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Take a soak in the musical seas of Warren Burt, who has been an avid pioneer in microtonality and electronics for nearly half a century! Stories of his personal journey into a passionate curiosity for tuning; discussion of the use of algorithmic processes in composition; ruminations on technology; mysteries of lost gear; and more.

Music
All tracks and excerpts composed by Warren Burt except where otherwise indicated
[0:00] Yellow Bill (2018) - Additive 11 tone MOS Canon
[3:32] Twenty Dekanies (1998) - Dekany 15
[4:54] John Cage and Lejaren Hiller - HPSCHD (1969)
[9:20] Explorations of 31 (1981-2) - D
[15:32] Charlemagne Palestine - Four Manifestations On Six Elements (1974)
[20:54] 39 Dissonant Etudes (1992) - 35 tone
[22:24] 39 Dissonant Etudes - 25 tone
[25:42] Improvisation in Two Ancient Greek Modes (1987)
[33:36] Voices, Tuning Forks and Accordion (1986)
[43:20] And the Archytan Transpositions (2004-5)
[47:55] Hexany Fantasy: While reading "The Children's Grimoire," Bluebearry and Yellow Hippo stumble into the realm of the ever-evolving Hexanies, encountering the sonically embodied memories of those who envisioned whole other servings of tapioca. (2014)
[59:55] Kenneth Gaburo - Dante's Joynte (1968)
[1:03:55] Harmonic Colour Fields - Portrait of Erv Wilson (1997)
[1:06:23] Nightshade Etudes (2012) Book 1 - Tobacco Wurlitzer Electric Piano
[1:09:24] Nightshade Etudes Book 3 - Tobacco Steel Drums
[1:13:12] Nightshade Etudes Book 2 - Tobacco Xylophone
[1:14:51] 39 Dissonant Etudes - 41 tone
[1:20:21] 39 Dissonant Etudes - 21 tone

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