Microtones, Minimalism & the Bebop Scale

<p>Mailbag episode! Kirk answers your burning musical questions about songs from <em>Parks & Rec</em>, <em>Black Sails</em>, <em>Lovecraft Country</em>, and <em>What We Do in the Shadows</em>, as well as microtones, minimalist songwriting, the bebop scale, practicing habits, and more.</p> <p><strong>REFERENCED ON THIS EPISODE:</strong></p> <ul> <li>“Parks & Recreation” by Gaby Moreno and Vincent Jones, 2009</li> <li>“Black Sails” by Bear McCreary, 2014</li> <li>“You’re Dead” by Norma Tanega from <em>Walking My Cat Named Dog</em>, 1966</li> <li>“Lonely World” by Moses Sumney from <em>Aromanticism</em>, 2017</li> <li>A <a href= "https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/07/195290/women-composers-sexism-tv-shows-statistics"> 2018 Refinery29 article</a> by Courtney E. Smith on the gender gap in TV composing</li> <li>“Melting” and "Rattlesnake" by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard from <em>Flying Microtonal Banana</em>, 2017</li> <li>“Can I Believe You” by Fleet Foxes from <em>Shore</em>, 2020</li> <li>“Moon River” by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, performed by Jacob Collier on <em>Djesse vol. 2</em>, 2019</li> <li>“Money” by Pink Floyd from <em>The Dark Side of the Moon</em>, 1973</li> <li>“Buzzcut Season” by Lorde from <em>Pure Heroine</em>, 2013</li> <li>“I’m Down” by Paul McCartney recorded by The Beatles, 1965</li> <li>“Kiss” by Prince from <em>Parade</em>, 1986</li> <li>“End Credits” by Danny Elfman from T<em>he Nightmare Before Christmas</em>, 1993</li> <li><a href="https://www.20k.org/">Twenty Thousand Hertz</a> episodes on The Loudness Wars, Perfect Pitch, and Dies Irae (featuring Kirk!)</li> <li>“American Pie” by Don McLean from <em>American Pie</em>, 1971</li> <li>"S.O.B." by Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats from their 2015 self-titled album, and live on the BBC, 2015</li> </ul> <p><strong>OUTRO SOLOIST: Dan Nervo<br /></strong></p> <p>This episode's outro soloist is the fantastic Dan Nervo. Dan plays guitar in the San Francisco Bay Area in bands like <a href= "https://www.neonvelvet.net/">Neon Velvet</a>