Xotla's Microtonal Funk & Blues Vol. 2

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1.	Sojourn 05:15	buy track
2.	Chaparral 06:12	buy track
3.	Veering 06:38	buy track
4.	Sinking 05:54	buy track
5.	Recoil 06:01	buy track
6.	Lull 03:02	buy track
7.	Restore 06:02	buy track
8.	Vortices 05:13	buy track
9.	Seethe 05:03	buy track
10.	Escapade 06:29	buy track

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A continuation of the chimera of styles which formed the first volume, featuring more microtonal instrumental space-funk and astro-blues delivered straight to your auditory neurons. Replete with jangly guitars, ultra-blue notes and organic synths, and infused with a unique style of xen prog rock only possible when all of your notes are way out of tune, this album is sure to give you instant status as an intergalactic auralnaut!

As with volume 1, this album utilises a custom-constructed microtonal electric guitar fretted to 17 equal divisions of the octave (17edo), and in places a retuned kalimba. The difference this time is that, for a large portion of the album, the guitar is tuned such that it's really playing in 34 equal divisions of the octave. That's almost 3x as many notes as usual!

I sincerely hope this album is as enjoyable to listen to as it was to record. Thank you all for your support!

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released November 22, 2020

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Xotla Melbourne, Australia

My name is Declan Clark, better known as 'Xotla', a Nahuatl word meaning 'to ignite' or 'to blossom', the fusion of which is a beautiful concept I chose my alias in honor of. I spend my time amongst lush forests and diverse wildlife, which inspires the music I create.
I work with a mixture of unusual time signatures and esoteric tunings, and utilise instruments such as microtonal guitars. ... more

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