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Štoniljid - Tyler Friedman METLASR (2026, Radicant_Editions), a double LP exploring microtonal idiophones and modular synth geometries. The composition 'Štoniljid' is a blast of ascending gamelan tessellation in 24 note per octave Just Intonation. It combines acoustic pitched percussion with modular synthesis and generative processes. Directed and edited by Tyler Friedman Filmed by Paul Rohlfs Bioluminescence and Cymatics by Andreas Greainer

Hoavi - Blue Krait from: Hoavi - Architectonics (Peak Oil, 2026)

Anyways if you haven't listened to music like this plx plx listen to haromi hosono "paradise view" or "good sport" they're really good. Also you can listen to wendy carlos "beauty in the beast" but i didn't enjoy it as much as haruomi hosono music. And mayb also listen to the residents but only if you wanna hurt. OH and also listen to "swing slow" by haruomi hosono and miharu koshi its really good. "swing slow" started me on the track of being able to appreciate simple songs as something more complex. Then you can also maybe start with miharu koshi solo work, then go to swing slow, and then work your way up to like haruomi hosono in the 80s-90s non-american-sounding-music stuff, and then idk someone really phreaky after that. these are all so great musicians. but I also think that at least "paradise view" would be acccessible to the types who would see my blog as it is a little video-gamey. actually wouldn't you know it, I finished the album and it played for me that one song from chrono trigger. the one that sounds like the album i just finished.

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