About
Tessellation is an art of mathematics that focuses on shapes to form polygons which in turn make a beautiful design. Like the work of M.C. Escher or a mosaic.
Tessella in Greek means “small triangle.” The story of the song has the biggest focus on this line
“Triangles are my favorite shape
Three points where two lines meet
Well we already know, the elegant and beautiful Ellie likes to cover songs that she likes. For a second time she teams up with Chiddy’s producer “The Almighty” Xaphoon Jones to cover Alt-J’s song Tessellate
The song could also be a reference to the band themselves considering their name is Alt-J which is an allusion to the Greek Delta (press on alt+J if you have a mac)
Xaph even adds a little twist of Jazz to structure the song in a different type of eloquence. That sexy sax sounds so sensual. Vibe out.
The song is more designed like a poem with a repetition of certain stanzas for emphasis on the structure which resembles a tessellation.
It’s very similar to a movie like Catch 44., which focuses on three people. Like a weird violent and deceitful love triangle.
Q&A
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- 2.My Blood
- 4.Only You
- 5.Halcyon
- 6.Figure 8
- 7.JOY
- 8.Hanging On
- 9.Explosions
- 10.I Know You Care
- 11.Atlantis
- 13.I Need Your Love
- 14.Ritual
- 15.In My City
- 18.Burn
- 22.Stay Awake
- 23.Under Control
- 24.Flashlight
- 26.Tessellate
- 27.Midas Touch