On this album, I was starting to explore a type of rhythm I call "pentaswing." Someone must have played with this idea before, but I don't know of any examples. Basically, a swing rhythm divides beats into a long first note and a short second note. The ratio of long to short is often close to 2:1, so the underlying rhythm is a triplet -- a beat divided into three subdivisions, grouped 2+1. My idea was to generalize the long-short idea but divide the beat into five subdivisions, grouped 3+2 (long-short ratio 3:2). I found it works very well, and this very short piece is proof-of-concept. It leads into Spun, which is a more developed piece that uses a pentaswing rhythm.
Tuning: 23-EDO.
Time: 7 beats per measure at 140 BPM, beat is divided into 5 subdivisions (hence the name "pentaswing")
This album is an absolute gem - it sounds bright, refined, texturally variant, and rich with life. So much effort clearly went into this with the vast number of instruments and overlapping lines, though it all sounds effortless and completely natural. I enjoy singing along with the sing-along book! If you don't think this album is interesting, I can't be friends with you. My only superficial complaint is that I wish a lot of the songs were longer! That said, I love almost EVERY moment in this! Stephen Weigel
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This album has made me appreciate microtonal music even more and these tunings add so many unique and exceptionally satisfying colors. This is an amazing listening experience from start to finish and I can't wait to hear more. You're one of the first microtonal artists I got to discover and it feels great to hear all these new sounds that break out of the 12 EDO sphere and the creativity that comes with it. Xaltegk