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Come check out Phillip's new composed album with us, “Loop 7,” featuring his characteristic style but infused with 22-tone equal temperament. Grammy-award-winner Joseph Branciforte joins us as well to share how the acoustic pianos were recorded and treated as “one instrument” in the process.   Find “Loop 7” here: https://phillipgolub.bandcamp.com/album/loop-7   Sites for Phillip and Joseph (label “greyfade”): https://www.phillipgolubmusic.com/ https://www.greyfade.com/artists/joseph-branciforte   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA  

Microtonal jazz extraordinaire Julian Woods shares with us his methodology for re-tuning classic standards into JI and what it's like playing in a live band. Topics include playing songs, composition directives, microtonal setups, and guitarists' advantages for frets, fretlets, and fretless, Philipp Gerschlauer has collaborated with Julian on his own work “Every swing has a silver roundabout” and on microtonal “Angel Eyes,” reharmonized in 13-limit JI (with mostly 5 and 7 limit vertical relationships in the triads). Some notes about our analysis: when Julian is showing the sheet music to Angel Eyes, it's in a different key than the one in which we hear the demo and final song (G minor). Also, at one point Julian mentions G half sharp major, but means A half flat major (I believe). Also, check out a sneak peek of a secret new piece at the end inspired by Ligeti! [video-only shot of guitar] Every swing has a silver roundabout [Just Intonation] - Julian Woods Angel Eyes (sung by Frank Sinatra) Angel Eyes (Julian Woods and Philipp Gerschlauer) [Just Intonation] [snippet] Every swing has a silver roundabout [Just Intonation] - Julian Woods [blues section] Every swing has a silver roundabout [Just Intonation] - Julian Woods String Quartet No. 2 - Ligeti [sung theme] Every swing has a silver roundabout [Just Intonation] - Julian Woods [held notes] Every swing has a silver roundabout [Just Intonation] - Julian Woods [chords in blues] Every swing has a silver roundabout [Just Intonation] - Julian Woods [sung microtones] Angel Eyes (Julian Woods and Philipp Gerschlauer) [Just Intonation] [demo version] Angel Eyes (Julian Woods and Philipp Gerschlauer) [Just Intonation] [demo version with 128/125 between E-flat and D-sharp] Angel Eyes (Julian Woods and Philipp Gerschlauer) [Just Intonation] [snippet 1] Eels “One for Ligeti” - Julian Woods [snippet 2] Eels “One for Ligeti” - Julian Woods Outro - Night & Day (Julian Woods and Philipp Gerschlauer) [Just Intonation]   Julian's music: https://www.youtube.com/@julianwoods7569 https://www.instagram.com/julian_woods_/ https://linktr.ee/julian_woods?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYe7aSNe0sJU6bXODFI78_xn90gh3-PMghW5LH5WjB-6IOC5r3F8NVWdoA_aem_10dyCOhTIbvkp3UmgdZzbw https://gerschlauermusic.bandcamp.com/album/microtonal-toolkit-for-improvisers   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA  

Subhraag Singh, creator of the Infinitone, graciously agreed to discuss the updated software with me! The update uses many new features such as dynamic re-tuning, visuals, LFO control, key triggers, and more. We go on a magical quest to discover Stephen's xenharmonic tomato, and dissect the ethics of advertising radical new microtonal morphing software using the intellectual property omnipotence of Santa. SANTA CLAUS IS BRINGING MICROTONES TO TOWN (14-TET, 37-TET spectrum using Infinitone 2) In the Bleak Midwinter - Jacob Collier arr, played by Stephen Weigel (piano) Jacob Collier plays the Lumatone (from Instagram) Christmas Song (Jacob Collier version) SANTA CLAUS IS BRINGING MICROTONES TO TOWN (14-TET, 37-TET spectrum using Infinitone 2) Aquatic Ambience (Stephen Weigel arr. 15-TET using vocals tuned by Infinitone 2)   Check out Infinitone 2 software (free trial!) https://infinitone.com/   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA  

Richie and I discuss phonorealism (pioneered by Peter Ablinger), 41-tone equal temperament, and his collection of instruments and live performances, such as “Six Monologues.” Sam Reflecting on the First Time He Heard Her Sing (2017) - phonorealism ludus vocalis (Burp) - Felipe Tovar-Hevao Dream Hangover - !mindparade Six Monologues (mvt. 3 - Tragedy Begins at Home) - Kaitlyn Petrik and Richie Greene (41-TET) Six Monologues (mvt. 6 - This space looks like any other) - Kaitlyn Petrik and Richie Greene (41-TET) isoharmonic etude (41-TET) without difference tone - Richie Greene isoharmonic etude (41-TET) with difference tone - Richie Greene If Le Love Me - Thomas Tallis (tag) in 41-TET - rising in pitch by 141 of an octave each time.   Richie's xenachord projects are online - check them out! https://richiegreene.com/instruments/ https://www.instagram.com/xenachord?igsh=ZTlyYTMwM2xjbjQy   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA  

We have regular guest Tolgahan Çoğulu back to discuss upcoming projects such as collaboration with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard (including their secret new microtonal guitar, sheet music transcription), classical/flamenco guitar ideas, the new fretlet guitar design, microtonal bends on electric guitar, and the Anatonlian rock scale. King Gizzard uses four scales, one of them being F sharp Husayni. The prize for the upcoming 9th International Microtonal Guitar Competition is… an adjustable microtonal guitar! Be sure to check out the Microtonal Guitar Method book, the competition, and any more of Tolgahan's latest projects! As far I'm aware deadlines for the 9th competition aren't online yet. Marcin cover - Carmen Habanera on One Guitar Ichika Nito - Awakening Boğaz Havasi on ukulele - Tolgahan cover Virtual Insanity - Tolgahan cover The Perc U Lator (Eric Roche) - Tolgahan cover Uşşak makam's scale - Tolgahan video Winners of the 7th International Microtonal Guitar competition (short) Chorale - Charles Ives arr. Julian Woods Kind Folk - Kenny Wheeler arr. Naren Ratan Outro - Anatolian Moon (composed/performed by Tolgahan Çoğulu)   Check out Tolgahan's projects and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@microtonalguitar https://www.microtonalguitar.org/ https://www.kitapol.com.tr/urun/mikrotonal-gitar-metodu-1/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFdveVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHVfdjeg_QPW7Tp-OPM8k-Zz3ztTGkx1Nfo5VkZ5esnbH5O7xEoAtT_Ttsg_aem_xQU1dhvSES38AWuqAgkTTA   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA  

Check out our episode with iconoclastic guitar legend Dave Fiuczynski. He wields a double neck fretless guitar, and plays a bunch of cool microtonal riffage for us! We talked about two tracks from “Flam! Bam! Pan-Asian Microjam!” and two from “Mikrojazz.” In “Flam,” there are a variety of compositional methods used, and the vocabulary is almost entirely derived from motivic bird calls. The uirapuru call in particular has an extremely distinctive contour. Many of these works express a desire for exploring continuums and representing sophisticated Eastern articulations. We also discuss microtonal diminished scales, the joy of smashing genres together, blue notes and sliding, pitch inflection as a player signature, quarter tones as a teaching concept, and much more! The music from Flam! could be described as being from a 72edo framework. Dave Fiuczynski - Oiseaux JDillique (from “Flam!”) Dave Fiuczynski - Dance of the Uirapuru A (from “Flam!”) Dave Fiuczynski - Loon-Y Tunes (from “Flam!”) various motivic examples Dave Fiuczynski - Dance of the Uirapuru A (from “Flam!”) Dave Fiuczynski - Dance of the Uirapuru B (from “Flam!”) with uirapuru scale Dave Fiuczynski - Dance of the Uirapuru C (from “Flam!”) with gamelan scale and neutral thirds Dave Fiuczynski - Dance of the Uirapuru B (from “Flam!”) Dave Fiuczynski - Flam (from “Flam!”) pointing out northern nightingale motives Dave Fiuczynski - Loon-Y Tunes (from “Flam!”) solo section Dave Fiuczynski - Flam (from “Flam!”) uirapuru bass line Dave Fiuczynski - Loon-Y Tunes (from “Flam!”) slidey call Dave Fiuczynski - Oiseaux JDillique (from “Flam!”) Dave Fiuczynski - Flam (from “Flam!”) Dave Fiuczynski - Flam (from “Flam!”) Dave Fiuczynski - Flam, then Oisaeux (from “Flam!”) pointing out northern nightingale motive at half speed Dave Fiuczynski - Oiseaux JDillique (from “Flam!”) bird fight using hijaz flat 7 Olivier Messiaen - Oiseaux Exotiques (part that echoes Dave's work) Dave Fiuczynski - Oiseaux JDillique (from “Flam!”) ethereal ring E-half flat major chord Dave Fiuczynski - Loon-Ly Solitaire (from “Flam!”) Dave Fiuczynski - MiCroY Tyner (from “Mikrojazz”) using “Fuze-ayni” mode instead of Husayni Dave Fiuczynski - MiCroY Tyner (from “Mikrojazz”) piano in microtonal “B” key over F minor Miles Davis - So What (in B half-flat in 31-TET) Phillip Gerschlauer - Hangover (from “Mikrojazz”) Phillip Gerschlauer - November (from “Mikrojazz”) Mononeon - jungle juice & laffy taffy (microtonal) Outro: Phillip Gerschlauer - Umarmung (from “Mikrojazz”)   Check out some of Dave's amazing body of work: https://www.rarenoiserecords.com/artists/david-fiuczynski/ https://www.youtube.com/@davidfuzefiuczynski/videos https://www.patreon.com/DavidFiuczynski https://www.instagram.com/davidfiuczynski?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA  

