039 - Hitomi Shimizu (Syzygys)

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 YouTube
https://youtu.be/-Sx5nSfMErg
Otona CD
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

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