Bands
A list of notable xenharmonic/microtonal bands. Live performance projects and studio recording projects that have more than a single member (for solo acts see Artists), which have a unified aesthetic (unlike contemporary classical ensembles which might play pieces by a wider range of composers), and whose work features alternative tuning systems heavily.
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| Name | Link(s) | Members | Hometown | Years microtonally active | genres/keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BipTunia | Website Microtonal songs on website YouTube |
Michael W. Dean: synthisizer, singing, talking Phil Wormuth: poetry, talking |
Casper, Wyoming / Rural Maine | 2018 | pop, rock, poetry, ambient, industrial, all tunings.
MWD also makes xen VST software. |
| Dsilton Trio | Project website Dsilton Youtube channel Dsilton on Facebook |
Georg Vogel: Clavinet, Synthesizer, Composition David Dornig: 31-tone Electric Guitar Valentin Duit: Drums |
Vienna, Austria | 2015- | 31edo, jazz |
| The Enslins | Andrew Heathwaite – otonal dulcimer, 88cET guitar, voice, composition Jacob Barton – trombone, tin whistle, otonal reed organ, udderbot, voice Austin McCann – drums, voice |
Urbana, IL | 2011-2012 | 88cET, acoustic | |
| The Gongs | The Gongs Rob Reich (full length album on Youtube) |
Peter Blasser Clara Latham Grisha Krivchenia Stefan Tcherepnin |
Oberlin, OH | 2001-2002 | experimental, homemade instruments |
| Horse Lords | Horse Lords on Bandcamp | Sam Haberman Max Eilbacher Owen Gardner Andrew Bernstein |
Baltimore, MD | 2012- | Just intonation, polyrhythm, minimalist, musique concrète |
| ILEVENS | ILEVENS on Bandcamp | Mike Horick - Drums Lauren Davis - Synths Rusty Kennedy - Bass Brendan Byrnes - Vocals, Guitar |
Los Angeles, CA | 2015- | 22edo, pop, rock |
| JC & The Microtones | Cowpeople | Bassoon – [[Johnny Reinhard]] Electric Bass – Brad Catler Electric Guitar – [[John Catler]] Percussion – A. C. Lewis Vocals – Deborah Rothrock |
NYC | 1984 | rockabilly, 31edo |
| Jock Tears | Bandcamp | Lauren Ray - vocals
Lauren Smith - bass Spencer Hargreaves - guitar Dustin Bromley - drum |
Vancouver, BC | ? (I emailed them to find out) | Peppy punk rock, female vocals, 17 edo |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Flying Microtonal Banana Wikipedia |
Stu Mackenzie Ambrose Kenny Smith Joey Walker Cook Craig Lucas Skinner Michael Cavanagh Eric Moore |
Melbourne, Australia | 2017- | 24edo, alternative, garage |
| The Mercury Tree | The Mercury Tree on Bandcamp | Ben Spees Connor Reilly Oliver Campbell (+Igliashon Jones!) |
Portland, OR | 2007- | progressive, psychedelic, math, 17edo, 23edo |
| Naegleria Fowleri | Naegleria Fowleri | Bostjan Zupancic Luna Bird |
St. Johnsbury, Vermont | 2017- | 19edo, metal, avian |
| Redrick Sultan | Redrick Sultan on Bandcamp | Spencer Hargreaves - Vocals, Guitars Noah Jordan - Vocals, Bass, Keys, Flute, Oud Sean Mitchell - Drums, Sampling |
Vancouver, British Columbia | 2010- | 22edo, acoustic, magic rock, chill |
| Syzygys | Syzygys | Hitomi Shimizu - Organ Hiromi Nishida - Violin |
Japan | 1985- | experimental, Just intonation, Partch 43 |
| uSSSY | uSSSy on Bandcamp | Artem Galkin Pavel Eremeev |
Moscow, Russian Federation | 2009- | 24edo, noise rock, psychedelic |
| ZIA | ZIA discography | Elaine Walker and collaborators | Las Cruces, NM | 1992- | electronic, space, dance, 10edo, 19edo, Bohlen-Pierce, 17edo, 16edo |