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My friends over at fature.net (an online record label) just put out a new compilation album "2 Minute Masterpieces"

So now I can finally share my contribution with this group. :) Have a play:

http://www.archive.org/download/FNet021/02.Sevish-Trapped_in_a_Cycle.mp3

It's some kinda electronic music as usual, which I named "Trapped in a Cycle". I used just intonation to create the pitch material. Here's the scale:

0: 1/1 0.000 unison, perfect prime
1: 33/32 53.273 undecimal comma, al-Farabi's 1/4-tone
2: 9/8 203.910 major whole tone
3: 7/6 266.871 septimal minor third
4: 5/4 386.314 major third
5: 21/16 470.781 narrow fourth
6: 11/8 551.318 undecimal semi-augmented fourth
7: 3/2 701.955 perfect fifth
8: 77/48 818.189
9: 5/3 884.359 major sixth, BP sixth
10: 27/16 905.865 Pythagorean major sixth
11: 7/4 968.826 harmonic seventh
12: 2/1 1200.000 octave

Can't remember if I used 'em all. I definitely used my baby, 11/8. I also can't remember the rationale behind creating this scale. I think I was trying to get in a few intervals I like plus some that were 3/2 higher. If anybody can figure out what that 77/48 is supposed to be then please let me know!

The full album can be downloaded from here: http://www.fature.net/release.php?id=156
I haven't listened to the whole thing yet (listening now) so I can't tell you if there's any other microtonal stuff in there. Loads of interesting avant-electro-dance kind of stuff though.

Best wishes,

Sean "Sevish" Archibald

(PS shout out if you're going to UK microfest 4 this weekend)

🔗Aaron Krister Johnson <aaron@...>

Hey Sean,

77/48 is up 7/4, up 11/8, down a 3/2 (or as they say in "monzos" <-4,
-1,0,1,1])

I'm going to have a listen later...looking forward to it, as usual.

AKJ

On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:22 AM, sevishmusic <sevish@...> wrote:

> My friends over at fature.net (an online record label) just put out a new
> compilation album "2 Minute Masterpieces"
>
> So now I can finally share my contribution with this group. :) Have a play:
>
> http://www.archive.org/download/FNet021/02.Sevish-Trapped_in_a_Cycle.mp3
>
> It's some kinda electronic music as usual, which I named "Trapped in a
> Cycle". I used just intonation to create the pitch material. Here's the
> scale:
>
> 0: 1/1 0.000 unison, perfect prime
> 1: 33/32 53.273 undecimal comma, al-Farabi's 1/4-tone
> 2: 9/8 203.910 major whole tone
> 3: 7/6 266.871 septimal minor third
> 4: 5/4 386.314 major third
> 5: 21/16 470.781 narrow fourth
> 6: 11/8 551.318 undecimal semi-augmented fourth
> 7: 3/2 701.955 perfect fifth
> 8: 77/48 818.189
> 9: 5/3 884.359 major sixth, BP sixth
> 10: 27/16 905.865 Pythagorean major sixth
> 11: 7/4 968.826 harmonic seventh
> 12: 2/1 1200.000 octave
>
> Can't remember if I used 'em all. I definitely used my baby, 11/8. I also
> can't remember the rationale behind creating this scale. I think I was
> trying to get in a few intervals I like plus some that were 3/2 higher. If
> anybody can figure out what that 77/48 is supposed to be then please let me
> know!
>
> The full album can be downloaded from here:
> http://www.fature.net/release.php?id=156
> I haven't listened to the whole thing yet (listening now) so I can't tell
> you if there's any other microtonal stuff in there. Loads of interesting
> avant-electro-dance kind of stuff though.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Sean "Sevish" Archibald
>
> (PS shout out if you're going to UK microfest 4 this weekend)
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

--
Aaron Krister Johnson
http://www.akjmusic.com
http://www.untwelve.org

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🔗chrisvaisvil@...

I've only been able to listen on my blackberry. Nonetheless I ejoyed your piece. My impression was a very futuristic Dutch coffee house. I hope that sounds like a positive comment as it is meant to be one.

