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picklesandcheese
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Jacob Barton
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Fun with Xenharmonicity
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saturating the riverbed
Multiverse (didacto-tempo)
OFOIOB
noodles adorno foucault
De-quinin'
The Elitism Rumba
hyperimprovisation 'tasty'
try2 in meta-father
wandering one for solo bassoon
wandering two for solo bassoon
check all 29 songs on the music page
The time has come to say no to twelve tone equal. Ask Ivor Darreg. He knows.
This project is, among other things, an argument for the further exploration of microtonal/xenharmonic tunings by more musicians. If you find this argument compelling or completely repulsive, please let me know.
This project is also a response to the recognized need for more examples available on the internet, for the curious. The curious will never hope to get anywhere without trying out their ears.
This project is, among other things, an argument for the further exploration of microtonal/xenharmonic tunings by more musicians. If you find this argument compelling or completely repulsive, please let me know.
This project is also a response to the recognized need for more examples available on the internet, for the curious. The curious will never hope to get anywhere without trying out their ears.
Why this name?
Fun with Xenharmonicity is what this shall be. It's a play on "Xenharmonics" and also "Inharmonic," it turns out. Also, "Xentonality" was taken.
Do you play live?
This is a recording-based project: most of the pieces exist more as recordings than as performances. It is a creative sandbox of sorts, and the quantity varies. When I get some recordings I'm really proud of, I'll probably put them somewhere else. When I finally get around to becoming a competent performer, I'll probably start a different page.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
Freer music by and for everyone. Yay.
Band History:
I was born on April 8, 1985. I began composing around '90, discovered The Rite of Spring around '99, and discovered the modern microtonal movement around '03. I graduated from Rice in '07 and will attend School for Designing Society in the fall, connecting microtones with radical social change etc.
Your influences?
Microtonalists I enjoy: Hayden Chisholm, Catler Bros, Gerard Grisey, Ivan Wyschnegradsky, Harry Partch, Bill Sethares, Prent Rodgers, Mats Öljare. Normal people: Stravinsky, György Ligeti, Olivier Messiaen, Poulenc, Lutoslowski, Rzewski, Nancarrow, Lois V Vierk,
Equipment used:
iMac. Alesis QS8, E-mu Proteus augmented by the power of Scala. VoiceTweaker microtonalable autotuner. Otonal organ. 31-tone bassoon after Johnny Reinhard. Udderbot. Kalimba. Autoharp. Harp. Musical saw.
Anything else...?
I love you, probably.