Now and Xen

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Now and Xen (formerly Now&Xen) is a podcast about xenharmonic and microtonal music and discussion created by Stephen Weigel and Sevish in 2018.

Episodes

Notes:

• Episode number 12 was skipped on purpose.
• Bonus episodes are only available to patrons of the podcast on Patreon.

No.	Title	Host(s)	Guest(s)	Music artists	Release date
0	Pilot	Stephen Weigel Sevish	None	Stephen Weigel Sevish	November 25, 2018
1	Software		None	Tony Dubshot Randy Winchester	November 30, 2018
2	Elaine Walker		Elaine Walker	ZIA	December 20, 2018
3	John Chalmers		John Chalmers	Ivor Darreg Warren Burt	January 24, 2019
4	Chris Bailey and Jacob Barton	Stephen Weigel	Christopher Bailey Jacob Barton	Christopher Bailey Jacob Barton Stephen Weigel Aaron Krister Johnson Andrew Heathwaite	January 31, 2019
5	Jack Tickner	Stephen Weigel Sevish	Jack Tickner	Jack Tickner Stephen Weigel Sevish Stephen James Taylor	February 12, 2019
6	Neil Haverstick		Neil Haverstick	Neil Haverstick	March 11, 2019
7	Bruce Hamilton	Stephen Weigel	Bruce Hamilton	Bruce Hamilton Easley Blackwood Stephen Weigel Jonathon McCullough	March 24, 2019
8	Tolgahan Çoğulu	Stephen Weigel Sevish	Tolgahan Çoğulu	Tolgahan Çoğulu Sinan Cem Eroğlu William Allaudin Mathieu	April 12, 2019
9	Ben Fuhrman	Stephen Weigel	Ben Fuhrman	Ben Fuhrman	April 16, 2019
10	Easley Blackwood[10]		Easley Blackwood	Easley Blackwood Alexander Scriabin Giles Farnaby Nicola Vicentino Stephen Weigel	May 11, 2019
11	Brendan Byrnes	Stephen Weigel, Sevish	Brendan Byrnes	Brendan Byrnes Sevish	May 11, 2019
13	The Mercury Tree		Ben Spees Oliver Campbell Connor Reilly Jason Yerger	The Mercury Tree Brendan Byrnes Wendy Carlos ZIA Sevish Jacob Collier John Stafford Smith The Eagles City of the Asleep Randy Winchester	May 31, 2019
14	PARTCH ensemble		John Schneider	Harry Partch Lou Harrison Ben Johnston Robert Johnston Neil Haverstick John Schneider Bill Alves	June 12, 2019
15	Brian Riordan	Stephen Weigel	Brian Riordan	Brian Riordan Matthew Rosenblum Aaron Myers-Brooks Devon Tipp Per Bloland Harry Partch Sam Pluta Peter Evans Jim Altieri Stephen Weigel Dangdut Cowboys Rhoma Irama	June 25, 2019
16	Jude Thomas	Stephen Weigel, Sevish	Jude Thomas	Jude Thomas Voices of Gotham (arr.) Löis Lancaster Instant Classic (arr.) Stephen Weigel Mileece	July 11, 2019
17	Dolores Catherino		Dolores Catherino	Dolores Catherino 10cc György Ligeti Sevish	July 31, 2019
18	Bill Sethares		Bill Sethares Kevin Hobby (not heard)	Carlos Devizia Giovanni Dettori	August 12, 2019
19	UnTwelve '19	Stephen Weigel	Thomas Scheurich Christopher Bailey Jacob Barton Clem Fortuna Hans Gunter-Lock John Jansen Ashkan Tabatabaie Nick Osborn Ari Fiekowsky Gareth Hearne Vincenzo Sicurella Douglas Blumeyer	Jacob Barton Nick Osborn Daniel Lessler Michael Levy Christopher Bailey Gareth Hearne Douglas Blumeyer Ashkan Tabatabaie Carl Orff Stephen Weigel Hans Gunter-Lock Andrew Heathwaite	August 27, 2019
