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Bali

Incinerama — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:03:39 GMT

I was just there for a week, heard bith gamelan and a cappella chants (kecak mostly) and was interested to find out from wikipedia that often gamelans even in adjacent villages will have different tunings, and sometimes a large gamelan will have dual sets of instruments for the two most popular scales. A decent approximation is a set of 7 tones selected from 9-tone equal temperament, and from those seven, different sets of 5-tones scales...

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come join the new WEIRD GUITAR TRIBE at tribe.net

looppool — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:12:01 GMT

a tribe dedicated to all that unusual things one can do with an acoustic or electric guitar,
from different techniques to different aesthetic approaches to physical adjuncts to the guitar
to innovators from the past and innovators in the future of this instrument.

probably not for the weeedala weeedala weeedala shred set, necessarily , if you know what I mean
though I don't ever want to be exclusive about creativity.

http://tribes.tribe.net/weirdguitar

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XENAKIS UPIC style program free.....HighC

tycyphy — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:50:33 GMT

This may be of interest to you kids in microtonal music. Based on Xenakis's UPIC system....
http://www.highc.org/ shareware available.

anyway..I've been having fun with it.

ty

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some suggestions

James — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:54:48 GMT

Charlemagne Palestine, strumming music
Phill Niblock,- any
Tony Conrad, - any
pauline oliverous - primordial/lift or chrone music

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Microtones in Arabic Music

Sami — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:14:59 GMT

new podcast about the microtones in arabic music, and the various theoretical systems attempting to explain them.
http://shumays.libsyn.com

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Free Group Maqam Classes

Sami — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:10:09 GMT

Free group classes which will serve as tapings for my online maqam lessons.
No experience necessary.

to see what group classes are like, download the free "introductory episode" from:
http://maqamlessons.com

The first class will be held Sunday February 18th, and monthly or bi-monthly thereafter, at my studio in Queens, NYC. please RSVP to me at:
abushumays@hotmail.com
if you are interested in this or future classes.

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SEATTLE MICROTONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL, JULY 20-23, 2006

chris — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:02:48 GMT

Tue, June 27, 2006 - 10:59 AM
SEATTLE MICROTONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL, JULY 20-23, 2006
Seattle, Wa June 22, 2006 -- The Seattle Microtonal Guitar Festival brings together local and international acclaimed guitarists who are dedicated to exploring the musical universe of the “notes between the notes”. Western music is commonly played in a twelve note equal tempered system that compromises the basic physical laws of how sound is produced so that musicians can play in twelve different keys and stay relatively “in tune”. Musicians and music lovers – professional and amateur alike- will learn about why western music is generally “a little out of tune”, and will be offered demonstrations and performances exploring alternative tunings, temperaments and guitar systems by leaders in the microtonal guitar movement, Jon Catler, Neil Haverstick , Tom Baker, and Chris Morda. Innovative and rare instruments, including the single string monochord, fretless guitar, 19 and 34-tone Equal Temperament guitar, guitar in Extended Just Intonation, lap slide guitar, and 12-tone ultra plus guitars will all be featured, turning the head of the most knowledgeable guitar officianados and novices alike.

Tickets for all events are available at the door the night of the show. To purchase tickets online for Saturday evenings event and for more information on all events visit: www.microtonalguitar.com, tickets for Satudays event can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5607 or call 206-323-8853

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

July 20, 2006-Opening Night
Performances featuring Seattle Microtonal Guitarists Tom Baker on Fretless Guitar with The Tom Baker Quartet and Chris Morda on 12 Tone Ultra Plus and Lap Slide Guitar with Stone Crazy Blues Band
Lo-Fi Performance Gallery, 429B Eastlake Ave. E, Seattle, WA, $7 Doors open at 9 PM, Music begins at 9:30 PM

July 21-A night of Theory and Demonstration
Chris Morda-Monochord and Twelve Tone Ultra Plus Guitar, Tom Baker-Fretless Guitar, and Neil Haverstick-19 and 34 Tone Equal Temperament
1412 Performance Gallery, 1412 18th Ave E, Seattle, Wa, $5-15 sliding scale, all ages, Show Begins at 8 PM