This huge episode features three vastly different conversations, each with prominent members of a respective microtonal music discord. (1) Xenharmonic Alliance (ground, anomaly, xenoindex, Frédéric Gagné, HEHEHE I AM A SUPAHSTAR SAGA) Hyperspace Odyssey [21edo] - from Adxenture EP Serendipitous Arrival [26edo] - from Adxenture EP Liminal City Escalators [17edo and/or 18edo] - from Gone Too Deep EP Six Macrotonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media (8 NOTES) Outro/Transition: Into the Spoogalaxy [15edo, 17-tone tempered 2.3.7.29 ternary scale] (2) Xendergarten (ground, Userminusone, tristan bay) Orangerion [7edo] - Userminusone Pitchblende [27edo] - tristan bay Outro: Ashes of the Journey [37edo] - from Adxenture EP (3) Staffcirc (nikshalark, SoapDrip) Miasmania [0edo] - Promatsik Cute microtonal piano piece [17edo arr. Hesangasong] Shimmering Shapes [15edo] - doctorn0gloff Outro: no rest so sure ft. Nickshalark [13edo + 12edo???] - Soapdrip   Links to discord servers, people, and music! https://discord.gg/vSEgr5AA https://discord.gg/qgQKCQAD https://www.youtube.com/@HEHEHEIAMASUPAHSTARSAGA https://www.youtube.com/@adamfreese https://www.youtube.com/@fredg999music https://www.youtube.com/@groundfault https://www.youtube.com/@Userminusone https://userminusone.bandcamp.com/ https://tristanbay.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@tristanbay https://www.instagram.com/whoistristanbay/ https://x.com/pngsequence?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/gabiandthewhats/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBXpOPeQFYY&list=PLLZE7hMjEXRZ6U5VYkXguiYZk5aZZ7OA0 https://www.youtube.com/@staffcirc https://soundcloud.com/nikshalark https://soapdrip.bandcamp.com/ https://sexytoadsandfrogsfriendcircle.bandcamp.com/album/staffcirc-vol-7-terra-octava https://sexytoadsandfrogsfriendcircle.bandcamp.com/album/staffcirc-vol-7b-luna-octava   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA  

Xenharmonic black metal project Melopœia consists of Brian Leong, Jon Lervold, and Dave Tremblay. Their albums are inspired by J.R.R. Tolkein, and features his direct text both sung, and by mapping the letters of the text to different notes of 26-tone equal temperament. Their latest album utilizing this is “Valaquenta,” be sure to catch the latest track “Varda” which we discuss and play in the episode! Their earlier album, “Ainulindalë,” used the same method of starting the album and then uploading tracks one at a time as completed.   Intro: Melopœia - Varda [Valaquenta] 26-TET Melopœia - Varda [Valaquenta] 26-TET Melopœia - But an Instrument [Ainulindalë] 26-TET Melopœia - But an Instrument [Ainulindalë] 26-TET Melopœia - Varda [Valaquenta] 26-TET Melopœia - Varda [Valaquenta] 26-TET Melopœia - Varda [Valaquenta] 26-TET Melopœia - Ilúvatar's Chord [Ainulindalë] 26-TET Outro: Melopœia - Varda [Valaquenta] 26-TET   Melopœia's Bandcamp: https://melopoeia.bandcamp.com/album/valaquenta https://melopoeia.bandcamp.com/album/ainulindal   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA  

Chat about contemporary music, composition, and just intonation with us in this theoretically adventurous and wide ranging episode. Christopher Otto, composer and violinist, works with the JACK quartet, a group that has played the music of such individuals as John Zorn, Tristan Perich, Cenk Ergün, Tyshawn Sorey, Catherine Lamb, Georg Frederich Haas, Dan Trueman, and many, many, more. Intro: Christopher Otto (jack quartet) rag'sma  Catherine Lamb - divisio spiralis (mvt. II) Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 (storm section low notes) Vicente Atria - Seasons Will Pass You By Christopher Otto (jack quartet) rag'sma  Christopher Otto - 3x5x7 (loadbang) Christopher Otto - violin octet (d1) LaMonte Young - Trio for Strings (Part 4 out of 8) LaMonte Young - Trio for Strings (Part 4 out of 8) - demo of 17 “equalizing” 9/8 Vicentino - Madonna il poco dolce (31edo) Stephen Weigel cover Christopher Otto - 3x4x5 (Weslos) Outro: Christopher Otto (jack quartet) rag'sma    Rag'sma: https://greyfade-label.bandcamp.com/album/ragsma   Christopher and JACK's links: https://christopherotto.space/ https://www.jackquartet.com/ https://christopherotto.bandcamp.com/album/3x4x5   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA  

Take a magical tour with us through some of Noah Dean Jordan's microtonal instruments (including the requinto), including improvised performances! Be sure to check out the “Noah Dean Jordan” account on Bandcamp as well as the “Nueva Armonica” account! Intro: I Was Once a River (Rock Creek II) Outro: I Was Once a River (Te Quiero Verde)   Check out Noah's work on the requinto: https://noahdeanjordan.bandcamp.com/album/i-was-once-a-river https://nuevaarmonia.bandcamp.com/album/remembering-cloud-forms-microtonal-studies-for-13-limit-requinto-and-violin   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA  

Today's episode celebrates the culmination of a years-long project with Matthew Sheeran, widely celebrated composer, orchestrator, and arranger. The album we've been working on is called “Acoustic Microtonal,” and it is a recording of Easley Blackwood's Twelve Microtonal Etudes using acoustic instruments, playing monophonic lines in isolation and then being re-tuned using Melodyne. Matthew commissioned the Budapest Scoring Orchestra to achieve this huge compositional feat. Check out our episode here for the largest dive into the notes and chords behind the music, and be sure to check out the full album in all its glory!   The album: https://cedillerecords.lnk.to/3019   Episode music: Intro: Blackwood – 23 notes (Matthew Sheeran version) Blackwood – 16 notes (Stephen Weigel version) Blackwood – 16 notes (Hesangasang score) Blackwood – 16 notes (original) Blackwood – 16 notes (Stephen Weigel version) Blackwood – 17 notes (12-TET scordatura) Blackwood – 16 notes (Stephen Weigel version) Vicentino – Madonna il poco dolce (Jonathan Wilde version) Blackwood – 13 notes (original) Blackwood – 13 notes (12-TET version with diminished 3rd) Blackwood – 14 notes (original) Poulenc – Sextet for piano and winds Blackwood – 14 notes (original) Blackwood – 14 notes (12-TET version) Blackwood – 14 notes (original) Blackwood – 14 notes (Stephen Malinowski video clip) Blackwood – 14 notes (12-TET version) Blackwood – 15 notes (Matthew Sheeran version) Blackwood – Suite for 15 tone guitar Stephen Weigel – open guitar chords in 15 video clip Blackwood – 15 notes (Stephen Weigel version) Stephen Weigel – What if we played EB's 15 note etude in 12 video clip Blackwood – 16 notes (Matthew Sheeran version) Blackwood – 16 notes (Matthew Sheeran version) Blackwood – 17 notes (original) Blackwood – 18 notes (Matthew Sheeran version) Blackwood – 18 notes (isolated flute in Matthew Sheeran version) Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite (Dance of King Kaschei) Blackwood – 18 notes (original) Blackwood – 19 notes (Matthew Sheeran version) Blackwood – 19 notes (original) Blackwood – 20 notes (original) Henri Duparc – La vie antérieure Blackwood – 20 notes (original) Blackwood – 21 notes (Matthew Sheeran version) Blackwood – 21 notes (12-TET version with Hendrix chord) Blackwood – 21 notes (Matthew Sheeran version) Blackwood – 22 notes (Matthew Sheeran version) Blackwood – 23 notes (original) Blackwood – 23 notes (Matthew Sheeran Kontakt arrangement – different orchestration) Blackwood – 23 notes (isolated harp in Matthew Sheeran version) Blackwood – 14 notes (12-TET version) Blackwood – 14 notes (Matthew Sheeran version – comparing 12 and 14) Blackwood – 23 notes (12-TET version) Blackwood – 23 notes (Matthew Sheeran version – comparing 12 and 23) Blackwood – 19 notes (Matthew Sheeran version cello ending) Blackwood – 24 notes (original) Blackwood – 24 notes (Matthew Sheeran version) Stephen Weigel – 11 notes (original) Stephen Weigel  – 11 notes (Matthew Sheeran version) Stephen Weigel – 7 notes (Matthew Sheeran Kontakt arrangement) Blackwood – 15 notes (Stephen Weigel version) Stephen Weigel – keyboard fingering for 11-TET Stephen Weigel  – 11 notes (Matthew Sheeran version) Stephen Weigel – 7 notes (original) Stephen Weigel – 7 notes (Matthew Sheeran Kontakt arrangement) Blackwood – 18 notes (original) Stephen Weigel – Zones of Lasting Novelty (9-TET) Ben Johnston – String quartet  No. 7 (guide tracks only) Blackwood – Gulliver's Travels (23-TET) Matthew Sheeran – Lyres of Ur (7-TET) Outro: Blackwood – 17 notes (Matthew Sheeran version)   Matthew's stuff: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7401095/ https://www.youtube.com/@matthewsheeran1989/videos https://soundcloud.com/user698273169 https://smatalent.com/matt-sheeran/   Microtonal Etudes and Macrotonal Etudes: https://www.cedillerecords.org/albums/easley-blackwood-microtonal/ https://stephenweigel.bandcamp.com/album/six-macrotonal-etudes-for-electronic-music-media   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

