Disquiet Junto Project 0575: On Ice
The Assignment: Record the sound of ice in a glass and make something with it.

Welcome to a new year of Disquiet Junto communal music projects. This week’s project is as follows. It’s the same project we’ve begun each year with since the very first Junto project, way back in January 2012. The project is, per tradition, just this one step:

Step 1: Please record the sound of an ice cube rattling in a glass, and make something of it.

Background: Longtime participants in, and observers of, the Disquiet Junto series will recognize this single-sentence assignment — “Please record the sound of an ice cube rattling in a glass, and make something of it” — as the very first Disquiet Junto project, the same one that launched the series back on the first Thursday of January 2012. Revisiting it at the start of each January ever since has provided a fitting way to begin the new year. By now, it qualifies as a tradition. A weekly project series can come to overemphasize novelty, and it’s helpful to revisit old projects as much as it is to engage with new ones. Also, by its very nature, the Disquiet Junto suggests itself as a fast pace: a four-day production window, a regular if not weekly habit. It can be beneficial to step back and see things from a longer perspective.

Disquiet Junto Project 0575: On Ice

The Assignment: Record the sound of ice in a glass and make something with it.

Welcome to a new year of Disquiet Junto communal music projects. This week’s project is as follows. It’s the same project we’ve begun each year with since the very first Junto project, way back in January 2012. The project is, per tradition, just this one step:

Step 1: Please record the sound of an ice cube rattling in a glass, and make something of it.

Background: Longtime participants in, and observers of, the Disquiet Junto series will recognize this single-sentence assignment — “Please record the sound of an ice cube rattling in a glass, and make something of it” — as the very first Disquiet Junto project, the same one that launched the series back on the first Thursday of January 2012. Revisiting it at the start of each January ever since has provided a fitting way to begin the new year. By now, it qualifies as a tradition. A weekly project series can come to overemphasize novelty, and it’s helpful to revisit old projects as much as it is to engage with new ones. Also, by its very nature, the Disquiet Junto suggests itself as a fast pace: a four-day production window, a regular if not weekly habit. It can be beneficial to step back and see things from a longer perspective.

More on this 575th weekly Disquiet Junto project — On Ice (The Assignment: Record the sound of ice in a glass and make something with it) — at: https://disquiet.com/0575/

More on the Disquiet Junto at: https://disquiet.com/junto/

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0575-on-ice/

Disquiet Junto Project 0575: On Ice

I always look forward to the beginning of the year when this project comes around.  This year I used this piece as a study for a much larger work - specifically using it as a way to experiment with a complex scripting language I have built on top of the RTcmix (www.rtcmix.org) scripting language, MinC.
My scripts allow me to create algorithmic musical patterns in a large number of dimensions:  volume, pitch, sample selection, tempo, placement in a simulated room-space etc.  Each dimension can be moved about in via an algorithmic plug-in, for example, random choice, sequential access, fixed value, etc.
The Psychedelic Ice Machine uses three sets of ice sound samples I have recorded over the years.  The score loops, creating an ever-changing set of patterns.  The relationship between these is sometimes clear and sometimes obscured.

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More on this 575th weekly Disquiet Junto project — On Ice (The Assignment: Record the sound of ice in a glass and make something with it) — at: https://disquiet.com/0575/

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The Psychedelic Ice Machine

The Psychedelic Ice Machine [disquiet0575]

I always do the "ice" junto,  This is my 12th.

Cold Facts was made from ice recordings loaded into the iOS program Samplr with various pitch and loop options selected, and then run through my boxes.  

This year's boxes are the Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork+ (set on 1 to 2), an Empress Echosystem (green Tape with various knob settings), and an Empress Reverb (green Ghost with various knob settings).  That's my rig.  Everything fits perfectly in a laptop bag.

Find out more about me at https://www.markrushton.com

I'm a 100% independent recording artist who has been publishing original music in the ambient, electronic, and avant-garde genres, as well as environmental field recordings.  

I have over 2800 recordings distributed worldwide under more than 20 band names and pseudonyms, including my own name.  Member of ASCAP since 2002.  I've produced and hosted the Ambient Rushton Podcast since 2004.  Songtrust is my worldwide administrator for mechanical and publishing royalty collection.  Airtable manages my catalog.  I use DISCO.AC for sync library and licensing submissions.

Making music should be fun.  That's why I keep doing it.

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More on this 575th weekly Disquiet Junto project — On Ice (The Assignment: Record the sound of ice in a glass and make something with it) — at: https://disquiet.com/0575/

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Cold Facts (disquiet 0575)

Disquiet Junto Project 0575: On Ice
The Assignment: Record the sound of ice in a glass and make something with it.

Welcome to a new year of Disquiet Junto communal music projects. This week’s project is as follows. It’s the same project we’ve begun each year with since the very first Junto project, way back in January 2012. The project is, per tradition, just this one step:

Step 1: Please record the sound of an ice cube rattling in a glass, and make something of it.

Track notes:

Happy new year all! 

