Disquiet Junto Project 0639: Path Ways (4 of 3)
The Assignment: Rework musical trios using the constituent parts — one of two ways.

These instructions are fairly lengthy. Please read carefully. Originally this trios sequence of projects would have ended with the completion of the trios after three consecutive weeks. However, those went particularly well, so let’s see if we can push it a little further.

Please note: You needn’t have participated in any of the prior Junto projects to participate in this one.

Step 1: In the previous project, we completed musical trios. Project 0638 was the third of three consecutive projects. In the first one, 0636, musicians recorded solos. In the second, 0637, musicians took those 0636 tracks, nudged them to the left side of the stereo spectrum, and then added their own music to the right, forming duets with a hole in the middle. In project 0638, other musicians introduced a third track down the center of the 0637 recordings, completing the trios. You can revisit the music via the blog posts disquiet.com/0636, disquiet.com/0637, and disquiet.com/0638, and you can follow the forking paths through the related Google Drive spreadsheet.

Step 2: The goal of this project is to rework the material that accumulated over the course of the previous three projects. There are two main ways to go about this. One is to simply choose one or more tracks and remix, combine, mash-up, or otherwise transform them. The other is to move on to Step 3.

Step 3: Choose one 0636 track, a solo, that yielded more than one 0638 trio. (These are highlighted in light blue, or maybe it’s teal, in the leftmost column of the spreadsheet.) Trace the various routes that 0636 track took. Perhaps it also led to some 0637 tracks that never went any further. Perhaps there are various 0638 versions based on varied 0637 versions. In any case, record a piece of music that lets the listener experience the branching paths that the original 0636 track took over the course of the three phases of the trios project sequence. Clearly you will be using a linear form to represent variations, so how to achieve that will require some compositional ingenuity. But you’re up to the task.

This playlist is for the #disquiet0639paths approach.

Disquiet Junto Project 0639: Path Ways (Paths)

Traces the various routes that @33per 's first junto0636 track took and subsequently manifested itself in duos and trios. Sprinkled and chopped a bit improvisational extras here and there.

It comprises the following tracks:
@33per - https://soundcloud.com/33per/firebells?si=e62c44d018bf4a30b8977f3401d3a375&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
@ray_cobley - https://soundcloud.com/ray_cobley/great-bells-of-fire-with-33per-disquiet0637?si=439e60de16a54dbc8d924c560d46957e&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
@mtnviewmark-bits - https://soundcloud.com/mtnviewmark-bits/firebells-and-pipes-stereo-disquiet0637?si=51ba981061d9494fa4fee6378d9e4e76&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
@noodletwister - https://soundcloud.com/noodletwister/firebells-pipes-coat-rack-disquiet0638?si=99e29a56489c4198b425eda6c025a02c&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
@raincat-306596410 - https://soundcloud.com/raincat-306596410/firebells-and-pipes-and-a-bicycle-wheel-disquiet0638-w-33per-mzero?si=38755158e23a4e51a9a6edf29554cac2&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
@encym - https://soundcloud.com/encym/fells-of-fire-disquiet0638-wip?si=1ae322567b9841b1a28724b51fac0f01&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

More on the 639th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Path Ways (4 of 3) — The Assignment: Rework musical trios using the constituent parts — one of two ways — at https://disquiet.com/0639/

Firebells 4 of 3 (disquiet0639paths)

Disquiet Junto Project 0639: Path Ways (4 of 3)
The Assignment: Rework musical trios using the constituent parts — one of two ways.

These instructions are fairly lengthy. Please read carefully. Originally this trios sequence of projects would have ended with the completion of the trios after three consecutive weeks. However, those went particularly well, so let’s see if we can push it a little further.

Please note: You needn’t have participated in any of the prior Junto projects to participate in this one.

Step 1: In the previous project, we completed musical trios. Project 0638 was the third of three consecutive projects. In the first one, 0636, musicians recorded solos. In the second, 0637, musicians took those 0636 tracks, nudged them to the left side of the stereo spectrum, and then added their own music to the right, forming duets with a hole in the middle. In project 0638, other musicians introduced a third track down the center of the 0637 recordings, completing the trios. You can revisit the music via the blog posts disquiet.com/0636 1, disquiet.com/0637 2, and disquiet.com/0638 2, and you can follow the forking paths through the related Google Drive spreadsheet 9.

