I took Marc's instructions for [disquiet0540] the other way around to explore a different avenue possible with this combination of numbers: Instead of 5/4, I went for a 4/5 feel (so based on five quintuplets rather than four sixteenth notes to the beat. Or you could look at it as a VERY fast 5/4).

This was inspired by Miles Okazaki's excellent book "Fundamentals of Guitar". The chapter about rhythm explores these and far more complex polypulses: https://www.milesokazaki.com/fundamentals-of-guitar
Also, I tried for something along the lines of Strobes from London: https://strobesband.bandcamp.com

So I ended up with a rather unsteady-feeling groove and the tricky task of playing a couple of guitar breaks in quintuplets.
But I spent far more time on the beat, obviously, which was too much fun.

See what you think! Thanks for listening. 

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More on this 540th weekly Disquiet Junto project — 5ive 4our (The Assignment: Take back 5/4 for Jedi time masters Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond) — at: https://disquiet.com/0540/

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

Subscribe to project announcements here: https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0540-5ive-4our/

Very delighted to present my first collaboration with fellow ambient guitarist Ray aka Wodwo (@user-364196783-552705040), which we started and completed in July 2022 by sending recordings to and fro. Everything you hear is guitar or electric bass.

Ray also posted the tune on his profile: https://soundcloud.com/user-364196783-552705040/germ-wodwo-encym

Enjoy!

Hyphae

Germ [Wodwo & encym] Out now on Bandcamp

This is the closing track off of "Hyphae", a collection of tracks I made with fellow ambient guitarist Wodwo (Ray Robinson -- https://soundcloud.com/user-364196783-552705040). 

It all started with discovering each other’s work on Soundcloud and grew into a lively exchange of ideas and sketches. With both being on a quest to take the less obvious sonic route, always searching for the uncommon guitar sound, and their fondness for spacious and slightly unsettling ambient compositions, the sessions were kickstarted with the appropriately titled "Germ", which gestated into what became the first completed track of this long-distance collaboration between Munich and Derby. 

The title for the second track, "Hyphae" came to mind after reading Merlin Sheldrake’s fascinating “Entangled Life”. It seems apt to draw parallels between the massive mycorrhizal fungi hyphae networks (the "Wood Wide Web") that connect different species of plants and transport substances and information between them, and the to and fro of abstract layers of sonic matter that passed between the two musicians. 

The collection closes with "Simulacrum", probing the terrain where a bright major key tonality coalesces with a bit-crushed low-end undercurrent. And despite what your ears might lead you to believe, no keyboards or synths were used in any of this music! 

Hyphae is also available from Wodwo's Bandcamp page: rayrobinson.bandcamp.com/album/hyphae

Released January 27, 2023

Simulacrum  [Out now on "Hyphae" by Wodwo & encym]

That's my raw acoustic guitar hiding in there somewhere.

2023

Foam

Disquiet Junto Project 0599: Minimal(ist) Blend

How the sounds were created might best be described as follows: 
- Recorded 5 polyrhythmic guitar tracks (in 3, 4, 5 and 7) live, over the entire duration of the track ~3.5 minutes
- Disguised them, only allowing each to come to the fore occasionally
- Added up-front metallic sounds, single hit percussion and a bassy pad
- Mixed those ingredients to allow different aspects to shine in turn.

Thanks @disquiet and @tobiasreber for this inspiring prompt!
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More on this 599th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Minimal(ist) Blend (The Assignment: Make a piece of music that combines self-contained minimalist parts), at: https://disquiet.com/0599/

About the Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/junto/

Subscribe to project announcements: https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0599-minimal-ist-blend/

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Enilpicsid [disquiet0599]

This is a one-pass guitar improv from last night, with no post-editing or mixing whatsoever. I feel the flow works really nicely so decided to post it. Enjoy!

The pic was taken in Stratford, East London, sometime before the Olympics.

Wednesday 11.44PM

Lovely prompt this one, thanks Marc @disquiet! This is my response for disquiet0619.

I went for a bit of a beat workout, selecting sounds and building up an odd time groove on the Machinedrum, before further tweaking in the DAW ensued, pushing things around, adding chords and bass tracks and whatnot, until this speedy odd time tune felt like it built up nicely, had a good flow and was going somewhere. Heaps of fun!!

Enjoy!