In this episode, we discuss composition and performance with composer Saad Haddad. One prominent topic - the challenges involved working with orchestras and large ensembles playing microtonal music, and logistics of the industry. We also discuss ideas of east vs. west, style infiltration, using minimal sets of pitches, and maqam.   Music: Vortex Temporum - Gérard Grisey Vignettes - Saad Haddad Aysheen (demo) - Saad Haddad Outro: Aysheen (demo) - Saad Haddad    Saad has his own podcast! (check it out): https://www.youtube.com/@saadhaddadshow   Other links: https://www.saadnhaddad.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPIEc4WKDbeemLQAqyhIUsA   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA  

After this episode, be sure to check out the new Sevish album, “Big Sway!” Myself, Sevish, and benyamind have a classic microtonal chat about all things fun and intervallic, covering topics such as intuitive tunings, voice manipulation (vocoding, autotuning, etc.), perfectionism, going gridless, expectations, and communication and accessibility within the microtonal community. Several instruments get the spotlight, such as Sevish's new microtonal keyboards, the Lumatone, melodica, and saxophone! We also stretch some tunings out for 22-edo Lambda, and frolic about in JI with harmonic series segments.   Check out the new Sevish album: https://sevish.bandcamp.com/album/big-sway   Our stuff: https://www.youtube.com/@Sevish https://www.youtube.com/@benyamind https://www.youtube.com/@stephenweigel   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA  

In this brief but informative chat with Brock Benzel, we explore uncharted territory, with a firm commitment to being true to the self, taking on challenges, putting the music first, and breaking rules just the right way. Enjoy the comfort of alien intervals that Brock brings using the Lumatone keyboard instrument (our big topic).   Music [Intro] Paranola (31-TET) - performed by Brock Benzel Something found (31-TET) - facebook excerpt (Brock Benzel) stay hydrated (53-TET) - facebook excerpt (Brock Benzel) [Outro] happy pride from me n my pride keyboard to u (31-TET) - facebook excerpt (Brock Benzel)   Brock's stuff: https://www.youtube.com/@BrockBenzel https://www.instagram.com/mathbrock/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/brock.benzel   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

An episode about synth and drums among other tidbits. Topics include names, aliases, Sevish himself, reverberance, randomness, evil, disguising tuning, non-octave tuning, flaws, beauty, the joy of doing creative work yourself, AI, picking your genres, the microtonal community, and art. Be sure to check out Steve's work as “Pentachrist” on Bandcamp, releasing new music periodically!   Music The Road After [Four] - Pentachrist (15-TET) Machine Love [Look - A Living Retrospective] - müesk (9-TET) Emancipate Pitch! - Stephen Weigel (22-TET) I've Been Thinking [Look - A Living Retrospective] - müesk (11 out of 19 McLaren) [Outro] Entropy's Song [Four] - Pentachrist (23-TET)   Check out Steve's music both old (Müesk) and new (Pentachrist): https://pentachrist.bandcamp.com/ https://muesk.bandcamp.com/album/look-a-living-retrospective   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

In this episode, Denny Genovese recalls his history of creating and studying microtonal music, and his experience creating and performing in the impressive Exotic Music Ensemble. Join us as we become inspired through the brown note, Ivor Darreg's secret math codes, the origins of Fractal Tune Smithy, the Moody Blues, FM synthesis, JI scales, and numerous other topics. Denny also explains his discography, and each individual instrument of the ensemble.   Music [Intro] Five in Five [JI] - Denny Genovese [Outro] Reggae [JI] - Denny Genovese   Some resources: http://www.afn.org/~sejic/denny.htm https://archive.org/stream/emi_archive/EMI_11_3_March1996_djvu.txt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEpT_yWIsl8&t=1894s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_3h51nWQ5M&t=420s   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA  

Check out Danny Playamaqui's electronic music, a hugely expansive discography using a staggering variety of techniques. Danny conducts by-ear-tuning editing, strategic de-tuning, varispeed tricks, and poly-systemic techniques in addition to starting out with xenharmonic tunings as templates. Luckily, 4 bars a day keeps the doctor away (or is it an apple? Perhaps a lemon, or some paprika). We take inspiration and feedback from what is around us, trying to counterbalance that with boredom, motives, gimmicks, and alter egos. Animals and food, the ultimate kid-friendly songwriting subjects, here ironically take a bitingly sans-vocal formation. Tunings may or may not include Wendy Carlos scales, meantone tunings, 9-TET, 11-TET, 16-TET, 17-TET, 22-TET, and/or 31-TET. Music[Intro] Ichi-go ichi-e [New album!] - Danny PlayamaquiCorrecaminos [479^2] - Danny PlayamaquiWe Can't Be Blamed [Harmony Hacker] - Sevish (22-TET)Lemongrass [VEG ༼༼༼༼ ◕◕◕ ༽༽༽༽] - Danny PlayamaquiTigre [479^2] - Danny PlayamaquiNuggets [479] - Danny PlayamaquiTruffles [479] - Danny PlayamaquiUna Tortuga de Patas Amarillas [479^2] - Danny Playamaqui Bears [479^2] - Danny Playamaqui Octopus XX [New album!] - Danny Playamaqui Chocolate [479] - Danny Playamaqui Silver Bells [cover, xenharmonic chocolate] - arr. Stephen Weigel (21-TET) ♥ ◕ ༽つ ♥ [VEG ༼༼༼༼ ◕◕◕ ༽༽༽༽] - Danny Playamaqui (31-TET?) Bitter Melon [VEG ༼༼༼༼ ◕◕◕ ༽༽༽༽] - Danny Playamaqui Turmeric [VA] - Danny Playamaqui Little Fox [479] - Danny Playamaqui [Outro] Lynx [New album!] - Danny Playamaqui Danny's music: https://playamaqui.bandcamp.com/album/479-2 https://soundcloud.com/dannyplayamaqui https://www.youtube.com/@playamaqui/featured Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically)https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ SubscribeRSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA  