20	Johnny Reinhard		Johnny Reinhard	Johnny Reinhard Kite Giedraitis John C. L. Jansen Charles Ives Harry Partch Michael Hafftka Jeroen Thesseling Georg Friedrich Haas Peter Thoegersen Anton Rovner	September 10, 2019
21	Warren Burt		Warren Burt	Warren Burt John Cage Lejaren Hiller Charlemagne Palestine Kenneth Gaburo	September 30, 2019
22	22edo Room Talks	Stephen Weigel Jacob Barton	Brendan Byrnes Gareth Hearne Sevish Thomas Scheurich	Paul Erlich Brendan Byrnes William Lynch Jacob Barton Xotla Sevish Benyamind Ivor Darreg Gareth Hearne Juhani Nuorvala Cody Hallenbeck Hans Straub Christopher Bailey Cam Taylor Thomas Scheurich Stephen Weigel Kit Hagerstrom Vito Sicurella Redrick Sultan Cryptic Ruse	October 31, 2019
23	Kyle Gann		Kyle Gann	Kyle Gann Tom Flaherty Steve Reich John Eaton	October 31, 2019
24	Reilly Spitzfaden	Stephen Weigel	Reilly Spitzfaden	Reilly Spitzfaden	November 12, 2019
25	Amanda Cole		Amanda Cole	Amanda Cole Alvin Lucier	November 12, 2019
26	Christian Klinkenberg		Christian Klinkenberg	Christian Klinkenberg Nick Rushton-Givens György Ligeti	December 30, 2019
27	Toby Twining (feat. Thomas Scheurich & Bill Alves)	Stephen Weigel Jacob Barton	Toby Twining Thomas Scheurich Bill Alves	Toby Twining Andrew Heathwaite	December 31, 2019
27B	BONUS Toby Twining ft. Bill Alves	Stephen Weigel	Toby Twining Bill Alves	Toby Twining	January 5, 2020
28	Löis Lancaster		Löis Lancaster	Löis Lancaster Caetano Veloso Pink Floyd M.I.A. Mr. Bungle The Cure Gentle Giant Screaming Headless Torsos Patife Band Fantômas Vampire Weekend Stephen Weigel Kassin David Bowie	January 17, 2020
28B	BONUS - Elaine Walker, Löis Lancaster, BP and chill!		Elaine Walker Löis Lancaster	Elaine Walker Stephen Weigel Löis Lancaster	January 30, 2020
29	Kite Giedraitis, Aaron Wolf, Spencer Hargraves		Kite Giedraitis Aaron Wolf Spencer Hargraves Jacob Collier (cameo)	Aaron Wolf Jason Yerger	January 29, 2020
30	Sevish, benyamind, Xotla		Sevish benyamind Xotla	benyamind Xotla Göksel Baktagir Randy Winchester Sevish Stephen Weigel Aphex Twin Elaine Walker Brendan Byrnes Adam Neely Andrew Heathwaite Colin McPhee	February 11, 2020
31	Paul Erlich		Paul Erlich	Paul Erlich Ari Sarkissian Joseph Pehrson Herman Miller	February 26, 2020
31B	BONUS Paul Erlich #1		Paul Erlich	Paul Erlich	February 27, 2020
32	Robert Lopez-Hanshaw		Robert Lopez-Hanshaw	Robert Lopez-Hanshaw Aaron Krister Johnson	February 27, 2020
33	Aaron Krister Johnson		Aaron Krister Johnson	Aaron Krister Johnson Jacob Obrecht John Dowland Stephen Weigel Josquin des Prés David Cope filtercreed	March 22, 2020
34	Hunter Ewen		Hunter Ewen	Hunter Ewen John Cage	March 27, 2020
34B	BONUS Synth Time (ft. Vito Sicurella)		Vito Sicurella	None?	March 31, 2020
35	Kraig Grady		Kraig Grady	Clocks and Clouds Harry Partch Anaphoria	April 12, 2020
