"Illogical Pitch Space" features non-octave-repeating scales derived by means of non-integer divisions of the octave. This new pitch space is explored through retuned guitar samples mapped to a keyboard and subtly processed.
! 8p81-et.scl ! 8.81 equal divisions of 2/1. 136.2088536 cent intervals non octave repeating. 9 ! 136.20885 272.41771 408.62656 544.83541 681.04427 817.25312 953.46198 1089.67083 1225.87968 ! 15p1-et.scl ! 15.1 equal divisions of 2/1. 79.4701987 cent intervals non octave repeating. 16 ! 79.47020 158.94040 238.41060 317.88079 397.35100 476.82120 556.29139 635.76159 715.23179 794.70200 874.17219 953.64238 1033.11258 1112.58278 1192.05298 1271.52318 ! Pi-et.scl ! Pi equal divisions of 2/1. 381.9718634 cent intervals non octave repeating. 4 ! 381.97186 763.94373 1145.91559 1527.88745
Matthew Lawrence Hollier is a graduate student in Experimental Music / Digital Media at Louisiana State University, specializing in microtonal composition and microtonal interface design.