July 22- A Night of Virtuoso Microtonal Guitar
Microtonal Guitar Pioneers Neil Haverstick from Denver, Co on Fretless in Guitar Just Intonation, 19 & 34 Tone Equal Temperament Guitar, and Jon Catler from New York, NY, on Extended Just Intonation Guitar and 12 Tone Ultra Plus Guitar
Brechemin Auditorium, University of Washington Music Building, Tickets $12.50 in advance, $15 at the door, Doors open at 7:30 Show begins at 8

July 23-The Secrets of the Harmonic Series and Just Intonation
Jon Catler will be teaching material from his book THE NATURE OF MUSIC, explaining the mysteries of the Harmonic Series and the evolution of Catler's 64-note per octave Just Intonation scale. Also, sections on alternative temperaments (31-tone, 19-tone, 12-Tone Plus, 12-Tone Ultra Plus, etc).

Roberts Music Institute, 13417 N.E. 20th St, Bellevue WA, $15, 2-4 PM

Tickets for all events are available at the door the night of the show. To purchase tickets online for Saturday evenings event and for more information on all events visit: www.microtonalguitar.com, tickets for Satudays event can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5607 or call 206-323-8853

About The Artists

Jon Catler is one of the world's leading innovators on microtonal guitar. For many years, Catler's life has been devoted to the exploration of the "notes-between-the-notes," or microtonal music. Specifically, he has devised his own system of tuning based on Just Intonation or the pure intervals of the Harmonic Series. He has redesigned his guitar to allow an unprecedented range of consonance and dissonance, alternating between a 62-note per octave fretted guitar and a fretless.

Noted for his work with legendary composer, La Monte Young, Mr. Catler was a featured soloist on the Gramavision double-CD La Monte Young and the Forever Bad Blues Band. He has also appeared as composer and performer on the Futurismo/Futurismi Festival, Manca Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Quebec Festival d'Ete, the Angelica Festival and the American Festival of Microtonal Music of which he is co-founder. Catler performed in the world premier version of Ives' 'Universe Symphony' at Lincoln Center, a climax of AFMM's 20-year history. Catler also performed on the original Harry Partch guitars with Newband in a performance of Partch's 'Oedipus' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

Neil Haverstick is one of the most sought after session players in Denver, Colorado. Haverstick has performed in a number of different situations, such as playing and recording with the Colorado Symphony, playing in orchestras backing such artists as Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, Charley Pride, and with his own bands he has opened shows for B.B.King, Steve Miller, and King Sunny Ade; he has also backed up blues greats Jim Schwall and Joe Houston. As a freelance guitarist he has played blues, jazz, classical, country, flamenco, and folk, as well as plays, and many private functions.

Haverstick is also an accomplish composer, author, and educator. As a composer, Haverstick won Guitar Player magazine's 1992 Ultimate Guitar Competition (Experimental Division) with a 19 tone piece, "Spider Chimes." He also won the 1996 arts Innovation Award in Denver for another 19 tone song, "Jimmy and Joe," and the 1999 Composition Fellowship from the Colorado Council on the Arts. As an author, Haverstick has written for Guitar Player and Cadence, and has written two music theory books. The late studio guitarist Tommy Tedesco, who called it “A great book, praised “The Form of No Forms”. Neil's latest book, "19 Tones: A New Beginning," is a look at the 19 tone system of tuning which Haverstick has been working in since 1989. As an instructor, Haverstick has taught hundreds of students, both privately and in classes. In October 2004, he taught a seminar on tunings at Berklee College of Music, on the invitation of fusion guitar maestro David Fiuczynski.

Guitarist Tom Baker has been active as a composer, performer and music producer in the Seattle new-music scene since 1994. He is the artistic director of the Seattle Composers' Salon, and co-founder of the Seattle EXperimental Opera (SEXO). Tom performs on fretted and fretless guitars, and has worked with many innovative musicians, including Stuart Dempster, William O. Smith, Christian Asplund, Chinary Ung, Ellen Fullman and Henry Threadgill. His first solo CD Sounding the Curve was released on the label Present Sounds in 2002.

The Tom Baker Quartet features drummer Greg Campbell, clarinetist Jesse Canterbury and bassist Brian Cobb. The Quartet has diverse musical backgrounds, which include jazz, modern classical, world music, and free improvisation. They have been working as a quartet since November of 2004, playing music by Baker and Cobb, as well as crafting beautiful and haunting improvisations. Their music blurs the boundaries between notated music and free improvisation; the unique sonic landscapes that result are grounded in history, while pushing at the boundaries of avant-jazz music.

