Micropangaea

by Brendan Byrnes

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Alex Alexander
“The music is disorienting in an extremely fresh and intriguing way. It takes a few listens to get used to, but once you're acclimated, the diversity of tonal colors is not quite like any other album I've heard. It's a patchwork of microscopic whirlpools of musical tension that are being created and resolved constantly throughout each song, an argument for beauty in dissonance. And conceptually beautiful, as each song takes you to a different region of a fictional continent in a very vivid way.”
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Leigh Dyer
“Delightful madness -- each track explores different tunings to great effect”
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about

An arresting collection of microtonal electronica and avant-rock by Los Angeles-based composer/instrumentalist/producer Brendan Byrnes. Each of the eight tracks explores a different tuning system and is based on imaginary locations or features of Micropangaea, a fictional continent that will form on earth in the distant future. With the help of drummers
Michael Day and Mike Horick, engineer Brian Saia, and a microtonal guitar ensemble, Byrnes pulls the listener through instantly compelling song structures while pushing sonic boundaries. An animated website designed by Kerstin Hovland offers a new alternative to liner notes, providing additional visual content and tuning information. Visit the site at micropangaea.com.

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released 28 July 2012

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tags: avant rock experimental los angeles electroacoustic electronic electronica microtonal modern classical polystyle progressive xenharmonic Bellingham

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