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Favoriting November 29, 2016: Tony Coulter Presents Tape Hiss: "Poets. Painters. Composers. No. 4: The Tape Issue" & "Pitch for the International Microtonalist, Vol. 1, No. 3." [PLEASE NOTE: "Tape Hiss" shows are not archived.]

Artist Track Album Label Year
The In-Theme  Holger Hiller: Toyshopshoptoy   Favoriting      
 
Bernard Heidsieck  Derviche / Le Robert: Letter F   Favoriting Poets. Painters. Composers. No. 4: The Tape Issue  Poets. Painters. Composers.  1986 
Jean-Paul Curtay  Gene Machine (excerpt)   Favoriting Poets. Painters. Composers. No. 4: The Tape Issue  Poets. Painters. Composers.  1986 
Clifford Burke  Fasten (for the Sound Only)   Favoriting Poets. Painters. Composers. No. 4: The Tape Issue  Poets. Painters. Composers.  1986 
Esther Sugai  Songs for the Left Hand   Favoriting Poets. Painters. Composers. No. 4: The Tape Issue  Poets. Painters. Composers.  1986 
Richard Kostelanetz  Dialogues (excerpt)   Favoriting Poets. Painters. Composers. No. 4: The Tape Issue  Poets. Painters. Composers.  1986 
Linda Dowdell  Directional Changes   Favoriting Poets. Painters. Composers. No. 4: The Tape Issue  Poets. Painters. Composers.  1986 
 
René Fabre  Suite No. 1 from "Power Plays"   Favoriting Poets. Painters. Composers. No. 4: The Tape Issue  Poets. Painters. Composers.  1986 
Jeff Morris  Landscape   Favoriting Poets. Painters. Composers. No. 4: The Tape Issue  Poets. Painters. Composers.  1986 
Henri Chopin  Le Palais Enchanté des Années 80   Favoriting Poets. Painters. Composers. No. 4: The Tape Issue  Poets. Painters. Composers.  1986 
Joseph Keppler  Hey, Hey, Hey   Favoriting Poets. Painters. Composers. No. 4: The Tape Issue  Poets. Painters. Composers.  1986 
 
Skip La Plante  Glyptodont   Favoriting Pitch for the International Microtonalist, Vol. 1, No. 3  American Festival of Microtonal Music  1988 
Bradford Catler  Composition for Sheng   Favoriting Pitch for the International Microtonalist, Vol. 1, No. 3  American Festival of Microtonal Music  1988 
Jon Catler  Religione Est une Salope   Favoriting Pitch for the International Microtonalist, Vol. 1, No. 3  American Festival of Microtonal Music  1988 
Harry Partch  In the Springtime on the Southside of the Yangtzee Kiang, from "Li Po Songs" (1929–1931)   Favoriting Pitch for the International Microtonalist, Vol. 1, No. 3  American Festival of Microtonal Music  1988 
Ivan Wyschnegradsky  Opus 43 for String Quartet in Quartertone Tuning   Favoriting Pitch for the International Microtonalist, Vol. 1, No. 3  American Festival of Microtonal Music  1988 
Bela Bartok  Presto, from Sonata for Violin Solo (1943)   Favoriting Pitch for the International Microtonalist, Vol. 1, No. 3  American Festival of Microtonal Music  1988 
Jeff Stayton  Walking on a Chinese Moon   Favoriting Pitch for the International Microtonalist, Vol. 1, No. 3  American Festival of Microtonal Music  1988 
Mark Rankin  Will the Circle Be Unbroken?   Favoriting Pitch for the International Microtonalist, Vol. 1, No. 3  American Festival of Microtonal Music  1988 
 
Johnny Reinhard  Symphonietta   Favoriting Pitch for the International Microtonalist, Vol. 1, No. 3  American Festival of Microtonal Music  1988 
Harry Partch  December 1942 [Come Away Death. The Heron. The Rose]   Favoriting Pitch for the International Microtonalist, Vol. 1, No. 3  American Festival of Microtonal Music  1988 
Paul Gallagher  Lure   Favoriting Pitch for the International Microtonalist, Vol. 1, No. 3  American Festival of Microtonal Music  1988 
Pete Rose  Right-Hand Pentachord Variations   Favoriting Pitch for the International Microtonalist, Vol. 1, No. 3  American Festival of Microtonal Music  1988 
Harold Seletsky  Exorcism (1971)   Favoriting Pitch for the International Microtonalist, Vol. 1, No. 3  American Festival of Microtonal Music  1988 
Soldier String Quartet  Country Blues No. 2 (Muddy Waters)   Favoriting Pitch for the International Microtonalist, Vol. 1, No. 3  American Festival of Microtonal Music  1988 
 
The Out-Theme  Gelbart: My Favorite Vacation [part of] + Die Trip Computer Die: Airborn [part of]   Favoriting      


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Listener comments!

