Songs In The Key Of X: my new microtonal ambient album

[Benjamin Strange]

I've been hard at work over the last 6 months writing and recording an entire album of microtonal ambient music, and I'm happy to say I'm finally finished with it. I've got the entire thing streaming off my site, but I thought I'd share it here with you gents (and the rare lady) here with this fancy little Soundcloud button. Let's see if this works:

http://soundcloud.com/benjaminstrange/sets/songs-in-the-key-of-x

For the curious, this entire album was recorded using nothing but guitars and basses. No MIDI, no keys, no synths. I used a variety of microtonal, non-tonal, and standard temperment guitars, a fretless bass, and an Ashbory.

This has been an exceedingly difficult process, and I'd like to hear what you think. Your comments and criticisms would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: Songs In The Key Of X is now available for sale: only $5 minimum contribution. Buy here: http://benjaminstrange.bandcamp.com/...n-the-key-of-x Your support would be very much appreciated. Thanks!!

[Benjamin Strange]

Looks like the SC button works, but it doesn't show each track individually - you have to listen to the whole thing before moving to the next song. It might be easier to check it out on my site, blog Facebook, or Soundcloud page. Links below:

benjaminstrange.com

facebook.com/benjaminstrange

Blog

SoundCloud/benjaminstrange

[I<34080]

I really dig the last half of the second track.

[Timmah]

I love the second half of shroud over new York. It would make for a killer intro for some prog song. Great stuff.

[Benjamin Strange]

Still looking for some feedback on this. Your comments and criticisms are encouraged.

[mikezimmerman]

I haven't listened to a whole lot of ambient stuff, but I'm enjoying this one quite a bit. I was anticipating something a bit like Skuli Sverrisson's "Seremoni" (a favorite of mine), which is also done completely on bass and which ends up having some microtonal elements. But the distorted guitar on these seems to give many of them a feel that's less intimate and much more sweeping and sometimes jagged, if that makes sense.

[lucas vigor]

I only listened to the first clip (at the top of this thread) but let me just say, I totally get it!

Of course, me being a huge fan of Charles Ives, this stuff you are doing is right up my alley!

Nice to see someone doing something really different around this forum!

[superfunk47]

This is my first experience with this sort of thing, but I've gotta say, I'm really digging it. Is there a place where I can download/buy it?

[Benjamin Strange]

Originally Posted by superfunk47

This is my first experience with this sort of thing, but I've gotta say, I'm really digging it. Is there a place where I can download/buy it?

I don't have it for sale at this point. I haven't figured out a way to monetize it with any degree of efficiency, so I'm just streaming it on SoundCloud and on my website. I've had stuff up on iTunes before, and even that is a loss - I thought I'd sell more than two albums to cover the $20 a year fee, but no...

[lucas vigor]

You know what they say, you can't eat off dissonance!

[Benjamin Strange]

This is now available for sale, for only $5! Check the link:

Songs In The Key Of X | Benjamin Strange

Your support would help me keep doing what I'm doing. Thanks, everybody!

[Benjamin Strange]

Support your favorite microtonal artist bump. Still only $5!