Chris
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Subject: [MMM] Trapped in a Cycle (JI)

My friends over at fature.net (an online record label) just put out a new compilation album "2 Minute Masterpieces"

So now I can finally share my contribution with this group. :) Have a play:

http://www.archive.org/download/FNet021/02.Sevish-Trapped_in_a_Cycle.mp3

It's some kinda electronic music as usual, which I named "Trapped in a Cycle". I used just intonation to create the pitch material. Here's the scale:

Best wishes,

Sean "Sevish" Archibald

(PS shout out if you're going to UK microfest 4 this weekend)

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🔗genewardsmith <genewardsmith@...>

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "genewardsmith" <genewardsmith@...> wrote:

> Tempering would be a possibility.

Here are some Scala versions:

! sevish.scl
Sevish JI scale
12
!
33/32
9/8
7/6
5/4
21/16
11/8
3/2
77/48
5/3
27/16
7/4
2/1

! sevish159.scl
!
159et tempered version of Sevish JI scale
12
!
52.83019
203.77358
264.15094
384.90566
467.92453
550.94340
701.88679
815.09434
883.01887
905.66038
966.03774
2/1

🔗sevishmusic <sevish@...>

Thanks Chris, it is indeed taken as a positive comment! :)

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, chrisvaisvil@... wrote:
>
> I've only been able to listen on my blackberry. Nonetheless I ejoyed your piece. My impression was a very futuristic Dutch coffee house. I hope that sounds like a positive comment as it is meant to be one.
>
> Chris
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "sevishmusic" <sevish@...>
> Sender: MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:22:15
> To: <MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com>
> Reply-To: MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MMM] Trapped in a Cycle (JI)
>
> My friends over at fature.net (an online record label) just put out a new compilation album "2 Minute Masterpieces"
>
> So now I can finally share my contribution with this group. :) Have a play:
>
> http://www.archive.org/download/FNet021/02.Sevish-Trapped_in_a_Cycle.mp3
>
> It's some kinda electronic music as usual, which I named "Trapped in a Cycle". I used just intonation to create the pitch material. Here's the scale:
>
> 0: 1/1 0.000 unison, perfect prime
> 1: 33/32 53.273 undecimal comma, al-Farabi's 1/4-tone
> 2: 9/8 203.910 major whole tone
> 3: 7/6 266.871 septimal minor third
> 4: 5/4 386.314 major third
> 5: 21/16 470.781 narrow fourth
> 6: 11/8 551.318 undecimal semi-augmented fourth
> 7: 3/2 701.955 perfect fifth
> 8: 77/48 818.189
> 9: 5/3 884.359 major sixth, BP sixth
> 10: 27/16 905.865 Pythagorean major sixth
> 11: 7/4 968.826 harmonic seventh
> 12: 2/1 1200.000 octave
>
> Can't remember if I used 'em all. I definitely used my baby, 11/8. I also can't remember the rationale behind creating this scale. I think I was trying to get in a few intervals I like plus some that were 3/2 higher. If anybody can figure out what that 77/48 is supposed to be then please let me know!
>
> The full album can be downloaded from here: http://www.fature.net/release.php?id=156
> I haven't listened to the whole thing yet (listening now) so I can't tell you if there's any other microtonal stuff in there. Loads of interesting avant-electro-dance kind of stuff though.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Sean "Sevish" Archibald
>
> (PS shout out if you're going to UK microfest 4 this weekend)
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

🔗Ozan Yarman <ozanyarman@...>

I like 'em horizony soundscapes with the perpetual beat. Don't know why,
but this reminds me of the Dragon Hunters (2008) animation surrealism.
Good work Sean!

Oz.

