Bass piano sounds like wind chimes of dreams
Andrew Wedman has invented a new instrument: the bass piano. It’s a regular piano but it’s tuned down. The detuning though, changes the character of the instrument radically, and...
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O.S. Arun & Meeta Pandit duet
My goodness, this carnatic / Hindustani collaboration is full of life. These singers are fried and sweet. Not sure who the band is, but they are wonderful as well....
“Sin Guia, No” by Juana Molina
Juana Molina makes some of the strangest and most beautiful pop music we have heard. The layered subtly de-tuned harmony here and the recording…oooo! Wed 21 by Juana Molina
Thorpe’s art rock Love & Weather
Our editor Josh Thorpe has a band and it’s unusual songs with dissonance, consonance, and some pretty neat sounds. Love & Weather by Josh Thorpe
Colin Clark’s “Grasslands”
Clark’s strangely tuned synthetic harmony might make you giddy. Colin Clark · Grasslands View this post on Instagram A post shared by UME (@unusualmusicexchange)
Unusual tuning in Ariana Grande’s “Make Up”
It’s unusual to hear deviations from standard tuning in popular music. Ariana Grande and her group do it so sweetly here. View this post on Instagram A post shared...
Thurston Moore’s By the Fire
The new album by Thurston Moore: long songs with unusual sounds, deep beats, and a bright, loving vibe. Band is Deb Googe (My Bloody Valentine), Jon Leidecker aka ‘Wobbly’...
Horse Lords’ “Against Gravity”
Unusual tunings, rhythms, and fun with it. Listen for the Shepard-Risset glissando on “Against Gravity.” A nod to James Tenney’s “For Ann: Rising”? The Common Task by Horse Lords