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listener james from westwood:

Hey there, Tony and all!!
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Tony Coulter:

Heya, Listener J!
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Carmichael:

Heya Tony. Looking for some pitch in my life ...
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Tony Coulter:

So, neither of today's featured cassettes are on discogs -- which, of course, means they don't exist.
  12:02pm
Dean:

Well, if they don't exist, then there shouldn't be any legal issues involved in archiving them, hmmm?
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annie:

hey!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:03pm
JtotheK:

hi everyone.
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Tony Coulter:

Hey hey, Carmichael!

Prepare to be drawn and quarter-toned.
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Tony Coulter:

Greetings, Annie and JtotheK!!
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Tony Coulter:

... and Dean!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:03pm
JtotheK:

i don't believe i know any international microtonalists. nor any domestic microtonalists. i look forward to learning!
Avatar 12:04pm
Carmichael:

Hey Annie. How ya doing??
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:05pm
Webhamster Henry:

Hi Tony! I'm not on PITCH v1 #3, but I went to most of the concerts these were taken from! (Former AFMM webhamster/master)
  12:06pm
Dean:

I'm partial to macrotonalists. The only interval allowed is the octave.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:06pm
Webhamster Henry:

@JtoTheK: www.afmm.org
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Tony Coulter:

Heya, Web Ham! I went to a few of those concerts myself!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:07pm
JtotheK:

cool, thanks Webhamster Henry!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:07pm
Yvang:

Hi, tape hissers!
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Tony Coulter:

Greets, Yvang!
  12:08pm
MrFab:

Any relation to the MicroFests that have been an annual event here in LA since the 90s? I went to a Harry Partch concert.
Avatar 12:10pm
Tony Coulter:

Hola, MrFab. Good question. My bad answer: I'm not sure.
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annie:

carm!! i'm fine, gatlinburg is half-burned... my health is good, though. i'm close to reaching the goal for my new bike, which is very cool; then, when it arrives in january, there's no stopping me! you doing ok?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:11pm
Webhamster Henry:

PITCH was a series of four publications - #3 is the only one on cassette.#1 & #2 have articles on microtonality (including one of mine on a proposal for a microtonal MIDI standard), #4 has charts for microtonal fingering and techniques.
Avatar 12:12pm
Tony Coulter:

I believe I have at least one of the print issues ... somewhere.
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Tony Coulter:

Also, I used to have the J.C. & the Microtones LP -- which I need to get again.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:18pm
Webhamster Henry:

PITCH is also the name of the AFMM's CD label, distributed through CD Baby, mostly. The music is taken mostly from live recordings of AFMM concerts.
www.afmm.org...
Avatar 12:22pm
Tony Coulter:

What I've never seen is another issue pf "Poets. Painters. Composers." Most were print magazines; one was a giant poster, or something. Anyone seen any of them?
Avatar 12:26pm
Tony Coulter:

One million handcrafted microtones go to anyone who can I.D. the record jacket underneath today's cassettes. One tricky thing: It's the back cover.
  12:31pm
mavrg:

The record jacket underneath the cassettes is UXA "Illusions of Grandeur" LP
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Tony Coulter:

YES!!! Good show!! I'm very impressed.