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More on this 619th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Beat Accrual (The Assignment: Rebuild a complicated rhythm from scratch), at: https://disquiet.com/0619/

About the Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/junto/

Subscribe to project announcements: https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0619-beat-accrual/

acdrush_7nuts [disquiet0619]

Finally unearthed, for your listening pleasure! A close relative of dense/hyphae.

Enjoy.

basil (dense/hyphae II)

Rolling along nicely -- slightly rough around the edges. Hope you like it!

Change Here For Services To

This is my version of the "missing" Atomos IV.

Thanks to A Winged Victory For The Sullen for their tremendously inspiring work.

Literally all the sounds were made on guitar, either semi-acoustic or acoustic.

Enjoy!

An extended transmission can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/encym/iv-xiv

This was featured in the December Terminal Radio transmission:

https://soundcloud.com/loose-link/va-terminal-radio-transmission-25-edgar-froese-tribute-021315

Atomos IV [unearthed]

Exercise in delightful improvising, sculpting, layering.

Light|Delight

Here's a mix with snippets from the debut album "Crown Shyness" by Wodwo (@user-364196783-552705040) and myself. The full release is available through
https://encym.bandcamp.com/album/crown-shyness
and
https://rayrobinson.bandcamp.com/album/crown-shyness

About this project:

Crown Shyness is a collaborative project between ambient musicians encym and Wodwo. 

Since connecting in 2021, they have developed their music through a continuous exchange of ideas and sounds, constructing each composition layer by layer. This collaborative approach has blurred the lines between their contributions, creating a seamless blend of influences and styles that makes it nearly impossible to tell who contributed what to each track. 

The project draws its title from a fascinating natural phenomenon where the crowns of trees avoid touching each other, forming gaps in the canopy. This term metaphorically reflects the nature of this musical collaboration—each artist maintaining their unique presence while contributing to a unified whole, leaving just enough space for the other to inhabit.

Crown Shyness

Crown Shyness (encym & Wodwo)

From inspiration to realisation is only a matter of minutes, sometimes.

This is one such instance, encompassing guitar --> looping --> layering --> getting rid of loads of that stuff and --> shifting the remainder back and forth until it seemed to fit.

Enjoy!

(Note: the tuning on this is C G C G B F)

Rambling

Thanks for listening! I carried on working on this after submitting, and that (slightly cleaned-up) version is available for download here: https://encym.bandcamp.com/album/clique-plaisir

This Disquiet Junto prompt in honour of the late Achim Szepanski and the "clicks_+_cuts" compilations issued through his Mille Plateaux label made me revisit my past: I used to produce clicks'n'cuts tracks and perform them live with my band. That work was inspired by Jan Jelinek/Farben/Gramm, Andrew Pekler, Pole, Akufen, Swayzak, Perlon, ~scape and, of course, Mille Plateaux.

I found this to be an exhiliarating ride upon wave after wave of inspiration. Couldn't help but extend it and name it Chaiselongue -- so much fun working on this, hope you're having at least as much listening to it!

This was quite a rush job, starting with sample hunting in my very own treasure trove, finding micro samples of cuts, bursts of noise, vocal snippets -- then proceeded to recording some sub bass lines with my Fender Jazz bass, Boss Octave and Moogerfooger Lowpass Filter -- shuffled everything around until it felt halfway right -- et voilá!

Enjoy!


More on the 665th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Clicks + Cuts Music Factory — The Assignment: Record a track in honor of the late Achim Szepanski — at https://disquiet.com/0665/

Clique Plaisir

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Clique Plaisir (Chaiselongue Version) [disquiet0665]

Setting a vibe.

Be sure to check out Applicant's amazing remix: https://soundcloud.com/encym/umoth-applicant-remix?in=encym/sets/umoth

Milla, 16 Jan 2025
https://milla-club.de/fields-and-currents/

Enjoy!

Umoth

Back after a lengthy absence from the Disquiet Junto.

The prompt aligned perfectly with my ongoing research into bell-like tones through ring modulation and frequency shifting, inspired by Oren Ambarchi's work, in particular "Grapes From The Estate" (Touch). 
Electric guitar, mostly harmonics, through ring mod plus some atrocious, violent guitar bits and bobs from my archive. 

Hope you enjoy!

