]]
[[File:Flavor examples.jpg|thumb|Examples of different flavors for the same two Oreo cookies]]
'''Oreo Theory''' is the idea that any two notes, regardless of the interval between them, may be compatible, and that what really matters are the notes that exist between them. Think of it like an Oreo cookie: you have the two dark-colored (unless you eat vanilla oreos.. ew) biscuits on the top and bottom, and you have the cream in the middle that holds them together. The "biscuits" in this sense are the top and bottom notes, and the "cream" are the notes that justify the two notes and solidify their harmonic profile. If you've ever seen reharmonization exercises where the guy takes two notes and sets one to descend chromatically, harmonizing each note pair, you'll understand what we're talking about.
<blockquote>''"for example, bass note D, melody note G# how could we harmonize that? well the interval is a #11. what scales have a #11? lydian, which outlines a DM13#11. or perhaps even arcadian? D13#11"'' - Convexity, May 27th, 2026</blockquote>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D2qCKrIs14 This video] by Convexity explains Oreo Theory in detail.

== CREAM CHART ==
{| class="wikitable"
!'''Interval between cookies'''
'''(scale degree)'''
!'''Interval between cookies'''
'''(interval notation)'''
!'''Possible Ionian creams'''
!'''Possible Athenian creams'''
!'''Possible Appalachian creams'''
|-
|'''1'''
|'''P1'''
|Any
|Any
|Any
|-
|'''b9'''
|'''m2'''
|Phrygian
Locrian
|Cappadocian
Palamidian
|Herculean
Adonian

Morphean
|-
|'''9'''
|'''M2'''
|Lydian
Ionian

Mixolydian

Dorian

Aeolian
|Asgardian
Arcadian

Athenian

Olympian

Sisyphean
|Thesian
Paralydian

Appalachian
|-
|'''b3 / #9'''
|'''m3'''
|Dorian
Aeolian

Phrygian

Locrian
|Athenian
Cappadocian

Sisyphean

Palamidian
|Calliopean
Paralydian

Appalachian

Adonian

Morphean
|-
|'''3'''
|'''M3'''
|Lydian
Ionian

Mixolydian
|Asgardian
Arcadian

Olympian

Palamidian
|Calliopean
Thesian

Herculean

Morphean
|-
|'''11'''
|'''P4'''
|Ionian
Mixolydian

Dorian

Aeolian

Phrygian

Locrian
|Athenian
Olympian

Cappadocian

Sisyphean
|Thesian
Appalachian

Herculean

Adonian
|-
|'''#11 / b5'''
|'''TT'''
|Lydian
Locrian
|Asgardian
Arcadian

Sisyphean

Palamidian
|Calliopean
Paralydian

Adonian

Morphean
|-
|'''5'''
|'''P5'''
|Lydian
Ionian

Mixolydian

Dorian

Aeolian

Phrygian
|Arcadian
Athenian

Olympian

Cappadocian
|Calliopean
Paralydian

Appalachian

Herculean
|-
|'''#5 / b13'''
|'''m6'''
|Aeolian
Phrygian

Locrian
|Asgardian
Olympian

Sisyphean

Palamidian
|Thesian
Appalachian

Herculean

Morphean
|-
|'''13'''
|'''M6'''
|Lydian
Ionian

Mixolydian

Dorian
|Asgardian
Arcadian

Athenian

Cappadocian
|Calliopean
Thesian

Paralydian

Adonian

Morphean
|-
|'''b7'''
|'''m7'''
|Mixolydian
Dorian

Aeolian

Phrygian

Locrian
|Arcadian
Olympian

Cappadocian

Sisyphean

Palamidian
|Paralydian
Herculean

Adonian
|-
|'''7'''
|'''M7'''
|Lydian
Ionian
|Asgardian
Athenian
|Calliopean
Thesian

Appalachian
|}
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User:Shrektastic

2026-06-08T12:41:06Z

Shrektastic: Created page with "Hello to whoever is reading this! My name is Shrektastic. I am an avid fizz listener, record collector, and AI hater. This wiki is to be a new chapter in the fizz story, and I’m thrilled to be a part of it! - Shrektastic"

Hello to whoever is reading this! My name is Shrektastic. I am an avid fizz listener, record collector, and AI hater. This wiki is to be a new chapter in the fizz story, and I’m thrilled to be a part of it!

- Shrektastic