Chris Morda has been active on the Seattle blues scene since 1999 and has developed a playing style firmly rooted in traditional blues along outside influences from his love of Indian Music he was exposed to while in the Ethnomusicology Program at the University of Washington. Chris is a private music instructor and has led blues ensembles at The Seattle Drum School, taught Blues History courses at the University of Washington’s Extension program, and taught private and group classes on The Overtone Series and its relationship to Vibrational Healing with Sound. Chris is an accomplished lap slide guitarist and has recently taken up The 12 tone ultra plus guitar designed by Jon Catler.

Joining Chris in The Stone Crazy Blues Band are Forrest Giberson (Bachelor of Music Degree in Studio Music and Jazz with Specialization in Performance, Music Theory, Music History and Composition, University of Miami) and drummer Lorne Watson (Bachelors of Music Education and Percussion Performance, Central Michigan University). The band recently released its debut recording, Barnyard Boogie and has been receiving quite a bit of airplay on Internet and International Radio. Their cover of Sonny Boy Williamson’s Help Me has currently on been on RadioWave Monitor’s Top 20 Contemporary Blues Charts for Internet Radio for 15 consecutive weeks.

Tickets for all events are available at the door the night of the show. To purchase tickets online for Saturday evenings event and for more information on all events visit: www.microtonalguitar.com, tickets for Satudays event can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5607 or call 206-323-8853

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the music thread

Wed, 03 May 2006 08:41:13 GMT

Hey is any one doing anything? Been doing this and that. Here's something in 17tET from today:

http://www.nonoctave.com/tunes/Boundaries.mp3

So whatcha waiting for? Post a link to something you've done recently.

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Essential Microtonal Listening

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 07:42:38 GMT

Been working on these reviews for about a year now. Finally got it together to finish.

http://www.nonoctave.com/tuning/cd-reviews.html

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Wild Dog 3 extravaganza hits London tomorrow starting at 6pm; much microtonality will be featured

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:20:14 GMT

Hey everyone, if any of you happen to be in or around London tomorrow evening, Saturday the 25th, you may like to stop by Wild Dog 3 at "The Space" on Westferry Read.

Here's the description:

> The Space
Saturday 25th March, 7.30-10.00pm
269 Westferry Read, London E14 3RS

> Wild Dog continues to present illuminating juxtapositions of contemporary art practice.
Wild Dog 3 includes the stunning film 'The Take Project' (Zoe Inch, Fr., 2003); mixed media work by Donald Bousted and two contemporary art performances. Plus sonic and sound art jukebox.

> Live Performance Rachel Barnes (Helder recorder); Stephen Altoft (microtonal trumpet); Amanda Couth and Gary O'Conner (live art) Film Zoe Inch; Shelley Heath; Eleanor Lawler Music Donald Bousted; Gary O'Conner; X. J. Scott; Neil Webb; Lisa Whistlecroft and more!

> 6.00-7.00pm Yasser and Beyond - a free demonstration of Stephen Altoft's amazing microtonal trumpets. Music by Michael Parsons, John Lely and more!

The information above comes from a postcard that was sent out by Microtonal Projects, UK to suspects likely to attend. I've taken the information from the postcard and put together a flyer here, with pricing and directions:

http://www.nonoctave.com/tunes/wilddog3.html

Check it out!

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Take ur music to India !

Parvez — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:09:43 GMT

Hi there, folks !

I am working on a plan to promote indie-artists and bands in India - through various channels like direct marketing & club representation, etc. I am mostly looking at direct sales for CDs (min. 1000 pieces) through a well-knit network of music lovers, which I am in the process of developing. Basically I am open to any genre - which sounds good but is not commercial and yes, eclectic - becoz Indian music lovers are opening to new sounds.
We'll test market in Clubs & then sell to a captive database of music afficianados in major Indian metros. Anybody who has or knows someone with great music to share - and who wants to capture the big Indian market, pls reply to me with details. U can send me ur website, clips, bios etc on parvezagm23@yahoo.co.in

P.S: There are also offers for a few live gigs in Mumbai for New Year's Eve for those who are visiting India or Goa this carnival season.

