Sevish - Midnight Cascade (just intonation microtonal music)

Atmospheric electronic music from Sevish’s album Harmony Hacker - Earlier this year somebody was using a leaf blower down my street, which I noticed had a strong 7th harmonic. And there I was all of a sudden, with ’The Well-Tuned Piano’ stuck in my head! Midnight Cascade uses the same microtonal tuning used in La Monte Young’s ’The Well-Tuned Piano’. While much of the world’s music uses tunings based on factors 3 and 5, this wonderful tuning is based on 3 and 7. The result is pleasantly jangly, with a strong JI overtone buzz and a variety of interval sizes which create a unique ’grain’ for melodies. If you want to learn more about the tuning, Kyle Gann provides much valuable explanation: This will be my last video of the year. 2017 will be a memorable year for me and I hope 2018 will be kind to you all. As always, thanks to everybody out there listening to my mu
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