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How Your Brain Knows if a Sound Is Music or Speech
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Digital Bioacoustics
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I’ve experienced this a few times after smoking weed. I will be sitting there and suddenly “where is that faint music coming from? That is a sick beat!” and then a few seconds later “oh that’s the air conditioner”.
I have this happen without drugs too. World is full of unheard sick beats.
I have been recording samples for my own music recently and have found your statement to be quite true. (Almost any sound can be used as an instrument, actually.) Rhythm is everywhere and you just need to listen for it.
Maybe you would enjoy this radiolab podcast if you haven't heard it before.