36	James Mulvale		James Mulvale	James Mulvale Sufjan Stevens Boards of Canada Elaine Walker The Rasa Jerry Goldsmith Microwave 64 Zhea Erose Stephen Weigel Unknown (from the Sagittal Songbook)[clarification needed]	April 20, 2020
37	Isaac Schankler		Isaac Schankler	Isaac Schankler Enno Poppe Gérard Grisey Kyle Gann Ted Hearne Herman Miller Stephen Weigel An Exciting Event	April 29, 2020
37B	BONUS Brendan Byrnes & Sevish		Brendan Byrnes Sevish	Sevish Brendan Byrnes Westminster Chorus	April 30, 2020
38	Joseph Monzo		Joseph Monzo	Joseph Monzo The Beatles Stephen Weigel Giovanni Battista Benedetti	May 29, 2020
38B	BONUS Brendan Byrnes & Elaine Walker		Brendan Byrnes Elaine Walker	Elaine Walker	May 29, 2020
39	Hitomi Shimizu (Syzygys)		Hitomi Shimizu	Syzygys Harry Partch Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre Ensemble Âşık Veysel Dolores Catherino	May 30, 2020
40	🎧👂🔜🖤💗📛🎲🎰🎮🥇🚴🌫👂👂💘	Sevish Jacob Barton	Stephen Weigel	Stephen Weigel Diamond Doll Bazil Müzik György Ligeti	June 15, 2020
41	Hidekazu Wakabayashi (微分音チャンネル)	Stephen Weigel	Hidekazu Wakabayashi	Hidekazu Wakabayashi Horii Kojiro Inti-Illimani The Beatles Jevetta Steele	June 30, 2020
41B	BONUS Sevish (What is a microtonalist?)		Sevish	Stephen Weigel Sevish Tony Dubshot	June 30, 2020
42	Sintel		Sintel	Sintel Erik Satie Scott Joplin	July 12, 2020
43	Amelia Huff (Zhea Erose)		Amelia Huff	Zhea Erose	July 31, 2020
43B	BONUS Amelia Huff (Zhea Erose)		Amelia Huff	Zhea Erose	July 30, 2020
44	Paul Dolden		Paul Dolden	Paul Dolden	August 19, 2020
45	Vivian Tylinska		Vivian Tylinska	Victory Over the Sun Sevish Stephen Weigel Vivian Tylinska Brendan Byrnes The Mercury Tree Jock Tears Xotla	August 25, 2020
45B	BONUS Margo Schulter (video)		Margo Schulter	Margo Schulter	August 26, 2020
46	Músico Nerd (Gustavo Silveira)		Gustavo Silveira	Gustavo Silveira	September 12, 2020
46B	BONUS Músico Nerd microtonal controller!		Gustavo Silveira	None	September 12, 2020
47	Michael Harrison		Michael Harrison	Michael Harrison LaMonte Young Traditional Indian Sharanu Siddhi Vinayaka Caroline Shaw Terry Riley	October 11, 2020 (patrons only) October 12, 2020
48	https://nowandxen.libsyn.com/048-erica-dal-bassa-soprano-sfogato		Erica dal Bassa	Erica dal Bassa	October 29, 2020 (patrons only) October 31, 2020
48B	BONUS Paul Erlich #2		Paul Erlich	knowsur	October 30, 2020
49	Taylor Brook		Taylor Brook	Taylor Brook James Tenney Thomas Nicholson Georg Friedrich Haas	November 12, 2020
49B	BONUS Sevish, benyamind, Xotla		Sevish benyamind Xotla	Stephen Weigel Xotla Elaine Walker kalleaho Sevish A-ha	November 27, 2020
50	Robin Meiksins		Robin Meiksins	Robin Meiksins Brian Ferneyhough Justin Houser Jacob Barton Luis Gelgado Christopher Bailey	November 27, 2020 (patrons only) November 30, 2020
51	Dsilton (Georg Vogel)		Georg Vogel	Dsilton Georg Vogel	December 12, 2020
52	Eric Ederer		Eric Ederer	Eric Ederer	December 29, 2020
