Stupidest thing about this very, very stupid story is the fact that Harry Partch is only “cool” if you think obscurity is the coolest thing ever. Very few people have any idea who this guy is because his music is “difficult” to listen to and you’re not just gonna stumble across it unless you’re already into experimental academic composers. And the fact that FF guy would throw the name out there and basically say Thom Yorke isn’t cool enough to reference this obscure late-20th century composer only makes him look like the bigger dick.

Also as a sidenote to this meaningless bullshit: most of Harry Partch’s music is pretty fricking awesome if you’re into that borderline-atonal Morton Feldman/Terry Riley/Lamonte Young sort of thing. Yeah that’s right, I can drop obscure classical references. Also I hate my job. Thanks for listening.