Here it is: e.snmc.io...
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Tony Coulter:

Oh, and ... greets, mavrg!
  12:33pm
mavrg:

I look forward to this show every Tuesday.
Avatar 12:33pm
Tony Coulter:

Your million microtones will be shipped to you posthaste.
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Tony Coulter:

Thanks, mavrg!
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Tony Coulter:

Note I said microtones, not microdots.
Avatar 12:39pm
Mayuko:

Good afternoon!!!!!!
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βrian:

Thrashing aluminum flashing.
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Tony Coulter:

Halloo, Mayuko!!
Avatar 12:40pm
Tony Coulter:

... and Herr βrian!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:41pm
JtotheK:

@webhamster henry -- do the "charts for microtonal fingering and techniques" have any non-musical value, could these same techniques be used in other ways ... uh, asking for a friend ...
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Tony Coulter:

How about microtonal fisting? (Sorry!)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:43pm
JtotheK:

*blushing* oh my! heh.
  12:47pm
MrFab:

Microtonal fingering: for those hard-to-reach spots.
(Hey, you guys started it!)
Avatar 12:47pm
Tony Coulter:

Just googled "Poets. Painters. Composers. Magazine" and got no hits -- but I did find a poem called "Poets, Painters, Puddings." allpoetry.com...
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northguineahills:

Hey, what' going on over here? Oh..., so it's going to be that kind of party, ok, I'm game!
Avatar 12:50pm
Tony Coulter:

Hey, hey, NGH!
  12:50pm
MrFab:

Poets and painters having one of those kinky pudding parties.
  12:51pm
Dean:

The poet of that Pudding piece is Richard Arthur Warren Hughes who, according to wikischmedia, attended Charterhouse School, which is where the guys from Genesis were educated. It also says, "He wrote only four novels..." What could that possibly mean? "Only" four novels?!
Avatar 12:52pm
Tony Coulter:

All four novels were about pudding, I presume.
  12:53pm
Dean:

Well, the proofs were.
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Tony Coulter:

Ha!
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βrian:

There'll be pudding in the galleys tonight.
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βrian:

"Pop-rocks and pudding."
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Webhamster Henry:

@JtoTheK: Part of what motivates microtonality is to really understand why you are playing what you are playing. Once you start questioning the authority of the Western Scale, it may lead to other similar authority-questioning moments.
But if you are talking about instrument performance techniques, these charts are mostly for wind instruments, and not only about cross fingerings but also tricks like you will hear later today from Pete Rose, taping over holes (sometimes partially), overblowing and in Mr. Rose's case circular breathing (on a soprano recorder).
Avatar 12:57pm
annie:

this sound system i have on is making the noises come from all over.. it's cool
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Tony Coulter:

Pete Rose is on the Pitch tape we will be hearing shortly. First, he'll take a few swings with the old bat -- then he'll play a bit of microtonal recorder.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:01pm
Webhamster Henry:

The Louisville-Küng Tenor slugger!
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βrian:

Speaking of, I wonder what bats would make of these sounds.
  1:02pm
MrFab:

Pete Rose actually carved his bat into a recorder. Wait til you hear his microtonal National Anthem he plays before games.
  1:09pm
Dean:

Is the name of Pete Rose's tune on PITCH "Catch"?
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Tony Coulter:

No, but "Right-hand" is in the title ... so you're in the right ballpark.
  1:14pm
Dean:

I thought Rose was ambidextrous. I guess that means "both right hands."
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Tony Coulter:

Note how subtly microtonal the hiss is on this tape.
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βrian:

Dexterity Gordon — a fine musician.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:20pm
Webhamster Henry:

This show is so eponymous! All of these concerts were recorded digitally (some on those Beta VHS tapes) and many pieces are also available digitally. A lot of them also have "room tone"
  1:22pm
Dean:

Had to look up "salope." Oh, my.
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northguineahills:

So, far I'm only familiar w/ Henri Chopin in this show. Good jerb! (This Jon Catler is nice)>
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βrian:

"C'est tout une saloperie," my old French prof used to say ...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:25pm
doctorjazz:

hectic here, no time to post, but enjoying the show.
  1:26pm
Dean:

My French teacher, Dr. Gray, used to say, "Je suis gris," intending, "I am drunk."
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Tony Coulter:

Jon and Bardford Catler had a microtonal rock band called JC & the Microtones: www.discogs.com...
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Tony Coulter:

Greetings, doctorjazz!
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Tony Coulter:

Greetings, doctorjazz!
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Tony Coulter:

(Oops: Stereo greetings.)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:29pm
Webhamster Henry:

Here's Jon's Freenote Music site: freenotemusic.com . You can get your own micro-fretted guitars and necks.
Avatar 1:31pm
Tony Coulter:

The vocalist on this Partch piece is Johnny Reinhard.
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Tony Coulter:

(composer, bassoonist, and editor of this comp)
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Lewis:

have not heard this Harry Partch before - thanks Tony!
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Tony Coulter:

Hey, Lewis!!
Avatar 1:39pm
Tony Coulter:

This Wyschnegradsky thing was performed by the Soldier String Quartet.
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βrian:

It would take me half an hour to type that name, Tony.
Avatar 1:43pm
Tony Coulter:

I have autofill and cut-and-paste to thank.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:43pm
JtotheK:

enjoying this tape, very much! and thanks for the additional info, Henry. i have the 'wold of Harry Partch' LP, haven't listened to it in a while.
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Tony Coulter:

Glad you're enjoying the tape, JtotheK!

It's funny how little time it takes before microtonal tunings sound completely normal. I remember the first time I heard Harry Partch's music, way back when I was in college, it sounded totally bizarre and "wrong" to me. Now his tunings seem completely natural and normal.
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Tony Coulter:

Oops -- this is Jeff Stayton, not Mark Rankin. Sorry!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:57pm
Webhamster Henry:

You're welcome - I'm a low-key microtonal evangelist.
This Mark Rankin recording was from a concert in the "Jazz Church" , St. Peter's under the Citicorp building.
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Tony Coulter:

This tape is sort of a miniature freeform show in a can -- lots of stylistic variety.
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Webhamster Henry:

A lot of the AFMM concerts were (are) like that - classical pieces done in original temperaments, non-western music, experimental explorations of instruments' capabilities, "modern" works that were performed once or never, realizations of notated thought experiments, and improv!
  2:03pm
Dean:

Much like John Schneider's programs here on the West Coast.
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Tony Coulter:

@ Webhamster Henry: Plus, a bit of rock sensibility sneaks in from time to time.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:14pm
Dave in Vermont:

i like it when i remember gtdr and come upon a pleasant surprise
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Tony Coulter:

Hola, Dave!

I am always happy to pleasantly surprise....
  2:16pm
MrFab:

Dean, Schneider's the guy behind the "Partch" concert I mentioned earlier, performed on (replicas of?) Partch's instruments. highly recommended if they come to your town.
  2:19pm
Dean:

I used to listen to Schneider's programs on KPFK fairly routinely when I lived in LA. Marvelous stuff.
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Tony Coulter:

Pete Rose is up at bat now, and swinging his mighty recorder.
  2:35pm
Dean:

Speaking of which, it's time again to recommend this remarkable, albeit not microtonal, recital by Rene Clemencic. Hits it out of the park!

https://www.discogs.com/Ren%C3%A9-Clemencic-Clemencic-Et-Ses-Fl%C3%BBtes/release/1397438
Avatar 2:36pm
Tony Coulter:

Damn you, pre- and post-echo.
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βrian:

By golly, I have that. Will have to pull it out.
  2:38pm
Dean:

Recorder duets among amateurs inevitably introduce a third ghost performer, standing just over there.
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Tony Coulter:

This Seletsky piece was recorded in 1971, and thus long before AFMM.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:41pm
Webhamster Henry:

Weird confluence of Give The Drummer Some-ery: I gave my physical copy of the Pete Rose: Recorderist PITCH CD to ... Pauline Oliveros!
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Tony Coulter:

Wow! Spooky!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:42pm
Webhamster Henry:

Seletsky performed in a lot of AFMM concerts... there was a really great improv duet between him and Joe Maneiri!
  2:44pm
Dean:

This morning Phil Gelb (shakuhachi, vegan chef & caterer) emailed his fans to lament the passing of Oliveros, with whom he'd made a handful of recordings. See "The Space Between" series, featuring Gelb, Oliveros, and a different bassist for each record.
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βrian:

Ooh, does he wear the cool wicker basket when he plays?
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Tony Coulter:

I guess a shakuhachi player is obligated to either be a vegan chef or a sushi maker.
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Tony Coulter:

Can't very well specialize in ribs, for example.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:53pm
Stanley:

Just popping up to say that this cassette was brilliant
Another amazing show Tony, sir. Thank you.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 2:54pm
listener james from westwood:

Was sunk into work today but was happy to have this pair of tapes along for the ride! Thanks, Tony!
Avatar 2:56pm
Tony Coulter:

Thanks, Stanley! And James!
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Tony Coulter:

... and everyone else too!

See you next week....
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