52B	BONUS Subhraag Singh		Subhraag Singh	Subhraag Singh	December 30, 2020
53	Automatic Microtonal Guitar (Tolgahan Çoğulu)		Tolgahan Çoğulu	Benjamin Barbarič Âşık Veysel Tolgahan Çoğulu	May 24, 2021
53B	BONUS arranging Blowin', Do-Re-Mi		None	Stephen Weigel Bob Dylan	May 26, 2021
54	browsers and inharmonic sleep therapy (Sevish)		Sevish	Sevish	June 30, 2021
54B	BONUS arranging Bridge, Peg		None	Stephen Weigel Simon and Garfunkel Steely Dan	June 30, 2021
55	Hear Between the Lines		Rami Olsen Freddi Sturm	Hear Between the Lines John Coltrane Stephen Weigel Gustav Holst Jacob Collier The Rasa Simon and Garfunkel King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard	July 15, 2021 (patrons only) July 30, 2021
56	Ben Hjertmann & Emmalee Hunnicutt		Ben Hjertmann Emmalee Hunnicutt	Ben Hjertmann Emmalee Hunnicutt Stephen Weigel	November 1, 2021
57	Ventifacts		Ben Spees Damon Waitkus	Ventifacts Damon Waitkus David Bowie Traditional Georgian	November 12, 2021
58	Anna-Maria Hefele		Anna-Maria Hefele	Anna-Maria Hefele	March 12, 2022
58B	BONUS Lambdoma tuning		None	None	March 12, 2022
59	Stephen James Taylor		Stephen James Taylor	Stephen James Taylor Béla Bartók	March 31, 2022
60	Aaron Breeze		Aaron Breeze	Aaron Breeze Sarah Brand ­Stephen Weigel QW4RTZ Tim Robinson	April 12, 2022
61	Nicholas Denton Protsack		Nicholas Denton Protsack	Nicholas Denton Protsack Sounds Like Things Stephen Weigel	April 30, 2022
62	Skueue		Skueue	Skueue Geinoh Yamashirogumi Aphex Twin John Coltrane	August 22, 2022
63	acreil		acreil	acreil Stephen Weigel Bernard Parmegiani Denis Smalley	August 29, 2022
64	The One Footed Bride		Taylor Brook John Schneider	Taylor Brook Harry Partch Ben Johnston Bob Dylan	November 15, 2022
65	Aaron Myers-Brooks		Aaron Myers-Brooks	Aaron Myers-Brooks	November 28, 2022
66	Mat Muntz		Mat Muntz	Mat Muntz Vex Collection Ludwig van Beethoven Agustín Castilla Ávila Stephen Weigel	February 24, 2023
67	D&D's guide		Dave Keenan Douglas Blumeyer	Dave Keenan Douglas Blumeyer	February 28, 2023
68	Chris Bandy		Chris Bandy	Chris Bandy	February 28, 2023
69	Bryan Deister		Bryan Deister	Bryan Deister Stephen Weigel John Moriarty HEHEHE I AM A SUPAHSTAR SAGA Stephen Weigel, Levi McClain & Braelen Addison	May 19, 2023
70	Danny Playamaqui		Danny Playamaqui	Danny Playamaqui Sevish Stephen Weigel	May 31, 2023
71	Denny Genovese		Denny Genovese	Denny Genovese	June 28, 2023
72	Steve Mueske		Steve Mueske	Pentachrist müesk Stephen Weigel	June 29, 2023
73	Brock Benzel		Brock Benzel	Brock Benzel	June 30, 2023
74	Sevish and benyamind (Big Sway)		Sevish benyamind	None	December 18, 2023
75	Saad Haddad		Saad Haddad	Gérard Grisey Saad Haddad	January 12, 2024
76	Matthew Sheeran		Matthew Sheeran	Easley Blackwood Matthew Sheeran Stephen Weigel Nicola Vicentino Francis Poulenc Igor Stravinski Henri Duparc Ben Johnston	January 22, 2024
77	Noah Jordan		Noah Jordan	Noah Jordan	February 12, 2024
