Room of Shroom

Room Of Shroom

Disquiet Junto 0698 is the second of three prompts aimed at creating an asynchronous trio.

This week, we had to select from one of last week's community submissions to add a second part. I was really moved by Torpid Scorpion's piece "First Third", featuring a gorgeous acoustic guitar. As soon as I heard it, I heard the complementary part. The trouble? I heard it on violin.

I've only been playing violin for 6 weeks, but I practiced this piece pretty hard and got a couple of good takes this morning. It's simple and understated, I don't think it's awful, and I'm calling it the best that I can do at this point.

There was some room sound on the guitar part, so I tried to match it with light reverb on my side of the song. I also applied a little bit of a reverb to both tracks to place the instruments in the same room.

I think this piece is spacious, sad, and lovely, and I can't wait to see how someone finishes it for next week.

Torpid Scorpion's starter track: https://soundcloud.com/torpidscorpion/disquiet0697-first-third

More on the 698th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Second Third — The Assignment: Record the second third of a trio — at https://disquiet.com/0698/

You're Not a Burden (with Torpid Scorpion) (disquiet0698)

The Storm

Let me not be a storm,
descending over the city.

Let me not be a bomb,
that in its own noise 
cannot recognize the victim.

Let me be a wrapping,
that absorbs sounds 
and creates silence.

Let me be an opportunity,
that appears by the wall.



Poetry written by Manca Klun
Music and Sounds by Alessandro De Oliveira Bastos

The Storm

waliking through the field

とりどりの秋草にほふ野の中を友と語りつつ我は歩きぬ
M.I.　(1924-2025)　 (1941年作)

"I walked through the field fragrant with various autumn flowers and grasses, chatting with friends."
Short poem written  by M.I. (1924-2025) in 1941.

walking through the field

Worked on this duo by e_nu_ri (@user-807707609) : https://soundcloud.com/user-807707609/bowed-and-jangled-farther-disquiet0698  based on this original track by 
@red_robin
https://soundcloud.com/red_robin/disquiet-junto-0697-mr-bowed-jangles

The all-synth background is great. I thought the contrast between those synth tracks and a warm, acoustic tone could be interesting, so I improvised a lead part on tenor ukulele. I also added an infra bass drone playing the tonic, and used a little software I’m beta testing that generates sound from a text prompt using some kind of AI (can’t say more here, but it’s fun for drones!).
It's like a dark, abstract recitativo, hope you like it.

For this collaboration project:
llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-pr…t-0699-third-third/

Mr Bowed Jangles returns (w/ he_nu_ri and Tristan Louth-Robins) - disquiet0699

ghosts of the mary celeste (for 16 piece chamber group)

Disquiet Junto Project 0700: View Frame
The Assignment: Share the view and some sounds inspired by the view.

The cover picture shows the view from my window. I used a virtual modular system and wanted to create the feeling of crowded chaos, of structure and nervousness, of importance and frivolity. All from a distance, as I am still outside the picture looking out of the window.

The (cover) image does not perfectly equal the inner image I had in mind, as it is lazy sunday afternoon and vacation time, so the city is not that busy at the moment.  

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More on the 700th weekly Disquiet Junto project, View Frame — The Assignment: Share the view and some sounds inspired by the view — at https://disquiet.com/0700/

Discussion:
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0700-view-frame/72046

BandCamp

Busy Street [disquiet0700]

A Shadow of All Night Falling: A Dark Allegory

It came from the west,
spreading like a dark vapor 
in the sky, covering the sun.

The world turned dark,
shrouded in starless night.
In the glow of cells,

shadows moved in frantic
despair not knowing what to do
or where to go—

in the end of times.

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Valhjim: Guitars, Sax, Synthesizers, Samplers
Martin Miers: Drums

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© 2025 Valhjim. All rights reserved. Original music by Valhjim.



A Shadow of All Night Falling — A Dark Allegory - Valhjim w/Martin Miers

2025-08-28

nocturne

i dont rlly have anything to say about this. when i made it i was honestly just trying to express my ether in the purest way possible for me, which is music. I didnt add words and i didnt use a 4/4 standard timing because i didnt want any limitations in how i could express myself i wanted the song to be completely me and my soul. The singing/humming is completely improvised and first take since i wanted to make it as authentic as possible, i tend to get super perfectionist and completely change everything i make and if i know others will see it i change it for them aswell, i didnt want to end up doing that for this i wanted it to be completely my own. The birds in the beginning were recorded from my phone on my daily bike ride home, i added it because whenever im on my bike in the woods by myself i feel completely free and myself, at peace, and i wanted to put that feeling into the song. The cover is of a place i go to by myself whenever i feel sad or i want to think or i just want to be at peace and see a nice view (there r cool cows there), sometimes i go there just to scream as loud as i can because of how empty it is, its another place i feel completely free and myself without judgement so i made it the cover, I got the idea to do this from "all about lily chou chou" where they describe what ether is and i tried to replicate that in real life but i cant really explain here what ether really is so i think if anybody reads this you should watch the movie "all about lily chou chou" to understand what ether means to you.. the movie is really good and it has really really good music too. I hope somebody can enjoy this thingy ive crudely made

Myether

An adaption of this classic track for two acoustic guitars and bass.

Wicked Game acoustic instrumental

I create original electronic, postpunk, and experiential music from my studio in Chicago. The Hard Times described my work as "creepy, haunted, but also a little bit uplifting." Prolific.

You're Not a Burden (with Torpid Scorpion) (disquiet0698)

Coraline Ada Ehmke