Looking to make a big musical bang with all u mates at Tribe !

Cheers
Parvez

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microfest

dan_arth — Mon, 09 May 2005 01:30:20 GMT

www.microfest.org

Anyone going?

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Why do more?

Fri, 03 Oct 2003 05:03:51 GMT

A general question for this tribe: there vast quantity of music in the world. I want to say, really a quantity of music. If you remove your personal ego-ness and satisfaction in a way or other not very private and personal, why would you be interested to add your sounds, for a partial healthy world, which is already full with music and of the noises crammed?

envoy

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Vocation of the Cracking Embers of Dawn Sight

Sun, 06 Feb 2005 09:06:38 GMT

A primitive polyphonic double reed instrument plays plaintively, contemplatively. It is tuned to the 10th root of fifth, which is a nonoctave tuning. Embellistments on a cymbal set accompanies the soloist.

It is a fire from the night before, the embers crackling as a new day arrives. The white whisps of smoke mix with the dampness of the early morning fog. The deep orange and black embers contrast with the orange of the sun below the horizon, rising, and the black of the sea beneath it.

http://www.nonoctave.com/tunes/VocationOfTheCracklingEmbers.mp3

Comments welcome.

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Jean Francois LaPorte

Fri, 25 Mar 2005 19:21:33 GMT

...I just listened to his "Mantra" piece again (all of whose sounds come from a live recording of a Zamboni machine and its microtonal fluctuations) and am just amazed at this guy's work. He has another piece called "Electro-Prana" that was composed on an organ made from miscellaneous car, boat, truck, and other electric horns played in a gigantically cavernous warehouse- again, amazing. The sense of space suggested by both of these pieces is something you have to experience to understand.

Anybody else familiar with him?

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Equipment

dan_arth — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 23:57:04 GMT

I'm in the market for a new computer and many are pushing macs and Logic Pro 7.

I want to be able to compose, arrange, record with all kinds of voices (live instruments and other live sounds as well as computer-gen sounds)

All the microtonal programs that I've found so far are for windows.

Any suggestions for getting a top notch configuration?

What do you use?

I'm not really dead set on anything yet. I've used Pro Tools a bunch at music school, but I really just want something that can be very flexible.

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crystals

samuel — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 09:08:29 GMT

I was looking for a good place to pose this question and this seems like it could be it (of course there's probably a crystal tribe too)...
does anyone here know anything about the resonance of crystals and how this resonance is like/unlike harmonic resonance? Also, I want to know about the overtone series (a question that's burned in the back of my mind for as long as I've been able to ask it)- where does it come from? I've heard one explanation- that it has to do with the shape of our ear canal and the fibonace series and whatnot... is this true? and finally.... tying back into the crystals question- can the overtone series be manifested in some physical form other than the swirling of air particles? (ie can it be ˆseenˆrather than heard?, or rather, does the phenomenon arise from the nature of vibration, or from our perception of sound?)
or in summation, I have vague ideas about vibration, resonance, frequencies, physical objects, human physiology, and how they tie together. (physical objects resonate at a certain frequency, and when vibrations are amplified enough, they are perceived as sound... that's about as far as I can go) Am I delving into quantum shit here, or can this easily be explained?

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What's the advantage of tuning?

Tue, 04 Jan 2005 00:32:11 GMT

(Pulling this from the last thread before by browser explodes on the thread length...)

Damien asked:

"Is the crux of the argument against a set or standard tuning essentially a defense of what would be labled dissonance by a conservative Western musical tradition?"

No, not at all. It is a common misperception that microtonal music is dissonant. This is because many early 20th century works labelled microtonal featured 24 tone equal temperament pieces written in a serialist style. 24tET, or quartertone tuning, was chosen because it was easy to tune and play if you have two pianos and 4 hands. But it is a rather dissonant tuning that does not have particularly attractive resources.

"Is it to say, any tuning, or lack thereof is an equal expression of musical beauty...or...?"

Ivor Darreg, the renowned instrument builder and microtonalist said "There are no bad tunings." It takes a while to actually get to the point where you can largely agree with this statement. I fought it for years but I think I have given in. Now that is not to say that all tunings sound the same or one tuning is as good as another or as useful for the same things. Different tunings bring different resources to the table.

"Does harmony at that point become obsolete?"

