Podcast1024: Omar's Shuffle by Omar Y Los Bandelleros

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Today I play a piece I wrote, called Omar's Shuffle. When it was originally released a few years ago, I claimed that I had recorded it in a bar in Ajijic, Mexico, near Guadalajara. In fact it was all done on the computer using Csound and some sound samples. The tuning is straight Just Intonation, from the Partch Tonality Diamond. Details on the story behind the song, deceitful as it may be, can be found on my liner notes page here.

Note the trumpets playing 7:9:11 against the guitar's 4:5:6. And the sharp marimbas made possible by perfect attack times. All in fun.