More on the 682nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Unring a Bell — The Assignment: What if you could? — at https://disquiet.com/0682/

Unring [disquiet0682]

San Franciso's Applicant kindly crafted this remix/rework of my track "Umoth", bringing to the fore elements hidden and buried underneath. Here's the original track: https://soundcloud.com/encym/gy02umoth24

Thanks for reworking my tune in such a profound and sensitive manner, turning it upside down for a completely different angle!

Be sure to check out Applicant's work here: https://soundcloud.com/applicant

Umoth [Applicant Remix]

Going heavy in Osaka, Japan, summer 2025.

Croma [Live]

Hey - thanks for listening to this live improv, performed & looped & overdubbed as presented here. Hope you like it!

Note: [open E - A - E - A - B - E] [+ ehxbeat]
[rehearsals for Japan]

avigate_rx

Found instant inspiration in the haiku that goes as follows:


here and there
upon scorched fields
wild violets

Arii Shokyu-Ni was a haiku poetess during the Edo period who began a wandering life after running away from her husband at 29 with the haiku poet Kohaku. Just like Matsuo Basho, "the Nun Shokyu" traveled to the Deep North of Japan.

Made for the Naviar Haiku, find out more here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku582-here-and-there/

scorched fields, wild violets (naviarhaiku582)

#Nogenre 

This found its way from my room to yours.

Enjoy.

V.wip02.

Lotric

Hey all - thanks for popping in to listen to my looping improv, 100% live and performed in real time, exactly the way you hear it here. 
Simple setup -> Tele, 20% More, looper, reverb. That's basically it. Zero edits, so what you hear is how it happened, an outtake from an extended, joyful session. 

Enjoy!

Ixert Evac

Detun'd

Improv on top of layer and layers of guitars found lying dormant. 

An alley leading off of a main road to a restaurant (or other business) is what I found a striking urban feature as I wandered around Kyoto.

Multiple, mostly inaudible, enhancements implemented.

Enjoy!

tinalley

After a long hiatus, a new track for @disquiet. Glad to be back!
Stitched together from a couple of unfinished pieces of the recent and not-so-recent past, amongst them bits of an Ae-ish pad/beat, a clicks-and-cuts w.i.p. with a rejected Fender Jazz Bass B-line, various bits and bobs that I abandoned fairly soon after starting them. Basically, improvising with leftover bits, which is how most encym tracks tend to happen anyway. 
So big thanks to Mark for this just-my-cup-of-tea assignment.
Enjoy!

More on the 720th weekly Disquiet Junto project, One from Two — The Assignment: Combine a pair of your recent tracks — at https://disquiet.com/0720/.

Clang [disquiet0720]

My attempt at a suspense cue for an imagined film. 

I got commissioned to write a film score recently. It ended up being rejected but as luck would have it, shortly thereafter  Marc’s @disquiet assignment came up. So I had quite a bit of material left over from these sessions. I felt they fit the “spooky and tense” bill just nicely. So using these as a starting point, I proceeded to add and remove layers, and a bass synth makes a rare appearance here, as well. Hope you enjoy it!

More details at: 

The Assignment: Make music for a haunted spy film — at https://disquiet.com/0722/

Suspn_c. (disquiet0722)

Jang (+)

Having a play with the ppooll software, using one of my own samples (also recorded in ppooll in a previous session) and messing around with it. An awesome piece of (free!) software I'd highly recommend for anyone into sound experimentation. More details at https://ppooll.klingt.org/

Inspired by Oval, Jan Jelinek and other 90s trailblazers of the "glitch" genre.
Played in ppooll, then slight refinements after the performance, including fuzz guitars added on softly in the background.


More on the 724th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Work It — The Assignment: The year’s almost over. Do that thing you’ve been meaning to do — at https://disquiet.com/0724/.

sstart.act.lop {disquiet0724}

trm;ln_generative

A snappy, concise version. Enjoy!

VIsuals: Sunset at Tanner St, view towards the Shard & London Bridge, Bermondsey, South London, 2018.

Here's the Tanner Street version: https://soundcloud.com/encym/endymion

Arches [Maltby Version]

Abstract sample sculptures, minimal/maximal, weird beats, broken ambient.

Latest: "Clique Plaisir" on BC: https://encym.bandcamp.com/album/clique-plaisir

"Crown Shyness" by encym & Wodwo: https://encym.bandcamp.com/album/crown-shyness

encym

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