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“The thing with analog circuits is they follow very simple, natural laws,” says synthesizer designer and builder Jessica Rylan, “just like breaking a tree branch, or like water, or even like birds flying in a V — they push and are pushed into that pattern because it’s the path of least resistance … like you turn on the power, it’s just following whatever the vibration would do. And the sound it produces is the exact same as the electricity producing it.”

There are many such nuggets to be found in Tara Rodgers’ excellent book Pink Noises, which compiles interviews with twenty-four women working in electronic music and sound art. Rodgers’ conversation with Rylan, coupled with pandemic isolation, inspired Suss Müsik to explore the craft of DIY synthesis and digital instrument hacking.

As a result, Suss Müsik’s toolbox is now teeming with circuit boards, jumper cables, soldering equipment, resistors / capacitors / inductors of all sizes, a kaleidoscope of LED lights, touch-sensitive / knob potentiometers, plastic casing of varying sizes, and a lifetime supply of 9-volt batteries. It’s great fun.

A key learning was that acoustic instruments create sound by moving air — a string is plucked, a drum is hit, a mouthpiece receives wind — while electronic instruments make sound by moving voltage. Nature is a rich ecosystem of patterns, and the ability to manipulate patterns of electrical current is the core of synthesized music. 

This short piece is an excerpt from a series of compositions played mostly with custom-built and hacked instruments. In this particular instance, you’ll hear an piezo-amplified kalimba, a homemade sawtooth oscillator, and a photo-sensitive harmonic generator played with a flashlight and touch-ring interface.

The cover image is by visual artist B.G. Madden.

More on this 467th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Toolbox Show & Tell (The Assignment: Share a tip for making music that you learned during the pandemic), at:

https://disquiet.com/0467/

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This is our contribution for the Disquiet Junto Project 0468: Mirror Rorrim. 

It's a duet version of the Kitchen Blues that was published before by Matthias here: https://youtu.be/eegHXNXH3ZU

More on this 468th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Mirror Rorrim (The Assignment: Create a new persona for yourself, and record a duet together), at:

https://disquiet.com/0468/

More on the Disquiet Junto at:

https://disquiet.com/junto/

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co:

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There’s also a Disquiet Junto Slack. Send your email address to twitter.com/disquiet for Slack inclusion.

Image associated with this project is by Timothy Takemoto, and used thanks to Flickr and a Creative Commons license allowing editing (cropped with text added) for non-commercial purposes:

https://flic.kr/p/36f8r

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We talk to young lawyer Dino de Leon who filed the mandamus petition to disclose President Rodrigo Duterte's state of health

Episode 24: Hope for the Rule of Law with Dino de Leon

Jérémie Beyou à la vacation de 5h, vendredi 25 décembre

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I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! 🎅 This is a short Christmas original a cappella project I created by myself. I'm practicing layering vocals, and I recorded the jingle bells myself by shaking my Santa skirt in front of my computer's mic, lol. This isn't the best audio since I am still setting up my studio so I may re-upload a better quality at a later date, but I wanted to upload it right now since my EP is literally called "Secret Santa."

© Sierrallstar

Lyrics:
“Secret Santa”
By Sierrallstar

Have a look under the tree,
The one with a bow is from me.
(Don’t they all have bows?)
I wrapped it up specially,
So open it carefully.
I can’t wait to see what you think.

I’m so happy to be your Secret Santa.
I love wearing red,
And black knee-high boots.
I’m so jolly to be your Secret Santa.
I know what you like,
What I got for you is so cute.
Maybe one day, 
You can be my Secret Santa too.

Secret Santa (A cappella Project)

Interview with Voci guest director Mitchell Covington and founding member Terry Meyers by Open Air host David Latulippe (KALW 91.7 FM),  including a reading of "Qasida of Breath," a poem by Deema K. Shehabi, set to music by Covington. Voci's spring 2017 program features world premieres by local composers, including the seven-movement Siddhartha Fragments, that gives the concert its title and theme: Beautiful is the World.

On the air at Open Air: Voci Previews its "Beautiful is the World " Spring 2017  concert

This show discusses the connection between body and soul and the three states of human soul as described by the Promised Messiah (AS). The second segment is based on a research article showing the possible benefits of a plant based diet.

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Spiritual Evolution and Self reflection | Lifestyle changes | Breakfast Show | 04-01-2021

After a day of song writing with someone, I decided to have a quick jam at the end of it with some stuff I quickly made on the Motas(s) thought I'd share as here the Motas does a great job of giving out more bass than I know what to do with :)

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Phil Comforts Ian As He Breaks Down Over Lucy's Murder

Nick is joined by Levy Board Chair, Paul Darling QC, to discuss the implications of Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston MP's indication to racing's stakeholders that he is "not convinced that immediate reform of the levy, either temporary or otherwise, is the right way to respond to the financial difficulties faced by the racing industry." In a subsequent letter, Huddleston has reinforced the government's position in the event of some stakeholder communication before Christmas. Later in the edition, RTE broadcaster Jane Mangan gives her take on the situation for amateur competitors in the sport and yesterday's action at Naas, while Keri Brion talks to Nick about America's bid to win the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Phil Comforts Ian As He Breaks Down Over Lucy's Murder

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