For this year's ice challenge, I put about ten ice cubes in a large  wine glass and filled it with water. I placed an Aquarian hydrophone into it and routed it into my little modular skiff, using an ohcd LFO,  DLD(stereo delay) and Morphagene module.

Recently I'd been playing around with Karpus-Strong delay effects on the DLD, which is in essence 'resonance feedback', which is useful for generating plucked string sort of sounds from an incoming signal.

One of the things I like about experimenting with resonance feedback is how very transient and discrete sounds can become powerful (and unpredictable) impulses when used in conjunction with the effect.

With an ultra-short delay and high feedback threshold set on the stereo delay module, I rattled the ice in the glass and recorded the very end of the tail of the rattle to the Morphagene and used a couple of LFOs to control the CV of the sample's grain and morphology. 

Because the sample captures the tail-end of the rattle, there's only a little movement interspersed with very discrete crackles, squeaks and pops.  

For recording this track, the dry/wet of the Morphagene was set to 50/50 so that the ongoing 'quiet' action within the glass is heard in conjunction with the granulated sample. At a couple of points, this develops dramatically, with some incidental ice movement, followed by a large crack. The final part involved me turning the Morphagene mix to 100% wet and attempting to break the sample apart, so that only vague traces of the original sample recording can be heard.

[Disquiet_Junto_0575] Ice Murmur

This is my submission to Disquiet Junto Project 0575: On Ice
The Assignment: Record the sound of ice in a glass and make something with it.
It is also my recording for the 5th day of Jamuary.

I recorded the ice cube using my recently purchased Zoom H1n recorder. In Ableton Live, I turned the recording into a drum kit using the Slice to New MIDI Track function (splitting up the recording into equal segments instead of splitting at the transients).

Meanwhile, I took a MIDI file I had made earlier(a recording of a folk song I had written 11 years ago that was fed into the WIDI Audio to MIDI plugin), doubled its tempo and used the Canonize function in XX to create a second track that duplicates the original but with a delayed start and a higher MIDI pitch.

Finally, I placed the two MIDI tracks in Ableton Live, one panned left and one panned right, both playing the ice cube drum kit. I duplicated each of these tracks and applied Dieter Zobels Resovative IV Reaktor ensemble, a resonator effect that creates the strumming sound. Ableton's reverb was applied to everything.

More on this 575th weekly Disquiet Junto project – On Ice (The Assignment: Record the sound of ice in a glass and make something with it) – at: https://disquiet.com/0575/

More on the Disquiet Junto at: https://disquiet.com/junto/ 1

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Jamuary is an annual challenge in which participants aim to make music every day in January, posting the results online. For more information, go to jamuary.org/

Glacial Strum [disquiet0575]

Enhanced recorded sounds of ice cubes in a glass, edited with Audacity.

More on this 575th weekly Disquiet Junto project – On Ice (The Assignment: Record the sound of ice in a glass and make something with it) – at: https://disquiet.com/0575/

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Metallic Ice (disquiet0575)

[Disquiet0575] On Ice, Etude

"Ian (Goodbye)" by Amen Dunes 
From the album 'Death Jokes II,' out now on Sub Pop Records.
Listen Now: https://music.subpop.com/amendunes_deathjokesii

Amen Dunes: https://www.bedroomdrum.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amendunes
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amendunes
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amendunes
BandCamp: https://amendunes.bandcamp.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jwOuEBcOKq0BeudSarbEM?si=nk2zpDJzS5eOSRLCRPpdRw
Sub Pop: https://www.subpop.com/artists/amen_dunes

Sub Pop Records: http://www.subpop.com
MegaMart: https://megamart.subpop.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/subpop
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/subpoprecords
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subpop
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/subpoprecords
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/subpop
Podcast: http://subpop.fm

Death Jokes II

Ian (Goodbye)

Amen Dunes - Ian (Goodbye)

"Adagio" by Σtella
From the album, 'Adagio,' out April 4, 2025 on Sub Pop Records.
Order Album / Stream Now: https://music.subpop.com/stella_adagio

Σtella: 
Bandcamp: https://stellawithasigma.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stellawithasigma
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stellawithasigma
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2tBWWgGv7H5ymPtJrT1rNu?si=JHlpc-7hRFOa77WZV6WA2A
On Tour: https://www.subpop.com/artists/stella/tours

Sub Pop Records: http://www.subpop.com
MegaMart: https://megamart.subpop.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/subpop
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/subpoprecords
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subpop
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/subpoprecords
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/subpop
Podcast: http://subpop.fm

Adagio

Σtella - Adagio

"Shovel" by Deep Sea Diver
From the album, 'Billboard Heart,' out February 28, 2025 on Sub Pop Records.
Order Album / Stream Now: ttps://music.subpop.com/deepseadiver_bh

Deep Sea Diver: https://www.thisisdeepseadiver.com
Bandcamp: https://clppng.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisisdeepseadiver
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisisdeepseadiver
X: https://x.com/deepseadiverbnd
On Tour: https://www.subpop.com/artists/deep_sea_diver/tours
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6CD0HbcaKmuVB3NHJJgSdH?si=ZDLzgxqjTl6RRlkFteQB1A

