Who wants to hear traffic and TV's, doors, clatter and neighbours? So, of course, I went for subdued natural sounds, and found the end result a little foreboding. 
Is there a message in it? Will the sunrise ever come? Look to the east, and be thankful.

Approx. 5 sec grabs taken from "One Minute Alice Springs" and "Third night of rain" were manipulated to fill the 60sec frame: time stretch, filtered reverb resonance, delay lines and the usual kit... This was sat alongside longer takes from "Spin Cycle" (for rich bottom end noise drones and white noise extracted as breathing) and "One Minute Alice Springs" (to restore the natural landscape somewhat).

Thanks to:
https://soundcloud.com/hightunnels
https://soundcloud.com/benn-demole
https://soundcloud.com/tuonela-1

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Disquiet Junto Project 0163: Layering Silence After Midnight
The Assignment: Create a new late-night ambience with sounds from a handful of pre-existing field recordings.

This project is the second in what will be an ongoing occasional series that focus on late-night ambience. Collectively these nocturnal endeavors are being called “One Minute Past Midnight.” No one’s work will be repurposed without their permission, and it’s appreciated if you post your track with a Creative Commons license that allows for non-commercial reuse and sharing.

The steps for this project are as follows:

Step 1: Revisit project #0160 from January 22, 2015, in which field recordings were made of the sound one minute past midnight:

http://disquiet.com/0160/

Step 2: Locate segments that are especially quiet and meditative — and confirm that they are available for creative reuse. Many should have a Creative Commons license stating such, and if you’re not sure just check with the responsible Junto participant.

Step 3: Using segments from three different tracks from the January 22 project, create a new work of sound that layers the pre-existing material into something new, something nocturnal. Keep the length of your final piece to one minute

Step 4: Upload the finished track to the Disquiet Junto group on SoundCloud.

Step 5: Be sure to include link/mentions regarding the source tracks.

Step 6: Then listen to and comment on tracks uploaded by your fellow Disquiet Junto participants.

Deadline: This assignment was made in the early evening, California time, on Thursday, February 12, 2015, with a deadline of 11:59pm wherever you are on Monday, February 16, 2015.

Length: The length of your finished work should be one minute.

Upload: Please when posting your track on SoundCloud, only upload one track for this assignment, and include a description of your process in planning, composing, and recording it. This description is an essential element of the communicative process inherent in the Disquiet Junto. Photos, video, and lists of equipment are always appreciated.

Title/Tag: When adding your track to the Disquiet Junto group on Soundcloud.com, please include the term “disquiet0163-layeringminutes” in the title of your track, and as a tag for your track.

Download: It is preferable that your track is set as downloadable, and that it allows for attributed remixing (i.e., a Creative Commons license permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution).

Linking: When posting the track, please be sure to include this information:

More on this 163rd Disquiet Junto project — “Create a new late-night ambience with sounds from a handful of pre-existing field recordings” — at:

http://disquiet.com/2015/02/12/disquiet0163-layeringminutes/

More on the Disquiet Junto at:

http://disquiet.com/junto

Ēostre's Cradle [Disquiet Junto Project 0163: Layering Silence After Midnight]

" Nettles (Urtica species) are shrubby weeds covered in fine stinging hairs. The opposite leaves have toothed margins, and the sprays of tiny flowers are greenish and unattractive. " - Tim Low, Wild herbs of Australia and New Zealand.
It remains to be seen exactly what relation this bears to the composition and interpretation of music.

Ēostre's Cradle [Disquiet Junto Project 0163: Layering Silence After Midnight]

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