No! Not at all!!! NEW harmonic resources become available, that is more of the point, at least for some of us.

Look at traditional Jazz: in addition to the standard set of intervals, they introduce harmonic scales and septimal (7-based) intervals like the perfectly consonant subminor third, a frequency ratio of 7/6, also known as the flat or blues third. And in comes the harmonic seventh at 7:4, also a highly harmonic interval, far more harmonic than any of the traditional sevenths.

So that's just one advantage - more consonant intervals. You can also have more neutral intervals, and more dissonant intervals, all depending on the scale. Some people become interested in the most consonant intervals only. But remember that music is not about stasis, it is about contrast. Stasis can be integrated but should not be the only element, change is also needed.

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ZNM tunes up

Sun, 08 Feb 2004 02:06:33 GMT

There's some selections from my latest microtonal album up at:

http://www.nonoctave.com/tunes/ZNM.html

Hope you like them. I think I posted the Expanse one before, but the Alligator piece should be new to everyone.

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Salty Graham Crackers - Holiday music gift

Wed, 24 Dec 2003 23:21:47 GMT

For the holidays, I thought I'd share the following which is done entirely in the 13th root of just tritone nonoctave scale. Recorded in OS X using Li'l Miss' Scale Oven. Instruments are the FM7 and Reason.

http://www.nonoctave.com/tunes/SaltyGrahamCrackers.mp3

It's a decent sized download - 5.2 MB.

As to style, early reports liken it to an 'alien discotech'. Er well, maybe. Any other comparisons are welcome as feedback.

Enjoy!

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example microtonal music: Synchronicity

Sun, 14 Sep 2003 01:16:23 GMT

Thanks for setting this group up Catharsis!

Here's a recent piece I did using Reason and my homespun tuning software:

http://www.nonoctave.com/tunes/Synchronicity.mp3

This piece uses polytonality. The analog synth is tuned to 17 tone equal temperament (tET) and the granular synth is tuned to 11 tET. Sounds crazy, but you can do this sort of multiple-tunings thing and have it come out OK!

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Resources

catharsisegr — Sat, 13 Sep 2003 19:23:34 GMT

These two pages contain a lot of links to the microtonal community:

John Starrett's microtonal web site:
http://www.nmt.edu/~jstarret/microtone.html

Graham's microtonal web site:
http://www.microtonal.co.uk/

Email Lists:
The Tuning List
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/
This is one of the main lists for tuning. Theoretical discussion is the highlight of this list; still fairly avant garde related.

Make Micro Music:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/makemicromusic/
This list is focused on making microtonal music. Things still "err" on the theoretical side here, but discussion definitely is more open than the main tuning list.

http://www.microtonal.org is the homepage for Make Micro Music.

Books:

The best introduction to the technical side of microtonal music I have found are the following books:

Nature of Music by Jon Catler
http://microtones.com/info_nature.htm

and

The Just Intonation Primer by David B. Doty
http://www.justintonation.net/primer1.html

Other books include:
Harmonic Experience by W. A. Mathieu

Please add your favorite resources

Note: I am really really really interested in seeing microtonal music expand to younger generations of composers and producers; especially electronic dance music. Microtonal music doesn't need to be viewed in an historical or explicit cultural context (IE eastern music, indian music, etc.).

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come and listen-microtones!

astroid power-up — Fri, 26 Mar 2004 01:28:10 GMT

track #3 43notes per octave
track #4 60tet
track #8 24tet
track #9 19tet

http://cdbaby.com/cd/googleplex

"composing in microtones is just easier"
scott

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Harry Partch on Film: Delusion of the Fury

catharsisegr — Fri, 05 Mar 2004 06:06:41 GMT

Harry Partch on Film: Delusion of the Fury

Sunday, March 7th, 2004

7:30pm

$7 general / $4 students, seniors

----> Event Description <---------------------------------------

The Harry Partch Foundation has given us a very rare opportunity
to see the original 16mm film of maverick composer Harry Partch's masterpiece and most elaborate work.

Partch is well known in new music circles as an iconclastic composer and instrument builder. Born in Oakland, he spent much of his life working in California, systematically developing a rich body of work that reaches back to antiquity and archaic musical principles of music theater.

