FASTFAST returns amidst microtonal music's moment

Thanks to progressive musical acts like Angine de Poitrine, microtonal music is seeing a surge of interest. That's partly what's prompted Kingston musician James Mulvale to resurrect his abandoned musical recording and performance project FASTFAST. Our guest way back on episode 40, James returns to the podcast to share how a recent surprise call microtonal enthusiasts in Munich persuaded him to revive FASTFAST after a three-year hiatus for a music festival performance overseas.Chapters:00:00:00 Episode overview00:02:04 What is microtonal music?00:04:33 Anna-Maria Hefele and the nuances of human voice 00:07:35 Untwelving: Convention for contemporary microtonal and xenharmonic music00:09:18 Finding an audience for microtonal music00:12:12 Resurrecting FASTFAST00:15:02 Song: Heebie Jeebies by FASTFAST live from Werkhaus Theatre, Munich (May 22, 2026)00:18:03 The musical instruments of microtonal00:22:01 Highlights of the Untwelving convention00:24:00 Why Angine de Poitrine works00:26:20 Break convention and embrace unpredictability00:27:59 Microtonal as a reaction to AI00:30:51 The forces driving virtual instruments and sample libraries00:32:59 The future of music is analog, not digital00:34:15 Why microtonal is a mindset, not a music genre00:36:33 Normalizing microtonal and decolonizing music00:39:51 Breaking paradigms and shifting perceptions00:42:49 Exploring performance experiences for microtonal00:44:41 James makes a microtonal playground https://chromotone.ca00:47:49 Episode creditsEpisode Production CreditsMusic in this episode:Heebie Jeebies by FASTFAST live from Werkhaus Theatre, Munich (May 22, 2026)Guests:James Mulvale https://www.kingstonlive.ca/artist/863074/viewHosts:Johnny San [email protected] production:SoundWise Inc. https://kingstonlive.ca/resource/1191590/viewEpisode LinksFASTFAST https://www.kingstonlive.ca/artist/855248/viewUntwelving: Convention for contemporary microtonal and xenharmonic music https://untwelving.comAnna Maria Hefele https://anna-maria-hefele.comWatch: FASTFAST performs Heebie Jeebies live from Werkhaus Theatre, Munich https://youtu.be/0_5ouW-W1_0?si=2aqTbP3vjCzOjc9_Tachy Bunker https://tachybunker.frHorse Lords https://www.horselords.orgPodcast episode 40: Kingston's microtonal maven FASTFAST https://www.kingstonlive.ca/kingstons-microtonal-maven-fastfastChromotone music app https://chromotone.caKingston concerts and music festivals https://kingstonlive.ca/ Sign up for Kingston music news, local concert and event listings and announcements delivered to your inbox monthly, weekly or even daily. Subscribe here…