Come join us for a pleasant studio chat with Bryan Deister, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and jazz pianist extraordinaire. Recently he has been exploring microtonal covers on the Lumatone, with massive success on TikTok. He has also written many albums featuring microtonal music in various tuning systems, generally equal divisions, the most recent fully microtonal one being “In Your Hands.” Our conversation covers many topics relating to context switching, genre, surveys, paucitonality, and unusual instruments. Technical points include discussion of Lumatone layouts and pseudo-octave tropes, the too-perfect ring of JI soiling holy counterpoint, adolescent hatred of microtonality, translating between different tunings (transfer), and Scriabin.    Music [Intro] The Call [In Your Hands] - Bryan Deister Apprehension [In Your Hands] - Bryan Deister Go Away [In Your Hands] - Bryan Deister Gasoline [In Your Hands] - Bryan Deister (5-ED(5/4)) Uneven Halves [In Your Hands] - Bryan Deister Lavender Town (Pokemon) - Bryan Deister Lumatone cover (13-TET) 32edo - Bryan Deister 33edo - Bryan Deister 34edo - Bryan Deister 35edo - Bryan Deister 36edo - Bryan Deister 37edo - Bryan Deister 38edo - Bryan Deister 39edo - Bryan Deister 40edo - Bryan Deister 41edo - Bryan Deister 42edo - Bryan Deister Microtonal improvisation in 43edo - Bryan Deister Zinnia Riplet - Stephen Weigel (32-TET) Minimal Progress - John Moriarty (~32-TET) In the Dark [The Dying Savior] - Bryan Deister (24-TET, 23-TET, 22-TET, 21-TET, 20-TET, 19-TET, 18-TET) In Your Hands [In Your Hands] - Bryan Deister (8-TET, 9-TET, 10-TET, 11-TET, 24-TET) Come [Spines of the Heart] - Bryan Deister (19-TET) Sunrise - HEHEHE I AM A SUPAHSTAR SAGA (19-TET) Fair [In Your Hands] - Bryan Deister Liquid Smooth (Mitski) - Bryan Deister Lumatone cover (17-TET) True Love Waits (Radiohead) - collab Stephen, Levi McClain, Braelen Addison (31-TET)  Shadow Play [Supernova] - Bryan Deister [Outro] The Window [In Your Hands] - Bryan Deister   Check out Bryan's incredible music on Bandcamp! https://linktr.ee/bryandeister https://bryandeister.bandcamp.com/album/in-your-hands https://www.youtube.com/@BryanDeister https://www.tiktok.com/@bryandeister   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA  

Chris Bandy, a cappella maestro and creative polymath, joins us to discuss the microtonality of his spectacular arrangements on YouTube. He works in Logic Pro using FlexPitch. Most of his microtonal strategies involve tuning standard adjustments and drifts, or moving microtonal distances. His most xenharmonic sounding arrangement is likely “Where is Love,” and his latest video, “Silent Night,” gets really in-depth and has pioneered several extremities of his style (vocal agility, subtle and long tuning drift, range, complex slide editing, etc). Check out his videos on YouTube, and his Patreon!     Music Silent Night - arr. Chris Bandy [tuning standard adjustment] Silent Night - arr. Chris Bandy [tuning standard adjustment] America the Beautiful - arr. Chris Bandy [tuning standard adjustment] Where is Love - arr. Chris Bandy [144-TET] - m. 92 Where is Love - arr. Chris Bandy [144-TET] - mm. 3-4 Where is Love - arr. Chris Bandy [144-TET] - mm. 99-100 Where is Love - arr. Chris Bandy [144-TET] - mm. 73-75 Where is Love - arr. Chris Bandy [144-TET] - mm. 83-84 Where is Love - arr. Chris Bandy [144-TET] - m. 89 (phase 1) Where is Love - arr. Chris Bandy [144-TET] - mm. 90-91 (phase 2) Where is Love - arr. Chris Bandy [144-TET] - mm. 91-92 (phase 3) [Outro] Silent Night - arr. Chris Bandy [tuning standard adjustment]   Chris's stuff: https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisBandyJazz https://www.patreon.com/chrisbandy https://chrisbandyjazz.wixsite.com/mysite   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

Dave Keenan and Douglas Blumeyer have written an in-depth, specific guide about the mathematical principles of regular temperament theory that are groundbreaking in their consistency and explanatory power. We have them on to discuss how the exchanges evolved, de-mystify some theory concepts, and get spicy with terminology.   Music [Intro] Dave Keenan - Tumbling Dekany four six five seven nine [JI] [Outro] Douglas Blumeyer - Blumeyer Comma JI Unpump [JI]   D&D's guide: https://en.xen.wiki/w/Dave_Keenan_%26_Douglas_Blumeyer%27s_guide_to_RTT   Other resources: https://sethares.engr.wisc.edu/paperspdf/Erlich-MiddlePath.pdf http://tonalsoft.com/enc/e/equal-temperament.aspx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCRb6r5shD8 https://sagittal.org/   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA  

Experimental bagpipe and bass legend Mat Muntz brings his Croatian folk music expertise to the table… a topic most would say he has matsered in depth. Check out his latest album “Phantom Island” on Bandcamp, which freely combines folk music and jazz idioms into a grand polysystemic masterpiece. A lot of our conversation revolves around the intriguing differences between instruments such as bagpipes and double reeds, folk music/other influences, and tuning systems existing together in the same piece. The process of solving microtonal “issues” in an ensemble setting is one we describe as constantly bringing weird findings that cause learning, and joy. Also, keep your ears ready for connections between geography and tuning, and the latest conspiracy about Tartini! Music [Intro] Mat Muntz - Phantom Islands (track 3) Vex Collection - Fugue Beethoven - Ode to Joy (in Istrian scale) Mat Muntz - Cembalo Brutto (track 5) Mat Muntz - Phantom Islands (track 1) Mat Muntz - Cembalo Brutto (track 3) Agustín Castilla Ávila - Gemiden Stephen Weigel - Tenacious Chorale Mat Muntz - Phantom Islands (track 1) Mat Muntz - Phantom Islands (track 4) Mat Muntz - Phantom Islands (track 3) Mat Muntz - Phantom Islands (track 4) Traditional - clip of Croatian women singing [Outro] Mat Muntz - Phantom Islands (track 3) Mat Muntz's music on Bandcamp: https://matmuntz.bandcamp.com/album/phantom-islands https://thevexcollection.bandcamp.com/album/the-vex-collection Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA  

Check out this conversation with Aaron Myers-Brooks, Pittsburgh prog guitarist/composer extraordinaire. His latest album, “Oblique,” is a microtonal odyssey exploring various quirky polyrhythms, applications of 17-tone equal temperament, electronic sounds, and distortion flavors. We get an inside exclusive look at the scores to “Energy Shapes”, figure out why one might use up and down arrows instead of Gould accidentals, and talk about “drawing” microtones in the highC program. Music[Intro] Aaron Myers-Brooks - Energy Shapes (V - Emerge)Aaron Myers-Brooks - Eight HighC Miniatures (VII - Chitter)Aaron Myers-Brooks - Sonata for 17-tone Guitar (I - Wistful and Halting)Aaron Myers-Brooks - Prelude and EntityAaron Myers-Brooks - The 11th and 6th CavesAaron Myers-Brooks - Energy Shapes (II - Oblique)Aaron Myers-Brooks - Sonata for 17-tone Guitar (I - Wistful and Halting)Aaron Myers-Brooks - Sonata for 17-tone Guitar (II - Angular and Aggressive)Aaron Myers-Brooks - Chasm [from album “Energetic Bursts”]Aaron Myers-Brooks - Energy Shapes (I - Wisp)Aaron Myers-Brooks - Energy Shapes (II - Oblique)Aaron Myers-Brooks - Energy Shapes (III - Chop)Aaron Myers-Brooks - Triads and Arpeggios Aaron Myers-Brooks - Energy Shapes (IV - De-Sync)Aaron Myers-Brooks - Energy Shapes (V - Emerge)[Outro] Aaron Myers-Brooks - Sonata for 17-tone Guitar (III - Somber and Deliberate)Aaron Myers-Brooks' music (on all streaming sites):https://aaronmyersbrooks.bandcamp.com/album/oblique https://www.youtube.com/@aaronmeterchanges Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically)https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Followhttp://nowandxen.libsyn.comhttps://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ SubscribeRSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xenFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

“One-Footed” is a piece written by Taylor Brook named after Harry Partch's “The One-Footed Bride'' Just-Intonation diagram. We discuss the aforementioned piece with Taylor Brook and John Schnieder, diving into the ins and outs of writing idiomatically for the Partch ensemble, using Partch as inspiration, notation, and extended techniques on these instruments. The Del Sol quartet played the string parts! Come join us in exploring this vast sound world inside this justly tuned alternative orchestra!   Music [Intro] Taylor Brook - One-Footed (III - Approach) Harry Partch - Delusion of the Fury (I - Exordium) [7/5 to 11/8] Taylor Brook - One-Footed (VII - Power) [naming foot parts] Taylor Brook - One-Footed (V - Power) Taylor Brook - One-Footed (II - Suspense) Taylor Brook - One-Footed (VI - Emotion) Taylor Brook - One-Footed (III - Approach) [opening 9/8 tonality] Taylor Brook - One-Footed (I - Approach) [large 5/4 tonality section] Taylor Brook - One-Footed (III - Approach) Ben Johnston - String Quartet n. 10  Ben Johnston - String Quartet n. 4 [bowl matching section] Taylor Brook - One-Footed (VII - Power) [opening 9/8 tonality] Taylor Brook - One-Footed (I - Approach) [bass line] Taylor Brook - One-Footed (I - Approach) [bowl matching section] Taylor Brook - One-Footed (VII - Power) [singing canon section] Taylor Brook - One-Footed (VII - Power) [low drone section] Taylor Brook - One-Footed (VII - Power) [7/5 to 11/8] Taylor Brook - One-Footed (VII - Power) Ben Johnston - String Quartet n. 7 Bob Dylan - Knockin' on Heaven's Door [I V IV progression on 1/1] Taylor Brook - One-Footed (VII - Power) [large 5/4 tonality section] Taylor Brook - One-Footed (III - Approach) [bass line John sings] Taylor Brook - One-Footed (I - Approach) [bass line] Taylor Brook - One-Footed (I - Approach) [I V IV progression on 9/8] Taylor Brook - One-Footed (I - Approach) [Outro] Taylor Brook - One-Footed (VII - Power)   The piece, written by Taylor Brook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgR2wONYH9c https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SEZRr3RUOzLun7wz1oS8SDw8UhKKVDJL/view?usp=sharing   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

