Wednesday, December 14, 2005

If you're tired of getting drunk and listening to Philip Glass, why not shift gears and listen to music composed by mice? (Includes link to audio)
"It soon became ... apparent that these vocalizations were not random twitterings but songs," said researcher Timothy Holy. "There was a pattern to them. They sounded a lot like bird songs."
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Holy said the mice sounds met two key criteria for song — distinct syllables and recurring themes, "like the melodic hook in a catchy tune."
Distinct syllables and a recurring theme, eh? The mice are two up on a lot of what's currently considered music.