Chris Korda – More Than Four on Kevorkian Records

Chris Korda and Kevorkian Records team up for “More Than Four”, delivering 14 tracks of soulful, body-moving deep house. Spanning 72–137 BPM across its 14 tracks, this release gives DJs flexible tempo options for different set moments.

More Than Four by Chris Korda

Behind the Deep House : Release Notes

Chris Kordas More Than Four is flagrant rhythmic heresy: electronic dance music thats not only in odd time, but also in complex polymeter. Each of the albums tracks uses at least four time signatures at once, typically including 3, 4, 5, and 7. The title is a pun on the 1966 Miles Davis album Four & More. Progressive rock bands commonly switched time signatures, but Korda takes it to the next level, by using multiple time signatures concurrently. For example in the title track, the synth part is in 7/4, whereas the piano part is in 6/4, hence the piano slips out of synchronization with the synth, and then converges with it again. This deliberate slippage is characteristic of phase music, historically associated with minimal composers such as Steve Reich and Terry Riley. Korda sees the hegemony of the generic 4/4 disco beat as a pleasure prison and is determined to escape from it by any means necessary. To that end she developed an open-source music composition softwareaptly named Polymeterover many years, and uses it exclusively. According to Korda, homogenization of culture is the epitome of industrialism, motivated by the need to standardize consumption. Korda tirelessly agitates for all types of diversity, including cultural, biological, and gender diversity. More Than Four features relatively few lyrics, but theyre true to form. The title track pokes fun at the monotony of disco, while Moonchego satirizes conspiracy theorists and their alternative facts. Pleasant Mistake” captures the selfishness and myopia that propel us towards an unlivable future, while Planet Broke is a furious anti-natalist anthem for the future generations were betraying. The album expresses realism, existentialism, and scientific pragmatism, and leads us to a surprising conclusion: The planet will be fine; its we who are in danger. Chris Korda is an internationally renowned multimedia artist, whose work spans nearly thirty years and includes electronic music, digital and video art, performance and conceptual art, and culture jamming. Shes been slipping subversion into DJ mixes since the mid-1990s, when she was one of the founders of electroclash and pioneered the use of complex polymeter in techno.

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14-Track Tracklist

1. Chris Korda – Virtue Signal Original Mix

   Deep House | 87 BPM | C Minor | 4:53

2. Chris Korda – Ticking Original Mix

   Deep House | 137 BPM | Eb Minor | 5:14

3. Chris Korda – More Than Four Original Mix

   Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern) | 120 BPM | B Minor | 4:45

4. Chris Korda – Moonchego Original Mix

   Minimal / Deep Tech | Minimal House | 124 BPM | Eb Major | 8:21

5. Chris Korda – Shelter in Bass Original Mix

   Deep House | 120 BPM | G Minor | 4:23

6. Chris Korda – Pleasant Mistake Original Mix

   Deep House | 72 BPM | F Major | 5:43

7. Chris Korda – LCM Original Mix

   Minimal / Deep Tech | Minimal House | 123 BPM | F Minor | 5:51

8. Chris Korda – Charlie’s Big Break Original Mix

   Deep House | 130 BPM | C Minor | 5:13

9. Chris Korda – Lodidi Original Mix

   Deep House | 130 BPM | A Minor | 6:17

10. Chris Korda – Kahelo Original Mix

    Deep House | 120 BPM | B Minor | 5:58

11. Chris Korda – Heard a Moon Original Mix

    Deep House | 120 BPM | F Minor | 5:46

12. Chris Korda – Interago Original Mix

    Deep House | 125 BPM | G Major | 5:12

13. Chris Korda – Kasita Mondo Original Mix

    Deep House | 130 BPM | A Minor | 6:01

14. Chris Korda – Planet Broke Original Mix

    Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern) | 101 BPM | E Minor | 4:29