Step 2: The goal of this project is to rework the material that accumulated over the course of the previous three projects. There are two main ways to go about this. One is to simply choose one or more tracks and remix, combine, mash-up, or otherwise transform them. The other is to move on to Step 3.

Step 3: Choose one 0636 track, a solo, that yielded more than one 0638 trio. (These are highlighted in light blue, or maybe it’s teal, in the leftmost column of the spreadsheet 9.) Trace the various routes that 0636 track took. Perhaps it also led to some 0637 tracks that never went any further. Perhaps there are various 0638 versions based on varied 0637 versions. In any case, record a piece of music that lets the listener experience the branching paths that the original 0636 track took over the course of the three phases of the trios project sequence. Clearly you will be using a linear form to represent variations, so how to achieve that will require some compositional ingenuity. But you’re up to the task.

Tasks Upon Completion:

Label: Include either “disquiet0639remix” (if you follow the loose rules of Step 2) or “disquiet0639paths” (if you follow the more specific rules of Step 3) in the name of your track.

Upload: Post your track to a public account (SoundCloud preferred but by no means required). It’s best to focus on one track (but if you post more than one, clarify which is the “main” rendition).

Share: Post your track and a description explanation at https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0639-path-ways-4-of-3/

Discuss: Listen to and comment on the other tracks.

Full circle (ft @Raincat, @tristan_louth_robins, @xhg, @krakenkraft, @SinnySounds) disquiet0639paths

starting with https://soundcloud.com/blaaroed/disquiet0636-left-tt16tt, followed the branching paths in the trio of projects sequenced in a linear form

arranged in ableton live mostly drawing volume envelopes and a delay send at the end of each segment

based on these excellent contributions:
- https://soundcloud.com/blaaroed/disquiet0636-left-tt16tt
- https://soundcloud.com/user-807707609/left-and-right-mirage-disquiet0637
- https://soundcloud.com/raincat-306596410/metal-mirage-disquiet0638-w-blaaroed-he_nu_ri
- https://soundcloud.com/merlebardenoir/the-middle-path-disquiet0638
- https://soundcloud.com/encym/wc2h-8lh_disquiet0638
- https://soundcloud.com/alanblip/part-2-disquiet0637
- https://soundcloud.com/dandante/disquiet0637-right-2-of-3-suborbital-hang-glider
- https://soundcloud.com/analoc/0324-disquiet-junto-638-midways


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More on the 639th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Path Ways (4 of 3) — The Assignment: Rework musical trios using the constituent parts — one of two ways — at https://disquiet.com/0639/

disquiet0639paths - full house

Disquiet Junto Project 0639: Path Ways (4 of 3)

My second piece is a cross between points 2 and 3.
As a starting piece I chose the piece by encyn, a true gem of this compilation.
I recovered what was originally supposed to be my 637, then abandoned because the track had already been chosen. In this case without channel limitations.
Starting from this 636 I followed the family tree and chose some 637s and 638s to mix on the starting track.

'Neat Disorder' by Wodwo and encym--disquiet0637--2of3
https://soundcloud.com/user-364196783-552705040/neat-disorder-disquiet0637-layer-1-by-encym-layer-2-by-wodwo

2024-03-15 Ataxophobia, Right? by encym & Jimmy Lem (disquiet0367)
https://soundcloud.com/blisterpop/2024-03-15-ataxophobia-right-by-encym-jimmy-lem-disquiet0367

Diluted Disorder - with encym (disquiet0637) by ray_cobley
https://soundcloud.com/ray_cobley/diluted-disorder-with-encym-disquiet0637

disquiet 0638.5 by Andreas_Kitzmann 
https://soundcloud.com/andreas-kitzmann-27370936/disquiet-06385

4WAY (disquiet0639paths)

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Disquiet0639 - Weareone

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.