Check out acreil's music! Algorithmic albums appended with “a.” Keeper of obscure words in lists. Hardware enthusiast and certified synth geek. We have a delightful episode discussing how acreil works in Pure Data among other curiosities, such as how one navigates form to prevent boredom. Not only do we mess it up (or whatever), but we solve the paradox of influence and extremity, by making one chord at a time in chord networks.   Music acropora antozone [acheiropoietic ansätze] - acreil

Algorithmic August kicks off with Skueue, builder of the unnamed machine in Pure Data. This is an abstract, idea-filled episode packed to the brim with insights about the process. Our points of focus include a discussion of how writing affects software, uncommon disagreement about common practice, VST's in PD, programming cadences, rootful resolutions, clowntone heptatonica, and SAMPLING. Eventually, we decide that algorithmic music written to sound as its author intended is a success.    Music Bisphen [Anagnorisis] - Skueue Geinoh-Yamashirogumi Kaneda [from Akira]Bedroom micro - Aphex Twin Equivalence [Anagnorisis] - SkueueGiant Steps - John ColtraneMantle [Andesite] - SkueueTx [Andesite] - SkueueBenthi [Anagnorisis] - Skueue Check out Skueue's music and YouTube: https://bandcamp.com/skueue https://music.apple.com/us/artist/skueue/1439919264 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zo_iFMyydE   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

Nicholas Denton Protsack's music abounds with spectral delights of various kinds. Our talk today has a particular focus on notation, delving into the strategy behind its presentation. As we study tuning more and more, becoming less rigid with its implementation, it becomes helpful to focus on not just approximating some tunings with others, but also to focus on the broader conceptual ideas behind the tuning labels. In particular, polysystemic tunings tend to hint at the methodology of their compositions. “Firebird” (Sounds Like Things) blends aspects of biological study and music, explores the rich timbre of found objects, relies on reference points, and uses freedom to generate complex music.   Music Into this Fracturing Land [31-EDO] - Nicholas ProtsackRunaway (from Firebird) - Sounds Like Things

How on earth does one create a 1200-tone tone row? Or even a 372-tone row in Sibelius? Find out in this wacky episode featuring Aaron Breeze, the swingin' licc master himself! The broader topics in this thrilling, conversational episode include silliness and perceived complexity, the connection between playing and speaking, red dress methodology, repetition and intent, presentation in music, high-effort memes, mixing contexts and genres, and the social state of online spaces. We're psyched that global icon Sarah Brand brought microtonality back   Music Intro - Groovy Serialism in 372-TET (Aaron Breeze)Captain Holt screaming (arr. Aaron Breeze)Troy and Abed off to Dreamland (arr. Aaron Breeze)Red Dress (Sarah Brand) - reharmonized by Aaron BreezeRed Dress (Sarah Brand) - reharmonized by Stephen WeigelCPAC Anthem Video A CAPPELLA HARMONY! (QW4RTZ)this is the greatest piano concerto of all time (Aaron Breeze)3 Slapstick Piano Etudes (Aaron Breeze)Red Dress (Sarah Brand) - reharmonized by FAST-FAST musicFriday Night (Tim Robinson) - from I Think You Should LeaveBeethoven Symphony No. 5 but it's in 5/8 and 5-EDO (arr. Aaron Breeze)Outro - Red Dress (Sarah Brand) - reharmonized by Aaron Breeze Check out Aaron's YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/user/AaronBreezeComposer   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

In this colorful, rich episode, we take a look into the importance of visual and narrative elements in accompanying microtonal music and its ideas. Stephen James Taylor does this not only through writing music in film, but also through his own visual content, such as in “Surfing the Sonic Sky,” an important documentary about Erv Wilson. Among the topics discussed here are: how to approach microtonality in film composition (mixing that with 12-TET), dosage control, the emotions one can only get from microtonal music, and hearing different instruments played with cool effects! We'll also spill the beans on how to get tons of Chinese gongs for a cheap price…   Doing something new: for each Now&Xen episode made (often), I'm trying to create a cover or transcription. For this episode, I'm planning to transcribe Stephen James Taylor's “Quantum 7” performance from YouTube (though I haven't been able to complete this yet). Be sure to follow the Stephen Weigel YouTube channel if you don't want to miss it!   Music Ancient Seers (Surfing the Sonic Sky) - Stephen James TaylorSivi - ILEVENS Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celeste - Béla Bartók Sonic Sorcerer (Surfing the Sonic Sky) - Stephen James Taylor Music from “The Giving” [58-tone Hebdomekontany vs. 12-equal] - Stephen James Taylor MOS Vamp (Surfing the Sonic Sky) - Stephen James Taylor Music from “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” [7-limit] - Stephen James TaylorEddie Van Halen clip (Back to the Future)Believe me, if all those endearing young charms - Thomas Moore (Bugs bunny clip)Quantum 7 (Transcendent Tonality) - Stephen James Taylor Remorphed Keyboard (Surfing the Sonic Sky) - Stephen James TaylorThree-Part Invention - Stephen James TaylorDizzy Spell - Stephen James TaylorTrouvaille - Stephen James TaylorThe Sugmad is Dreaming - Stephen James TaylorExpressions - Stephen James TaylorThe Coprime Colors [7-limit JI] - Stephen James TaylorMood of Neptune [Fibonacci-based JI] - Stephen James TaylorRockin' da Beat [17-tone MOS scale] - Stephen James TaylorTopsy Turvy Town theme [from Mickey Mouse] - Stephen James TaylorRafiki's Theme [from Timon & Pumbaa] - Stephen James TaylorBlack Panther [31-TET establishing shot] - Stephen James TaylorBlack Panther [53-TET dream sequence] - Stephen James TaylorSonic Sky Credits/31 for Spud (Surfing the Sonic Sky) - Stephen James Taylor Check out Stephen James Taylor's music: https://www.stephenjamestaylor.com/sjt/home_page.html https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0853200/ https://music.apple.com/us/artist/stephen-james-taylor/6860557 https://www.youtube.com/user/SurfingTheSonicSky https://vimeo.com/sonicsky   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA Transcription of “Quantum 7” coming soon!

Anna-Maria Hefele, overtone singing sensation, has kindly graced us with her presence! Witness conversation about the tuning and construction of the intricate and aesthetically majestic Lambdoma project (built by Josef Baier). We also discuss how overtone singing intertwines with various musical ideas (production, style, classical technique, analytically hearing sound, the clash between overtones and 12-TET, glissando and vibrato). Be sure to check out her overtone singing class!Doing something new: for each Now&Xen episode made, I'm trying to create a cover or transcription. For this episode, I transcribed the first Lambdoma performance excerpt on YouTube! (Stephen Weigel channel). Be sure to check out the Patreon-exclusive episode about the specific notes of the tuning as well!   Music OVERTONE SINGING & LAMBDOMA - Improvisation by Anna-Maria Hefele Check out Anna's overtone singing class and projects: www.overtone.academy https://overtone.academy/product/lambdomama https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC9Qh709gas https://anna-maria-hefele.com/ https://www.supersonus.eu/cd/ http://www.josef-baier.at/?fbclid=IwAR1ojcygRC_7g8jmSNjz7xH8f4cUFAFGLnZ3Xxpt9fBtR5Q6XtJMeCEUsXs Bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/63529215 Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA Transcription of Overtone Singing & Lambdoma 1:https://youtu.be/qxxaGHuaOME

