We live in an age of information overload where all hierarchy fell apart. Each element of the system has become overly saturated, short-lived and fragmented - turned into a "high-calorie product on one bite". The new is no longer "what has been forgotten", but a simulacrum of the old. The music of every age is a reflection of it, but how do you capture something that is unstructured and ever-changing? The Rhizome Protocol answers this question with minimalism, singularity and nonlinearity.

  1. Project must be limited to 8 tracks (no resampling allowed);
  2. Each track in a project has to be functional and cannot be duplicated (i.e. a project cannot have two chord tracks or two bass tracks (layering, double/backing vocals are allowed));
  3. Sampling is not allowed - all sounds must be recorded / synthesized by yourself;
  4. The arrangement must contain at least three parts - A, B, C; more is better.
  5. At least the C-part should be genre-different from the rest of the arrangement;
  6. The duration of the track must be at least two and no more than three minutes;
  7. The process of creating a track should take no more than 48 hours;
  8. If tracks are uploaded to the Internet, The Rhizome Protocol should be listed as a guest artist: this will allow people to find music created in accordance with this Protocol (you retain 100% of the rights and royalties).