✩ ✩ ✩
www.ozanyarman.com

chrisvaisvil@... wrote:
> I've only been able to listen on my blackberry. Nonetheless I ejoyed your piece. My impression was a very futuristic Dutch coffee house. I hope that sounds like a positive comment as it is meant to be one.
>
> Chris
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "sevishmusic"<sevish@...>
> Sender: MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:22:15
> To:<MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com>
> Reply-To: MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MMM] Trapped in a Cycle (JI)
>
> My friends over at fature.net (an online record label) just put out a new compilation album "2 Minute Masterpieces"
>
> So now I can finally share my contribution with this group. :) Have a play:
>
> http://www.archive.org/download/FNet021/02.Sevish-Trapped_in_a_Cycle.mp3
>
> It's some kinda electronic music as usual, which I named "Trapped in a Cycle". I used just intonation to create the pitch material. Here's the scale:
>
> 0: 1/1 0.000 unison, perfect prime
> 1: 33/32 53.273 undecimal comma, al-Farabi's 1/4-tone
> 2: 9/8 203.910 major whole tone
> 3: 7/6 266.871 septimal minor third
> 4: 5/4 386.314 major third
> 5: 21/16 470.781 narrow fourth
> 6: 11/8 551.318 undecimal semi-augmented fourth
> 7: 3/2 701.955 perfect fifth
> 8: 77/48 818.189
> 9: 5/3 884.359 major sixth, BP sixth
> 10: 27/16 905.865 Pythagorean major sixth
> 11: 7/4 968.826 harmonic seventh
> 12: 2/1 1200.000 octave
>
> Can't remember if I used 'em all. I definitely used my baby, 11/8. I also can't remember the rationale behind creating this scale. I think I was trying to get in a few intervals I like plus some that were 3/2 higher. If anybody can figure out what that 77/48 is supposed to be then please let me know!
>
> The full album can be downloaded from here: http://www.fature.net/release.php?id=156
> I haven't listened to the whole thing yet (listening now) so I can't tell you if there's any other microtonal stuff in there. Loads of interesting avant-electro-dance kind of stuff though.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Sean "Sevish" Archibald
>
> (PS shout out if you're going to UK microfest 4 this weekend)
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

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🔗Carl Lumma <carl@...>

Phenomenal production! -C.

Sean wrote:

>My friends over at fature.net (an online record label) just put out a
>new compilation album "2 Minute Masterpieces"
>
>So now I can finally share my contribution with this group. :) Have a play:
>
> http://www.archive.org/download/FNet021/02.Sevish-Trapped_in_a_Cycle.mp3
>
>It's some kinda electronic music as usual, which I named "Trapped in a
>Cycle". I used just intonation to create the pitch material. Here's the scale:
>
> 0: 1/1 0.000 unison, perfect prime
> 1: 33/32 53.273 undecimal comma, al-Farabi's 1/4-tone
> 2: 9/8 203.910 major whole tone
> 3: 7/6 266.871 septimal minor third
> 4: 5/4 386.314 major third
> 5: 21/16 470.781 narrow fourth
> 6: 11/8 551.318 undecimal semi-augmented fourth
> 7: 3/2 701.955 perfect fifth
> 8: 77/48 818.189
> 9: 5/3 884.359 major sixth, BP sixth
> 10: 27/16 905.865 Pythagorean major sixth
> 11: 7/4 968.826 harmonic seventh
> 12: 2/1 1200.000 octave
>
>Can't remember if I used 'em all. I definitely used my baby, 11/8. I
>also can't remember the rationale behind creating this scale. I think
>I was trying to get in a few intervals I like plus some that were 3/2
>higher. If anybody can figure out what that 77/48 is supposed to be
>then please let me know!
>
>The full album can be downloaded from here:
>http://www.fature.net/release.php?id=156
>I haven't listened to the whole thing yet (listening now) so I can't
>tell you if there's any other microtonal stuff in there. Loads of
>interesting avant-electro-dance kind of stuff though.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Sean "Sevish" Archibald
>
>(PS shout out if you're going to UK microfest 4 this weekend)
>

🔗jonszanto <jszanto@...>

🔗sevishmusic <sevish@...>

Oz, Jon and Carl, ta very much.

Truth be told, the composition of this piece caused a lot of head-scratching moments. Originally it was going to be my untwelve entry - until I realised I wouldn't have enough time to evolve it through 5 minutes!

Sean

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "jonszanto" <jszanto@...> wrote:
>
> --- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "sevishmusic" <sevish@> wrote:
> > So now I can finally share my contribution with this group. :) Have a play:
>
> Really nice, Sean. Everything I could ask for in a piece of this style: composition, sounds, production, all very well done.
>