A fascinating collaboration between Ben Spees, of The Mercury Tree, and Damon Waitkus, of Jack O' the Clock. We take a look at the acoustic instruments used to create it (including non-Western ones), swap files, and talk about the challenges and inspirations behind the project. We also affirm quarter tones as part of the xenharmonic canon, nerd out about the regularity of scales, and hint at the secret “Migraine” project. Check out Ventifacts on Bandcamp, it is WELL worth the listen!Doing something new: for each Now&Xen episode made, I'm trying to release a cover of one of the songs on my YouTube channel, if it's relevant and I can do it. For this episode, there's a cover of The Ballad of Hearst and Herriman (10-edo)! It's premiering the day of episode release (the 12th, since we love 12 so much here at Now&Xen).   Music Intro - Rest [Ventifacts] (24edo)Anxiety - Damon WaitkusDog Day Music [Ventifacts] (24edo)Pacific [Ventifacts] (24edo)Azimuth of Sunrise [Ventifacts] (24edo)Pacific [Ventifacts] (24edo)Weeping Wall - David BowieBonneville [Ventifacts] (24edo)Dog Days [Ventifacts] (24edo)Mravalzhamier (Benia, Georgian polyphonic tuning) - performed by trio kavkasiaAzimuth of Sunrise [Ventifacts] (24edo)Hidden Well [Ventifacts] (20edo)Outro -The Ballad of Hearst & Herriman [Ventifacts] (10edo) Check out the album on Bandcamp (and Ben and Damon's projects): https://ventifacts.bandcamp.com/album/ventifacts https://damonwaitkus.bandcamp.com/ https://jackotheclock.bandcamp.com/ https://themercurytree.bandcamp.com/   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen   Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA Cover of Hearst & Herriman:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjpjJKNSCI8

“Visitors,” a lovely acoustic journey inspired by the visits of animals, is an album that leads to great conversation. Performed by Ben Hjertmann and Emmalee Hunnicutt, this masterpiece uses many different instruments which we discuss here. Fresh topics include: the act of rounding fretless tab, what a mentally ill Sufjan Stevens would sound like, performing live, JI lattices, chord symbols, and why we like secrets. All of the music from the episode is from the album, which is on Bandcamp! By the way, does anyone know the Nick Drake song Ben references at 33:26-34:00? If so, leave a comment!Doing something new: for each Now&Xen episode made, I'm trying to release a cover of one of the songs on my YouTube channel, if it's relevant and I can do it. There's a 17-tone equal temperament cover of “Luna Mirage” there now (link is at the very bottom).   Music Intro - Puijila Plays in the Mirrored MorningVulture in a Desert of MenRed BluesJack of SpadesRed BluesJack of SpadesPardic HymnWho Cooks for YouLuna Mirage (17edo cover arr. Stephen Weigel)Pardic HymnVulture in a Desert of MenPuijila Plays in the Mirrored MorningRed Blues (ending chord)Outro - Luna Mirage Check out the album on Bandcamp: https://benhjertmann.bandcamp.com/album/visitors https://www.benhjertmann.com/ https://emmaleehunnicutt.com/   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen   Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA Cover of Luna Mirage:https://youtu.be/rrFF9POxskw

We chat with Rami Olsen and Freddi Sturm, the brains behind “Hear Between the Lines,” about all things microtonal arranging/content! Topics touched upon include contrived wet food analogies, channel ideas, the story of Rami's cool guitars, fooling the ear by drifting, comparing different tuning systems' whole tone scales, piano pedal shredding, and the complications that arise in microtonality from using notation! By the way, their idea for monosyllabic words on quarter accidentals is a great one, so from now on, I will be telling people that Jacob Collier modulated to G-shat major, thanks (or did he)?   Music Intro - Hear Between the Lines channel tagGiant Steps (24edo challenge version with Stephen Weigel)In the Bleak Midwinter (Jacob Collier modulation) Giant Steps (24edo challenge version)Her Selcouth Touch (ending chord) - Stephen WeigelMicrotonal Star Wars Cantina Band - arr. The RasaBridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel (arr. Stephen Weigel in 19edo)K.G.L.W. - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel (arr. Stephen Weigel in 19edo)Outro - Giant Steps (24edo challenge version with Stephen Weigel) Check out their YouTube and Patreon: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6zVKDAekLKmdOa6LnkggIA https://www.patreon.com/Hearbetweenthelines/posts https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLHrqfLV-knUnVcdcqihrtg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3CaryPl71UFDruIfhvKe_w   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen   Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

Sevish and I chat about software, instruments, and philosophical questions. We are both excited to continually witness more and more people become interested in microtonality! Web-based browsers such as Scale Workshop, Xenpaper, and Leimma have made it even easier for people to play microtones without downloading synthesizers - all you need is an Internet connection. Sevish also explains how MPE works and why that's helpful. Find out once and for all whether we're just hitting random notes out of tune or not   Music Sevish - The Almighty Fractal (from “Bubble”)   Channels: https://www.youtube.com/user/sevishmusic https://sevish.bandcamp.com/https://sevish.com/blog/Use these links to play microtones on your QWERTY keyboard with nothing but an internet connection:https://sevish.com/scaleworkshop/ https://isartum.net/https://xenpaper.com/   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen   Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

Check out our latest conversation with the brilliant guitarist Tolgahan Çoğulu, inventor of the LEGO microtonal guitar and automatic microtonal guitar. We dive into how these guitars work, how they could be useful for playing microtones, the inspiration behind these incredible ideas, and the geometry of making frets tune accurately on a LEGO grid! If anyone listening to this episode wants to sponsor the automatic microtonal guitar, or knows someone who would, please reach out to Tolgahan at microtonalguitarist@gmail.com   Music Intro (from first concert w/ LEGO microtonal guitar): I Vrisi ton Peyiotisson arr. Benjamin Barbarič Outro (from first concert w/ LEGO microtonal guitar): I Vrisi ton Peyiotisson arr. Benjamin Barbarič, Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım (comp. Âşık Veysel) arr. Tolgahan Çoğulu   Tolgahan’s channels: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf7D886oBahxSSwBRVIib0A http://tolgahancogulu.com/ https://instagram.com/tolgahancogulu?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.patreon.com/Microtonalguitar/posts   Support us on Patreon! (If we get 60 patrons, episodes will be released regularly instead of sporadically) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen   Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

Hey all! Since Now&Xen is on hiatus, I wanted to give you some content anyway, so here's the last episode we had on as a Patreon exclusive! I may be releasing select Patreon-exclusive episodes during hiatus sometimes. This wonderful conversation features Subhraag and I talking about Infinitone DMT, an extremely exciting software that acts as the first really practical digital plugin just for retuning synths! Some examples of what it can do? Automate tuning parameters, like fundamental frequency. Shift between subsets of a tuning using similar automation. Calculate beating and de-tuning from a tuning-conscious perspective. For more, be sure to check it out soon at Infinitone.com! All of the musical examples (morsels) are composed by Subhraag and come from his first Infinitone DMT "demo" giving examples of different kinds of microtonal music that can be created using this software. Support us on Patreon! (Stephen will return to making Now&Xen after 60) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen   Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

We dissect makam scales with Dr. Eric Ederer, using his fantastic instruments and deep knowledge of theory & praxis. Makam music uses a lot of different parameters to identify itself to its listeners, such as direction (seyir) and where the melody starts. There is a lot of analysis work that can be done in this field, especially in describing historically accurate modulation, and/or listing melodic tropes that indicate certain makams. Part of Dr. Ederer’s research involved recording how experts think about their own playing. We also talk about Just Intonation, the history of the oud, and “improvisation” (or not). Other amusements include the licc in Husseini, Pythagoras in general, and kings that brag about being able to bench press cattle as well as tune a lyre.    Music Intro: Beyati Çiftetelli - Eric Ederer Makam - Eric Ederer Outro: Muwashshah Without Words #1 Bayyati Nawa - Eric Ederer   Socials (YouTube, website) https://www.youtube.com/user/zeke1923 http://ericederer.com/   Support us on Patreon! (Stephen will return to making Now&Xen after 60) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen   Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA   This is the last public episode until my hiatus from Now&Xen. Thank you all for listening and supporting! I couldn’t have kept on making these without the incredible generosity and positivity that the microtonal community has thrown my way!    -Stephen Weigel

We discuss the origin and style of the polystylistic jazz band Dsilton, as well as the 36-note keyboard that Georg Vogel often plays and the tuning setups. Be sure to look out for Dsilton’s first studio album out sometime in spring or summer 2021! They play a lot of music live that you can see on their YouTube channels.   Music Intro: Iwan Baanas - Dsilton Halogenflügel - Georg Vogel Dsilton - Dsilton (Georg Vogel & David Dornig) Malend (neon moers festival) - Dsilton Prismascatten - Dsilton Outro: Finkostar - Dsilton   Find their music: http://www.georgvogel.net/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmzn7wDBp_H3N0diqakaRvg https://georgvogel.bandcamp.com/releases   Support us on Patreon! (Stephen will return to making Now&Xen after 60) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen   Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

