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Just Intonated And Microtonal Slowcore Techno

by Time Kanzler Green

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How many different tones are there within one octave? 12? C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B?
Wrong! There is an infinite amount of different pitches, and therefore notes, tones, and intervals within one octave.
It was only around the turn of the 20th Century that, in the western world, the sonic landscape was reduced to using the 12 different notes that are now so commonplace in western songs - the "Twelve Tone Equal Temperament" (12 TET) tuning was born.
Composers like Beethoven, Bach and Mozart still used vastly different tuning systems and pitches than those that are in use now.
Also, of course, music outside the western world employs tuning systems that are not within the twelve tone system.

But in the 20th century, there were many composers that rebelled against this very extreme reduction of "legitimate" tonality which became enforced in the west.
Thus the Just Intonation and Microtonal movements were born.
Composers began to use pitches that were outside the 12 TET, often using "pure" intervals (in the 12 TET tuning, only the unison and octave are pure, and the perfect fifth and perfect fourth are "somewhat" pure - all other intervals are not) - this approach is called "Just Intonation" - or using intervals that lie between the 12 TET pitches and are (often far) smaller than a half step - this approach is called Microtuning.

For the most part of the 20th century, these forms of music were often restricted to the academic circuit, or amongst hobby producers, so it is still rare to see these approaches used within electronic music at large or Techno music in specific. And it is virtually nonexistent within harder forms of Techno.

This release by Time Kanzler Green tries to change this a bit, by providing six Slowcore Techno tracks, all employing "Xenharmonic" sounds, i.e. they use tuning systems and intervals that are outside the normal western 12-tone equal temperament.

Stylistically, apart from being Slowcore, the tracks also draw influence from Industrial Hardcore, Gabber, Doomcore, Berlin School and Dark Ambient music. 64-120 BPM.

So, if this adventure towards music outside the normal western system of sounds interests you, consider having a listen to this release.

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released March 29, 2022

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Doomcore Records Hamburg, Germany

Doomcore Records was started in December 2012 by artist and author Sönke Moehl aka Low Entropy in Hamburg, Germany. The idea behind the label was to have an outlet for sounds in the style of Doomcore, Darkcore, and more somber and twisted Techno. Later, the sub-labels Slowcore Records - for very low tempo Hardcore and Techno - and Omnicore Records - for all styles of music - were created. ... more

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