Sub Pop Records: http://www.subpop.com
MegaMart: https://megamart.subpop.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/subpop
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SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/subpop
Podcast: http://subpop.fm

Billboard Heart

Shovel

Deep Sea Diver - Shovel

"Disabuse" by Fucked Up
From the single, 'Disabuse,' out March 14, 2025 on Sub Pop Records.
Order Album / Stream Now: https://music.subpop.com/fuckedup_disabuse

Fucked Up: https://www.fuckedup.cc
Bandcamp: https://fuckedup.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FUglassboys
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fuckedup
X: https://x.com/fuckedup
On Tour: https://www.subpop.com/artists/fucked_up/tours
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/05C3EDw4Rf0qMhrdjFKncL?si=1hXi6_E0QFCl5dSZGj19Bg

Sub Pop Records: http://www.subpop.com
MegaMart: https://megamart.subpop.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/subpop
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/subpoprecords
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subpop
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@subpoprecords
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/subpoprecords
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/subpop
Podcast: http://subpop.fm

Disabuse

Fucked Up - Disabuse

"True" (Release Date: January 29, 2025)
Order Single / Stream Now: https://music.subpop.com/yuno_true

Yuno: 
Bandcamp: https://yvno.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yvvno
Twitter: https://twitter.com/yvno
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yvnx
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/36BjLtXEXIifbRrfc1Rtqa?si=HxtAk2ktSUuMe7UQNm8niw
On Tour: https://www.subpop.com/artists/yuno/tours

Sub Pop Records: http://www.subpop.com
MegaMart: https://megamart.subpop.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/subpop
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/subpoprecords
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subpop
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/subpoprecords
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/subpop
Podcast: http://subpop.fm

True

Yuno - True

"Atom Bomb - Electric Version" (Release Date: February 13, 2025)
Order Album / Stream Now: https://music.subpop.com/bully_atombombelectricversion

Bully: http://www.bullythemusic.com
Bandcamp: https://bullythemusic.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bullythemusic
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bully
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bullythemusic
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/34LdbFt5sVXKTJOzf1iExQ?si=y2_X0G_sS16ScIMeER0JUg
On Tour: https://www.subpop.com/artists/bully/tours

Sub Pop Records: http://www.subpop.com
MegaMart: https://megamart.subpop.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/subpop
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/subpoprecords
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SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/subpop
Podcast: http://subpop.fm

Atom Bomb - Electric Version

Bully - Atom Bomb - Electric Version

"Amiss" by waterbaby, out now on Sub Pop Records.
Order & Listen Now: https://music.subpop.com/waterbaby_amiss

waterbaby: 
Bandcamp: https://waterbabyonline.bandcamp.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/w.aterbaby
Twitter: https://twitter.com/waterbabyonline
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waterbabyfr
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-798392805
On Tour: https://www.subpop.com/artists/waterbaby/tours

Sub Pop Records: http://www.subpop.com
MegaMart: https://megamart.subpop.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/subpop
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/subpoprecords
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subpop
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/subpop
Podcast: http://subpop.fm

Amiss

waterbaby - Amiss

"Psychosis Is Just a Number" (Release Date: May 6, 2025)
Order Single / Stream Now: https://music.subpop.com/guerillatoss_psychosisisjustanumber

Guerilla Toss: https://www.guerillatoss.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/guerillatoss
Twitter: https://twitter.com/guerillatoss
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guerillatoss
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2PlLrStX2yK6CzyRi3TKnO?si=NWs76HZUSKKZaAeS-CLX_Q
On Tour: https://www.subpop.com/tours/guerilla_toss

Sub Pop Records: http://www.subpop.com
MegaMart: https://megamart.subpop.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/subpop
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/subpoprecords
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subpop
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SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/subpop
Podcast: http://subpop.fm

Psychosis Is Just a Number

Guerilla Toss - Psychosis Is Just a Number

More on the 704th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Right on Cumulus — The Assignment: Compose 8-bit music inspired by a Cory Arcangel / Super Mario video — at https://disquiet.com/0704/

[disquiet0704] Right on Cumulus

[disquiet0711] Click music 18082025

My 33 1/3 series book about the Aphex Twin album <i>Selected Ambient Works Volume II</i> was published in 2014. The book was one of the top 5 bestselling titles for the calendar year, and in 2015 was ranked by Pitchfork as one of the "33 best" of the 100-plus books in the 33 1/3 series. It has subsequently been translated into Japanese (2019) and Spanish (2018)

Since 2012 I have moderated the Disquiet Junto group, which began on SoundCloud. More at disquiet.com/junto. 

I've written for Nature, Pitchfork, The Wire, Down Beat, Boing Boing, NewMusicBox, Red Bull Music Academy, Art Practical, the website of The Atlantic, and many other publications. 

I've exhibited sound art at galleries in Los Angeles (Crewest), Manhattan (apex art), and Dubai (DUTAC), and I had a audio-visual installation at the San Jose Museum of Art as part of its 45th anniversary.

And since 1996 I've run the website Disquiet.com about the intersection of sound, art, and technology.

[Disquiet0575] On Ice, Etude

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