The second reason was to work toward the creation of a musical equivalent of hypertext. There are very few works that allow the option of mediocrity. Interactive fiction and some role-playing games are notable exceptions. I wanted to create a piece that would allow a user a satisfying experience with a minimal amount of participation, yet allow a deeper involvement if desired. Therefore, it was necessary to allow the user to generate a composition that might sound unpleasant.
Words can take on many layers of meaning in hypertext.
A word that is used as a hypertext link contains, in a sense, the information to which it points. That new information is colored by the word that has led to it. In a document with many links, each reader experiences these layers in a personal way, based on their choices. Web Phases attempts to do the same with music. The nature of each loop selected is colored by the ones that come before and after.