78	Christopher Otto (JACK quartet)		Christopher Otto	Christopher Otto Catherine Lamb Ludwig van Beethoven Vicente Atria LaMonte Young Nicola Vicentino	February 26, 2024
79	Melopœia		Melopœia	Melopœia	April 10, 2024
80	Music Discord May		Adam Freese Frédéric Gagné xenoindex groundfault HEHEHE I AM A SUPAHSTAR SAGA Tristan Bay Userminusone nikshalark SoapDrip	AraMax dogwithabome Francium Userminusone Tristan Bay groundfault Wrenharmonic HEHEHE I AM A SUPAHSTAR SAGA Well Tempered Fox NullPointerException Music Stephen Weigel dotuXil cellularAutomation doctorn0gloff nikshalark SoapDrip Hesangasong Promatsik	June 3, 2024
81	Dave Fiuczynski		Dave Fiuczynski	Dave Fiuczynski Oliver Messiaen Philipp Gerschlauer MonoNeon	October 17, 2024
82	Microtonal Guitar Method (Tolgahan Çoğulu)		Tolgahan Çoğulu	Tolgahan Çoğulu Georges Bizet (arr. Marcin) Jamiroquai Eric Roche Winners of the 7th International Microtonal Guitar competition Charles Ives (arr. Julian Woods) Kenny Wheeler (arr. Naren Ratan)	October 30, 2024
83	Richie Greene		Richie Greene	phonorealism Felipe Tovar-Hevao !mindparade Long Drive Theatre Richie Greene Thomas Tallis	February 25, 2025
84	Subhraag Singh and Infinitone 2		Subhraag Singh	Subhraag Singh Jacob Collier Stephen Weigel	February 28, 2025
85	Julian Woods		Julian Woods	Julian Woods Frank Sinatra Philipp Gerschlauer György Ligeti	March 17, 2025
86	Phillip Golub and Joseph Branciforte		Phillip Golub Joseph Branciforte	Phillip Golub Joseph Branciforte	March 31, 2025
87	Chris Kline (Projective Tuning Space)		Chris Kline	Chris Kline Grant Kirkhope Koji Kondo	June 30, 2025
88	Kari Ikonen (Maqiano)		Kari Ikonen	Kari Ikonen	June 30, 2025
89	Alyssa Aska		Alyssa Aska	Alyssa Aska	July 28, 2025
90	Maddie Ashman		Maddie Ashman	Maddie Ashman Stephen Weigel	July 31, 2025
91	Genoël von Lilienstern		Genoël von Lilienstern	Luigi Nono FASTFAST Genoël von Lilienstern	September 30, 2025
92	Stephen Altoft		Stephen Altoft	Coreen Morsink Emily Koh Donald Bousted Stephen Altoft Ephraim Wagner	October 12, 2025
93	Peter Jung (PitchGrid software)		Peter Jung	None	October 27, 2025
94	LAMPLIGHT		LΛMPLIGHT	LΛMPLIGHT Stephen Weigel einrail Monotone Triangle Tachy Bunker Hiruryu	December 29, 2025
95	XENPILLED (Gordon Wery)	Gordon Wery	Gordon Wery/xenpilled limeboiler Stephen Weigel	April 30, 2026
96	XENTAR (microtonal guitar app)	Ben Spees	Liz Graham Easley Blackwood Angine de Poitrine Ben Spees (Xentar Demos)	April 30, 2026
97	Sononym (Max McCargar)	Sononym (Max McCargar)	Sononym LDY BTTRFLY	May 28, 2026
98	Neptune (the band)	Neptune	Neptune	May 31, 2026
99	jUNe-TWELVEing	Jacob Barton Vito Sicurella Ian Blaylock Thomas Scheurich	None	June 29, 2026
100	Lost and Found Things	Christopher Bailey Thomas Scheurich Jacob Barton	Christopher Bailey	June 30, 2026

External links

• Now and Xen on Libsyn
• Now and Xen on Patreon
• Now and Xen on YouTube