042 - Sintel

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Sintel is a biologist, visual artist, game creator, and multi-instrumentalist who uses a variety of tuning systems in his work. Our stimulating conversation covers topics such as music theory, software friction/workflow, improvisation/self-teaching, psychoacoustics, and the human genome. Sintel is creating several useful kinds of software for creating microtonal music, most notably an editor using continuous pitch lines, and a script for rendering 12 tone equal temperament melodies in another tuning. Check out his newest album, “Outer Gardens,” and the aforementioned software, below!

Music

Chromosome 12 (from “Sonification of Human Genome Assembly”) - Sintel

Chromosome 13 (from “Sonification of Human Genome Assembly”) - SintelY chromosome (from “Sonification of Human Genome Assembly”) - SintelTiny Boy (from “Outer Gardens”) [22edo] - Sintel

Going OFF (from “Outer Gardens”) [22edo] - Sintel

Intro (from “Outer Gardens”) [22edo] - SintelGassy Webcap (from “Outer Gardens”) [22edo] - Sintel

Interlude (from “Outer Gardens”) [22edo] - SintelCome Into the World My Child (from “Outer Gardens”) [5edo] - SintelGymnopédie No.1 - Erik Satie (Sintel cover, 19edo)

The Entertainer - Scott Joplin (Sintel cover, 16edo)

Outro: Reed Sketches (from “Outer Gardens”) - Sintel

Links

Newest album: https://sintel.bandcamp.com/album/outer-gardens

Justdrawit software: https://github.com/Sin-tel/justidraw

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/sintel-music

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