Join us for a conversation with Robin Meiksins, flute performer extraordinaire! She plays lots of new music, and as such is familiar with many contemporary techniques. We discuss favorite tuning systems to play in, ways to achieve microtones on the flute, and how notation can be viewed as “representative” of particular schools of thought.   Music (all songs on flute performed by Robin Meiksins) Intro: Cassandra’s Song - Brian Ferneyhough January 17, 2020 - Justin Houser Couples’ Therapy - Jacob Barton Soma - Luis Gelgado Outro: Abstraction 7 - Christopher Bailey   Check out Robin’s performance: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGVHd5juCshz-0eAK97qcTQ https://untwelve.org/   Support us on Patreon! (We need 60 patrons by 12/2020!) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen   Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

Composer Taylor Brook regularly works with Just Intonation, string players, and piano timbres. We discuss some of the notational and compositional challenges of working with Just Intonation, the JACK quartet, comma drift, secrets for hiding dissonance, and writing with microtones.   Music Intro: Virtutes Occultae (16: Cloud Pastoral) - Taylor Brook Drifts (II: Phrygia) - Taylor Brook Koan - James Tenney MOTTE - Thomas Nicholson Limited Approximations - Georg Friedrich HaasVirtutes Occultae (12: Cloud Fantasia) - Taylor Brook Virtutes Occultae (06: Parlando) - Taylor Brook Apperceptions (09: A) - Taylor Brook Virtutes Occultae (01: Prelude) - Taylor BrookVirtutes Occultae (01: Prelude) - Taylor BrookVirtutes Occultae (04: Cloud Perpetuo) - Taylor BrookVirtutes Occultae (04: Cloud Perpetuo) - Taylor Brook Drifts (III: Organum) - Taylor Brook Drifts (IV: Floria) - Taylor Brook Outro: Apperceptions (02: B) - Taylor Brook   Check out the new electric guitar album (and his other music): https://taylorbrook.bandcamp.com/album/virtutes-occultae https://www.taylorbrook.info/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOoEXkGkh54Q1lqyPGia_hw   Support us on Patreon! (We need 60 patrons by 12/2020!) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen   Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

Composer-performer Erica dal Bassa is an innovator in electronic and vocal music. We explore varied experimental topics such as bytebeat, singing techniques, narratives, and microtonal effects. One way to explore possibilities of the voice in music is to use resonance to make one’s voice sound either masculine or feminine, which soprano sfogato uses to great effect! Other techniques we explore include overtone singing, Tibetan throat singing, polyphonic singing, and androgynous singing.   Music Intro: Love and Distance - Erica dal Bassa Dragonspawn in Space - Erica dal Bassa The Dragon’s Cave - Erica dal Bassa Lollipops and Laser Bees - Erica dal Bassa Irrationally Irradiated - Erica dal Bassa Would You Love Me - Erica dal Bassa Death by Odysseus - Erica dal Bassa Please Hold - Erica dal Bassa Outro: Grave Clearing Ceremony - Erica dal Bassa   Links to songs: https://sopranosfogato.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/soprano-sfogato https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Fcg43RQXJu8LDrVSZmRAV   Support us on Patreon! (We need 60 patrons by 12/2020!) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen   Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

Composer Michael Harrison and I talk about his deep interests in Indian classical music (solfege, tuning, raga, and practice) as well as Just Intonation (septimal intervals). His latest piece, “Just Constellations,” is an a cappella piece sung/commissioned by the iconic Roomful of Teeth ensemble. Topics include improvisation, commatic intervals in chords, minimalist composers (La Monte Young, Terry Riley), and the benefits of learning from a variety of styles. The harmonic piano, which we also discuss, is an extremely exciting DIY technique for getting a standard piano to play up to 24 notes per octave!   Music Intro: Just Constellations (1: The Opening Constellation: Summer) - Michael Harrison The Four Dreams of China - LaMonte Young The Well-Tuned Piano - LaMonte Young Indian raga Suhakanara (performed by Sri Manilal Nag) Revelation (1: Revealing the Tones) - Michael Harrison Revelation (3: Revealing the Commas) - Michael Harrison Revelation (4: Tone Cloud I) - Michael Harrison  Revelation (12: Tone Cloud IV) - Michael Harrison Just Constellations (1: The Opening Constellation: Summer) - Michael Harrison Raga Yaman (instrumental) - Sharanu Siddhi Vinayaka Tarana (raga with piano) - Michael Harrison Just Constellations (3: The Magic Constellation: Winter) - Michael Harrison Just Constellations (4: The Acoustic Constellation: Spring) - Michael Harrison Partita for 8 Voices - Caroline Shaw Royal Wedding - Terry Riley Revelation (8: Vision in the Desert) - Michael Harrison From Ancient Worlds (using harmonic piano) - Michael Harrison Outro: Just Constellations (2: The Romantic Constellation: Autumn) - Michael Harrison   Michael Harrison’s music: https://michaelharrison.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwsdXje6PBl4tME4IZeg-cA https://open.spotify.com/artist/09b9oXw3X9LhhKA8GJsMDT?autoplay=true   Support us on Patreon! (We need 60 patrons by 12/2020!) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen   Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

A stimulating conversation about content creation, electronics, and microtonal controllers! Gustavo is the original creator of the XT Synth, and his channel has classes on how to make DIY human-computer interfaces. We discuss how we would create a microtonal fretless controller type that no one has ever seen before, and compare it to other interfaces. Most of the episode is bonus content on our Patreon, so here is the second half!  https://www.patreon.com/posts/046b-musico-nerd-41536053?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare   Music The void (an XT Synth performance) - Gustavo Silveira Interactive music and juggling - Gustavo Silveira   Gustavo’s channels: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyqCwyBJ98fR-CPoyXUxY5w https://nerdmusician.teachable.com/p/making-music-with-arduino https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3AeUNOpzuRVBqXpoIh2XTA   The XT Synth: https://www.musiconerd.com/xtsynth#:~:text=%22The%20XT%20Synth%20is%20a,similar%20to%20an%20string%20instrument.   Support us on Patreon! (We need 60 patrons by 12/2020!) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen   Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA  

Vivian and I chat about microtonal tuning systems, building instruments, playing guitar, and metal! Her Bandcamp name is Victory Over the Sun. You should be extremely excited about her upcoming microtonal metal album in 17-tone equal temperament! We go over a few of the demos for this album, and play intervals back and forth on keyboards and guitars. We also crack the code for going viral on Twitter on the side.   Music Intro: The Enormous Cosmos (in the cavity of the mouth) - Victory Over the Sun Housewife plays microtonal metal! Longwayaway People - Sevish Three Weeping Tyrants - Stephen Weigel signifying blue (demo) - Vivian Tylinska number as iron device (demo) - Vivian Tylinska Melt - Brendan Byrnes god howling in a cage (demo) - Vivian Tylinska The Objectless World - Victory Over the Sun Marzec - Victory Over the Sun Soaring Xenharmonic Plantain - The Mercury Tree nasty boy - Jock Tears Fervour - Xotla Gleam - Sevish Outro: god howling in a cage (demo) - Vivian Tylinska   Vivian’s music/Twitter https://votsband.bandcamp.com/ https://twitter.com/bastard__wing   Support us on Patreon! (We need 60 patrons by 12/2020!) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen   Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

Join esteemed Canadian composer Paul Dolden and I for a delightful romp through xenharmonic music that sounds alive and exciting. We rewrite the music curriculum, win the candy, gab about psychoacoustics and instrumental technique, and discuss compositional philosophy and craftsmanship. As of right now, nobody is writing with microtonality like Paul, who has spent 40 years writing microtonal compositions by mixing hundreds of recorded musical parts in dense, polished layers.   Music Intro: The Untempered Orchestra (I) - Paul Dolden Shaynamic Sunshine - Paul Dolden Midnight to Morocco - Paul Dolden L’ivresse de la Vitesse 1992 (Remastered 2012) - Paul Dolden Who Has the Biggest Sound? (7: The Saddle Song) - Paul Dolden Veils (section A) - Paul Dolden Who Has the Biggest Sound? (5: Who Can Play the Fastest?) - Paul Dolden Who Has the Biggest Sound? (1: The Village Choir Asks the Important Questions of the Day) - Paul Dolden Who Has the Biggest Sound? (14: The Village Wind Orchestra: More Blowing in the Wind) - Paul Dolden Who Has the Biggest Sound? (8: My Hound is Out of Harmony) - Paul Dolden   Paul’s music https://pauldolden.bandcamp.com/ https://www.starkland.com/st220/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/4T4VZyOCrycA5grqD6qCLM?si=nrF9yyUCSSO6STkXzetISg https://electrocd.com/en/artiste/dolden_pa/Paul_Dolden   Support us on Patreon! (We need 60 patrons by 12/2020!) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen   Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

