The Geelong natives haven’t stopped for breath after their acclaimed album Nanagon Infinity introduced them to new audiences. Now The Gizz have their eyes set on 2017, with an astonishing five albums planned for release, though Flying Microtonal Banana will be something of a departure from their previous output.
The band have decided to venture outside the boundaries of Western tuning and allow fans to experience microtonal tuning, featuring intervals smaller than a semitone, which is seldom found in contemporary music.
“Earlier this year we started experimenting with a custom microtonal guitar our friend Zak made for Stu,” said drummer Eric Moore. “The guitar was modified to play in 24-TET tuning and could only be played with other microtonal instruments. We ended up giving everyone a budget of $200 to buy instruments and turn them microtonal. The record features the modified electric guitars, basses, keyboards and harmonica as well as a turkish horn called a zurna.”.
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You can now pre order Flying Microtonal Banana through Remote Control Records.
