disquiet0697 - first of three

As usual, there is an abundance of fantastic pieces to collaborate with. I finally decided on Aaron Hofman's work, because there was something about its slightly off kilter ambience that seemed to suit the later spring rain that is settling in for a few days. I added just a bit of gritty drone, augmented with a bit of reverb to further set the mood. 

disquiet0698

Disquiet Junto Project 0698: Second Third
The Assignment: Record the second third of a trio.

There were many pieces I liked a lot from part 1 and I tried out a couple of combinations. 
I settled on the track by Samplair: https://soundcloud.com/user-248104983/disquiet0697. 

I combined this with a recording of some ‘extended technique’ zither. 
The extended technique being that the zither is excited using a fast rotating disc with a magnet attached to it. Depending on the frequency with which the magnet rotates (compared to the resonant frequencies of each string), it can force oscillations in one or more strings. The sound this produces is quite rich and complex with lots of movement.

Interestingly, the combination of these sounds, which can at times be quite harsh and distorted, with Samplair’s ‘nightmare carnival’ made for a track that I found… rather soothing.

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

Soothing nightmare carnival (disquiet0698) - with Samplair

For this third of three, I chose the inspired track by Campos and Samplair from last week ... https://soundcloud.com/tannes-marrei/soothing-nightmare-carnival-disquiet0698-with-samplair

Check out my collaborators' brilliant work at https://soundcloud.com/tannes-marrei and https://soundcloud.com/user-248104983 ...

Enjoy! 🤗

More on the 699th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Third Third — The Assignment: Record the third third of a trio — at https://disquiet.com/0699/

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halF nightmarE [disquiet0699] with Campos & Samplair

Melodic Dark and Luminous Drones - disquiet0699 (with Ray Cobley and Alanblip)
This one’s quite experimental yet melodic and with a positive, luminous vibe (but with moments of darkness when Ray’s drone takes the foreground). 

Took this duo: https://soundcloud.com/ray_cobley/drone-double-with-alanblipdisquiet0698 by @ray_cobley 
who worked on this solo by  @alanblip https://soundcloud.com/alanblip/b-drone-disquiet0697 

Added a solo lead on my Oberheim OB-X and some noise washes on the same sytnh to channel the mighty Vangelis…

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

Melodic Dark and Luminous Drones (w/ray cobley & alanblip) - disquiet0699

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

The final addition to complete the annual Disquiet Junto asynchronous trio. This contribution builds on the original keyboards of Aaron Hofman and Andreas Kitzmann's addition of a gritty drone with a performance on ebow guitar and simulated Leslie cabinet.

Part 1: https://soundcloud.com/aaronhofman/part-i
Part 2: https://soundcloud.com/andreas-kitzmann-27370936/disquiet0698

More on the 699th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Third Third — The Assignment: Record the final third of a trio — at https://disquiet.com/0699/

The Apparition That Asked Me to Dance

I'm really taken with last week's Disquiet Junto track by audiosnafu and alanblip: https://soundcloud.com/audiosnafu/disquiet0698 and I was drawn to add a cheeky third part - hope I didn't ruin it!

Check out my wonderful collaborators:
https://soundcloud.com/audiosnafu
https://soundcloud.com/alanblip

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

halF shortdronE [disquiet0699] with audiosnafu and alanblip

Hello everyone! I'm presenting to you "Tales of El'Azar" a project of mine based on the same novel. It's a set of ambient & orchestral compositions that follow the story of Ulenth, the Mists traveler, as he arrives in the fabled world of El' Azar and explores it. Two different parts compiled into one album coming straight from the time I experimented a lot with music. I hope you enjoy!

Across the Pallatar Valley

Soundtrack is a part of the soundtrack that collects music written and composed by composers to accompany particular moments in the film. The soundtrack enhances the emotion of the film by creating a sound atmosphere for each scene. The musical score constitutes much more than a mere emotional accessory; on the contrary, music is capable of radically altering the viewer's empathy for the characters in the scene, the emotions attributed to them, the evaluation of the scenic environment, and the anticipation of the plot

Maleficent sings

Ambient Dreamscapes for you to enjoy. Relax, unwind, meditate and chillout.

NECRONOMICON DREAMS No10 SOMNAMBULISM

multi-instrumentalist & composer.
Genre fluid music for images / instrumental / contemporary post-fusion / experimental jazz / electro acoustic ambient / melodic noise / neoclassical / naive hard core / cosmopolitan world music.

bio here:
http://dedeland.com/daniel-diaz-bio/


In some words:
Composer, arranger, producer, multi-instrumentalist. Born in Argentina,
I studied music in Buenos Aires, New York, Boston, Los Angeles and Paris.

For 20 years, I developed an important career as a session and backing musician in Argentina and Europe, playing, among other instruments, the bass, touring and recording with many jazz, rock, fusion, world, Latin and tango bands.

At the same time, I worked as an arranger, producer and musical director with many projects and artists in the USA, Argentina and Europe.

From 1992 to 1997, I performed my compositions live with my own band in Buenos Aires and began a solo recording career with the worldwide release of my first album "The Years Alone" on the North American label Green Linnet/Xenophile. On this album I arranged and performed 11 of my songs written between 1986 and 1993. I played most of the instruments, but included guest appearances by some great South American players.

My recording career continued with "Segundo Ciclo" (1997), released worldwide by Timeless Records, and 12 more albums released between 2000 and 2016.

Currently, I work as an on-demand film/TV composer while continuing to play live and produce.

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

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