Release Day Roundup – 4/17/20
Editor’s Note: Longtime reader Remi VL is a regular guest contributor to our Release Day Roundup posts! He submitted several of the albums listed below. Join his Facebook group for more recommen... Read More...
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: The Mercury Tree and Cryptic Ruse Mix Xen and Prog on “Huntress”
Portland artists The Mercury Tree and Cryptic Ruse each have a history of making progressive, even challenging music. The former is a band who likes to push the boundaries of progressive rock and metal, and the... Read More...
Beyond the Veil: Behold the Xenharmonic, or, Understanding Microtonal Music
Microtonal music is a subject seldom tackled. First, it's complex and pretty much endless, and then it's also quite obscure, being only rarely used in day-to-day context. Therefore, it's often never even encountered to begin with. With this article, I will try to demystify the theory behind microtonal music so you can understand it, and hopefully appreciate it. I will also hop between the terms microtonal and xenharmonic, as they are interchangeable.