Heptology by The Sonny Downs Quartet
Heptology is a suite of pieces exploring the number seven.
Just intonation is used throughout, with a focus on septimal intervals.
The time signatures are all based on the number seven, and phrases of seven bars are used.
Heptology was composed over 2021 to 2023, using a Buchla 200e modular synthesizer, in Coffs Harbour, Australia. The pieces were all recorded live, with no edits or cuts. The album has been lovingly mastered by Marly Lüske in Brisbane.
Tracklist
| 1. | Seven Wagons | 4:33 |
| 2. | Seven Fish Tanks | 5:35 |
| 3. | Seven Pieces of Popcorn | 4:44 |
| 4. | Seven Hobby Trains | 5:47 |
| 5. | Seven Puffs of Smoke | 5:03 |
| 6. | Seven Grains of Sand | 4:07 |
| 7. | Seven Bubbles | 3:48 |
| 8. | Seven Lizards | 4:08 |
| 9. | Seven Lawnmowers | 5:38 |
| 10. | Seven Stones | 5:32 |
Credits
Mastering by Marly Lüske
License
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The Sonny Downs Quartet makes microtonal music using the Buchla 200e modular synthesizer, on the lush green coast of Eastern Australia surrounded by subtropical rainforest.
The Quartet uses just intonation, a natural tuning method which uses intervals based on simple ratios, rather than the more common 12 tone equal division of the octave.