Sevish Music

Sevish - So Thankful (microtonal music) (2018x2)

Air date: May 03, 2018

Blackwood decatonic - one of those legendary microtonal scales. And it's a great example of a tuning that has some familiar chords that connect in unfamiliar (massively un-diatonic) ways. While you listen to So Thankful, listen out for a series of 6 chords that descend. You'll hear this series repeatedly throughout the song. These six chords alternate (minor major minor major etc.) in a way that the Western 12-tone equal tempered scale can't achieve. Give it a try and see what happens. What I like most about microtonal music is that it can be very familiar and pleasant but also novel and unexpected (in an awesome way). Of course, you can also use microtonality to create massive dissonance, way more harsh sounding than any 12-tet music, but where's the fun in that?!! Microtonal scales offer countless doorways to exciting and new original sounds - WE (the musicians of the world) should be exploring these new ideas without ever forgetting the importance of moving butts.