Unfortunately his hand-made instruments are difficult to
transport and so more difficult to hear in person, let alone to
be present at a staging of his naturally theatrical works. As he once said "Hell, i'm not like John Cage. All Cage needs is a gong, a carrot juicer and a toothbrush."

"Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual Dream and Delusion" enacts two
interlocking fables, one Japanese and one African. It was written for six actors, four singers and a large ensemble of Partch's own handmade instruments, and premiered in January 1969 at UCLA. The piece is the culmination of Partch's work with concept of "corporeality," a kind of total theater, integrating music, dance, stagecraft and ritual.

The film version incorporates this idea, integrating camerawork
and montage, to bring vividly forth on screen this challenging
and rarely staged work. It was released in 1971, directed by
longtime Partch associate Madeline Tourtelot and edited
by Les Blank.

Presented in cooperation with Other Minds.
Programmed by Konrad Steiner.

----> Venue Info <----------------------------------------------

SF Cinematheque @ California College of Art
Tinken Hall, 1111 Eighth Street at Irwin (at 16th St)
San Francisco

By Muni
take the 19 Polk to De Haro & 16th walk east 2 blocks then 1 block
north on Wisconsin
-OR-
take the 22 Fillmore to Wisconsin and walk 2 blocks north (away from
Jackson Playground)

----> Additional Info <-----------------------------------------

sfc@sfcinematheque.org
415-552-1990
http://www.sfcinematheque.org/

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Wendy Carlos

Wendell — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 17:31:14 GMT

Have you guys ever heard her album "Beauty In The Beast"? I'm quite sure any of you who have not would like it a great deal...

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Scream @ CodeCon & ConCon

catharsisegr — Fri, 13 Feb 2004 20:02:58 GMT

Greets,

I'll be presenting Scream (audio.egregious.net/scream) at CodeCon ( www.codecon.org )coming up in SF on the 22nd. I will have a 6 channel surround system and will demonstrate some of my ambisonic spatialization tech and talk about some technical points of Screams development including an overview of SuperCollider3.

Nothing directly microtonal, but I am working on some neato tools in Scream for microtonal madness.. mmm...

I'll also be giving a lightning talk (with no audio demo) at ConCon which is a little gathering happening on the 16th.. Kind of an overflow of E-tech and pre CodeCon thing.
http://wiki.oreillynet.com/etech/view?ConCon

Also check this live show out in SF at Asphodel on the 21st:
http://www.asphodel.com/doc/live.html

I did start my own record label towards the end of last year for hard EDM music (techno to experimental). The 1st release, Xenos EP, is available direct currently and includes a hard techno stomper that is a microtonal infused. Check out the mp3s here:
http://egr.egregious.net/
I've been having difficulties getting it picked up for distro.. I believe a small amount will be getting out to stores this month, but if you get a copy from me directly I'd be very appreciative! :)

Best...

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Threnody

Sun, 14 Sep 2003 22:02:31 GMT

Hey tribalists! Check out "Threnody" here:

http://www.microtonal.org/music.html

J:L

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Burning Questions...

Sun, 14 Sep 2003 02:27:22 GMT

About Burning Man:

So Catharsis, how'd your surround-sound software work out at Burning Man? Let's hear all about it if you care to share.

(BTW - Can't help but be reminded about the ancient Druidic practices that were very similar to Burning Man - except with the modern variant, I'm sure everyone comes out alive rather than well-done. ;))

J:L

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What is microtonal music?

catharsisegr — Sat, 13 Sep 2003 18:59:00 GMT

From John Starret:
"Most of the music we hear in based on a system called 12 tone equal temperament (or 12TET for short), where the octave is divided into 12 equal parts. Microtonal music is generally defined as any music that is not 12TET. Some folks base their music on the harmonic series, some divide the octave into 19 or 31 equal parts, some divide the octave into 43 unequal parts, some don't divide the octave at all.... There are an infinite number of ways to choose your tonal resources."
http://www.nmt.edu/~jstarret/microtone.html

Microtonal music can span all genres and modes of making music; instrumental, electronic, etc.

This tribe allows microtonal enthusiasts, practioners, composers, instrument makers, software developers to network.

Currently, electronic music from dance music to the esoteric side is/can become a hotbed for microtonal activity. In the last year or so many music software developers have added microtonal support to a variety of plugins/instruments. I am excited and hopeful to see this mode of making music spread to all forms of production.

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