being time by David Beardsley
being time (2025)
1. being time
7 and 17 limit Just Intonation overtone harmony improvised in real time.
2. do you feel like I blue
same performance as being time at .375 tempo.
Recently I have been exploring 17 limit JI intervals, previous recordings have featured tunings based on 3 and 17 limit combinations. This album uses a tuning based on the 3rd, 7th and 17th harmonics.
Similar to a previous release*, the pitches are in subwoofer territory. Headphones are popular in the early 21st century, but room speakers are suggested. Adjust volume to taste.
I haven't heard low notes like this since I answered the door at La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's Dream House, 1996-2003.
* the sky chases the bird, released August 2025.
credits
produced at Endorphin Music Studios, August-September 2025
cover photograph David Beardsley 2025
2021 Artist in Residence at Radio Nabu Congul, Anaphoria 98.8 FM
“Beardsley sculpts tones into overpowering moods…” - Kyle Gann (the Village Voice)
"slow music for fast times" - Steve Smith (WNYC/Gothamist, NY Times)
Tracklist
| 1. | being time | 47:16 |
| 2. | do you feel like I blue | 124:12 |
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David Beardsley: composer, usually microtonal just intonation, sometimes minimalism, sometimes not.
“Beardsley sculpts tones into overpowering moods…” - Kyle Gann (the Village Voice)
"slow music for fast times" - Steve Smith (WNYC/Gothamist, NY Times)