On this episode of Now&Xen, we talk with electronic guru Isaac Schankler about his relationship with microtonality as a composer, reasons to use just intonation or equal temperament, and creative ways to re-tune instruments during performance to mess with expectation. His piece "Alien Warp Etude," performed by Aaron Kallay, creatively chunks out the 5 + 7 nature of the keyboard with scales a neutral third apart from each other. Be sure to check out the recent album he put out in March to help with the coronavirus, "Songs To Wash Your Hands To!" Music Intro: Alien Warp Etude - Isaac Schankler Rad - Enno Pope Prologue - Gérard Grisey Fugitive Objects - Kyle Gann The Source - Ted Hearne Ja ṛêvzur (The Moonflower) - Herman Miller Wash Your Hands - Stephen Weigel Mystery Curve - An Exciting Event Microscopic Germs - An Exciting Event/Xenharmonic Praxis Light and Power (Act II, Scene 4) - Isaac Schankler Outro: Because Patterns/Deep State - Isaac Schankler Check out Isaac's compilation album "Songs to Wash Your Hands To," and his music! https://isaacschankler.bandcamp.com/album/songs-to-wash-your-hands-to https://open.spotify.com/artist/6p42MdIzaIRwgneYbTxiy2?si=z6d0aRe3S2-W4wvoyDBGTQ

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