Voice expert Amelia Huff and I talk about the harmonic series in an in-depth way! Memes, witchcraft, acoustics, production, human-voice aesthetics, and novendecimal scales are just some of the many topics we cover in this exciting conversation! In her music, Amelia uses the harmonic series in macro-harmonic systems whose notes’ frequency ratios share denominators, instead of scales built from tonality diamonds as is usually the case. Our harmonic series talk is particularly revelatory because of Amelia’s unique methodology, our dissection of unfair assumptions (inversional similarity, the limit as a measure of overall sound) and how we relate the harmonic series to a multiplicity of concepts such as speaker vibration. And seriously, you have to check out her music and Patreon, her work is positively gorgeous and beautiful. Most of the episode is bonus content on our Patreon (storage was tight this month due to a file upload error last month), so here’s is the rest of it: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39872444    Music Novemdeca [novemdecimal (19-limit) JI tuning] - Zhea Erose Sola [31edo + Just] - Zhea Erose Divinate [31edo] - Zhea Erose Outro: Sola [31edo + Just] - Zhea Erose Music from the BONUS content: Glitterdance [31edo] - Zhea Erose Pandelia [septendecimal (17-limit) JI tuning] - Zhea Erose Outro: Prayer Room [31edo, 12edo, Just] - Zhea Erose Amelia’s music and Patreon https://zheaerosemusic.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC--VosYH0BHISbb4SFO9rQA https://www.patreon.com/transvoicelessons/posts Support us on Patreon! (We need 60 patrons by 12/2020!) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

Sintel is a biologist, visual artist, game creator, and multi-instrumentalist who uses a variety of tuning systems in his work. Our stimulating conversation covers topics such as music theory, software friction/workflow, improvisation/self-teaching, psychoacoustics, and the human genome. Sintel is creating several useful kinds of software for creating microtonal music, most notably an editor using continuous pitch lines, and a script for rendering 12 tone equal temperament melodies in another tuning. Check out his newest album, “Outer Gardens,” and the aforementioned software, below!    Music Chromosome 12 (from “Sonification of Human Genome Assembly”) - Sintel Chromosome 13 (from “Sonification of Human Genome Assembly”) - SintelY chromosome (from “Sonification of Human Genome Assembly”) - SintelTiny Boy (from “Outer Gardens”) [22edo] - Sintel Going OFF (from “Outer Gardens”) [22edo] - Sintel Intro (from “Outer Gardens”) [22edo] - SintelGassy Webcap (from “Outer Gardens”) [22edo] - Sintel Interlude (from “Outer Gardens”) [22edo] - SintelCome Into the World My Child (from “Outer Gardens”) [5edo] - SintelGymnopédie No.1 - Erik Satie (Sintel cover, 19edo) The Entertainer - Scott Joplin (Sintel cover, 16edo) Outro: Reed Sketches (from “Outer Gardens”) - Sintel   Links Newest album: https://sintel.bandcamp.com/album/outer-gardens Justdrawit software: https://github.com/Sin-tel/justidraw Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/sintel-music   Support us on Patreon! (We need 60 patrons by 12/2020!) https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen   Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

Hidekazu Wakabayashi is a multi-instrumentalist who puts his works on YouTube with lots of incredible visual content! We talk about traditional music, cover songs, brown notes, recycling, the legendary “Iceface tuning” from his dreams, and other instruments. Among those discussed include Tolgahan Çoğulu’s microtonal guitar frets, the fluid piano, non-Western flutes, and fretless guitars. We also figure out who’s best between YouTube and Bandcamp!   Music Intro: IceFace tuned piano (Microtonal Piano Lucid Fairytale) - H. WakabayashiHorii Kojiro - Hi To Mi (solo shakuhacki) Inti Illimani - solo de quena  Within You Without You - The Beatles Love You To - The Beatles Wakabayashi - You Are so Microtonal Blackbird - The Beatles (Wakabayashi cover) Nen nen korori yo (edo lullaby) - (Wakabayashi cover) Kagome Kagome - (Wakabayshi cover)  Calling You - Jevetta Steele (Wakabayashi cover) Persian Study 1 - Wakabayashi Outro: Persian Study 2 - Wakabayashi   Links Hidekazu Wakabayashi’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_CN4tC4aH0YjaIDhOFcjjQ Video on taping frets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE-sehgOrTY&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0QbE8ihzvaCTjNL-GoKoSMIJpRudPzw104O8PZymh4NhgIiUUpU210lSQ My album track (ft. Wakabayashi): https://xenharmonicgod.bandcamp.com/track/googolplex-edo    Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen   Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

Sevish and Jacob Barton interview Stephen Weigel about his new absurdist postmodern EDM album, one that pushes the envelope with regards to how complexity is perceived and how tuning systems are defined and used. Topics include speaking vs. writing, xenrhythm, the Bandcamp scene, imaginary divisions of the octave, dog vs. cat people, workflow, exploring new constraints on parameters, support, and how to piss off the right people.   Music 71edo, 72edo, 105edo, 106edo, 204edo, 205edo (

We talk about the microtonal pop duo Syzygys and how they play with Harry Partch’s 43-tone Genesis scale. How do you make music sound interesting when your keyboard has less range than an ocarina? How do you tune a reed organ to 11-limit JI without a computer? Why did György Ligeti almost buy Syzygys’s microtonal keyboard? Find out in this episode!   Music Intro: D.P.O. - Syzygys  Bewitched - Harry Partch And on the Seventh Day Petals Fell in Petaluma - Harry Partch Syzygy Moon - Syzygys Classical dan bau - Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre Ensemble (Ha noi, Vietnam 2011) Dost Dost Diye Hayalına Yeldiğim - Aşık Veysel Fonce 13 - Syzygys Fauna Grotesque - Syzygys Spatial Harmonics - Dolores Catherino Outro: Furacoco - Syzygys   Links Syzygys website  http://www.syzygys.jp/e_pages/index.html Hitomi Shimizu website  https://ginkakujipiano.jimdofree.com/ Bandcamp  https://hitomishimizu.bandcamp.com/ 43-tone organ on you tube https://youtu.be/-Sx5nSfMErg Otona CD ( You can buy CD from Syzygys website when international mail service resumes) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BQUKO22 Complete Studio Recordings   https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00007J4S0 Eyes On Green - Live At Tokyo Inkstick https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005Q6NB   Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen   Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA

Joe Monzo and I talk about lots of tuning theory and memories of events past. Comparisons are made between 37edo (alas! The episode is only 1 away!) and 22edo, as he recently completed a wildly chromatic score of a 37edo piece called “The Kog Sisters.” Joe Monzo came up with many important concepts and has gathered a lot of historical and mathematical information together on his website, initially hosted at sonic-arts, but now on tonalsoft. We talk jazz, Tonescape (lattice software), Musescore, workflow, his book (JustMusic), notation (especially of 37edo), LaMonte Young, the monzo (easy way to write primes which Joe first used in tuning theory), interval lists, high-number EDO’s as measurement tools, and, of course, “breaking the lattice barrier.”       Music Intro: Kog Sisters (37edo) - Joe Monzo Glass Onion (retempered in 22edo by Joe Monzo) - The Beatles Afrikan Song - Joe Monzo 1000003-limit JI (from

On this episode of Now&Xen, we talk with electronic guru Isaac Schankler about his relationship with microtonality as a composer, reasons to use just intonation or equal temperament, and creative ways to re-tune instruments during performance to mess with expectation. His piece “Alien Warp Etude,” performed by Aaron Kallay, creatively chunks out the 5 + 7 nature of the keyboard with scales a neutral third apart from each other. Be sure to check out the recent album he put out in March to help with the coronavirus, “Songs To Wash Your Hands To!”   Music Intro: Alien Warp Etude - Isaac Schankler Rad - Enno Pope Prologue - Gérard Grisey Fugitive Objects - Kyle Gann The Source - Ted Hearne Ja ṛêvzur (The Moonflower) - Herman Miller Wash Your Hands - Stephen Weigel Mystery Curve - An Exciting Event Microscopic Germs - An Exciting Event/Xenharmonic Praxis Light and Power (Act II, Scene 4) - Isaac Schankler Outro: Because Patterns/Deep State - Isaac Schankler   Check out Isaac’s compilation album “Songs to Wash Your Hands To,” and his music! https://isaacschankler.bandcamp.com/album/songs-to-wash-your-hands-to https://open.spotify.com/artist/6p42MdIzaIRwgneYbTxiy2?si=z6d0aRe3S2-W4wvoyDBGTQ   Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nowandxen   Follow http://nowandxen.libsyn.com https://twitter.com/now_xen https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/   Subscribe RSS: http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/rss iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mhnGsH… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nowxen Twitter: https://twitter.com/now_xen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowxen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmYNMpemAIq8DnK5HJ9gsA