"Russian Twist" my new track recorded (proudly using 5/2 time signature and 8-TET (8 tone equal temperament)) on Roland FANTOM with Roland FA-08 linear sequencer. So wait! What is really going on here??

"Barbaric" harmonic system:

In classical music and Western music in general, the most common tuning system since the 18th century has been twelve-tone equal temperament. "Russian Twist" track I composed last month is using only 8 tones. That makes most of the time impossible to play chords we all know and we can name. This is also impossible to play melody / sections of this track on piano. But thanks to that there is something really different and unique in terms of the colour of this track (I believe).

Imagine... a piano where octave has only 8 and not 12 halftones.

Just to make this a bit more outside the box I am using here 5/2 time signature which is quite unique for electronic music.

More about 8-tet or 8edo via xen.wiki/w/8edo:
"8-edo forms an odd and even pitch set of two diminished seventh chords, which when used in combination yield dissonance. The system has been described as a "barbaric" harmonic system; even so, it does a good job representing the just intonation subgroup 2.11/3.13/5, with good intervals of 13/10 and an excellent version of 11/6."

Enjoy Russian Twist (Xenharmonic Music Jazz Microtonal) 

Mastered by Nathan Skynet Vinall


/Lukasz Zelezny

Lukasz Zelezny

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