patterns explained visually @ https://youtu.be/n2O2IV2POQM

minimalism on my (main) instrument lately. a few recordings directly into TE's TX-6

8 oscillators(disquiet0599)

recorded drones and noise using a VST synth, along with a recording of some mouth noises into inner ocean 4track to make lil loops. altered speed playback direction and EQ of those loops, and then faded them in and out for the final mix. The master bus had some compression and reverb, and i used soundhack bubbler for a granular delay effect on the master bus.

Minimal Blend, Coffee Sips disquiet0599

My attempt at the 599th disquiet junto assignment: Make a piece of music that combines self-contained minimalist parts (https://disquiet.com/0599/)
Also my first my first submission to any of this ever

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A mix of five drone sequences of different frequencies, each with added modulation & varying dynamics.
I have kept this one fairly short for the purposes of the Disquiet project. Some longer drones with visuals on Youtube, including: 
https://youtu.be/j-3SaOtNrPc
https://youtu.be/xQOvj6LBcBY
https://youtu.be/WDxAqog0YaU
https://youtu.be/lSYqjxC-GcM

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/

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Five of Drones (disquiet0599)

The Assignment: Make a piece of music that combines self-contained minimalist parts.

The idea for this piece was to have, on the one hand, some looping/repeating audio, and on the other hand looping/repeating audio effect automation. And then to create a piece on the fly by routing the audio into the effects channels, using a ‘matrix mixer’.
And then the hope was to have all of these patterns - patterns of played notes and patterns of changing effects - interact in interesting and unexpected, emerging, minimal-music like, ways.
Which, listening back, maybe happens… in some places… a little? But generally: not so much. 

That said, I’m not unhappy with the thing that came out of this little experiment. The piece has an interesting atmospheric feel to it, I think, not in the least due to the fact that I had the window open when recording (playing the bass part live while at the same time doing the routing of the audio). The wind and street noises - cars, seagulls - coming in and being fed into the effects chains, work rather well.

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/

Minimal Blend - disquiet0599

Using the same pattern(s) as the shorter version - as explained visually @ https://youtu.be/n2O2IV2POQM - but extended to 10 minutes ...

Enjoy! 🤗

visual explanation

halF miiniimaaliisT [disquiet0599 10 minute version]

For Root of Seven Parts I recorded 7 self-contained parts using a virtual Max synthesizer and 4 different patches. Then I combined these 7 tracks using this formula:
7+4+5+3+6-7-6-3-(5+4)+1+2+3+7+4+5-7-(3+2+1)-5. Finally I applied a granular reverb on some of the tracks.

This project is the second of three that are being done in collaboration with the 2023 Musikfestival Bern, which will be held in Switzerland from September 6 through 10. The topic this year is « √ » — as the organization explains: “the radical, or square root symbol and the power of its symbolism are central to the festival and these will be translated into music in multifarious ways.” All three projects will engage with the work of Éliane Radigue, who is the Composer-in-Residence for the 2023 festival.

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/

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

Root Of Seven Parts [Disquiet0599]

Because the prompt mentioned granular synthesis, I decided to do the whole piece in iDensity, which is a fun tool that also works stand alone on iPad. It accepts six samples so I went with six parts. First try was based on six drones recorded in the brilliant Dronecaster. The result was pretty dark, so I tried something else. The second try was based in different field recordings I made today: birds, church bells, a crowd and music at an art show. This version was fun but a little too diverse, sonically, to count as minimal. The third and final try is based on six short recordings of Clarinet, three held notes with a swoop, one Staccato, just blowing through and just the mechanics. The track was created by mixing the six parts live.

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/

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Disquiet0599 - Clarinets At The Art Show

Made with Synthstrom Deluge and ASM Hydrasynth.

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/ 1

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

Prone To Logic Mind (disquiet0599)

disquiet0599: Minimal(ist) Blend

Loquelic Iteritas variations played back in Morphagene then Mimeophon. 
Atmospheric voice recording in Zoom H1n.
Granulated in Graintopia and recorded on Norns.


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/ 1

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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Welcome to halF unusuaL, an evolving space inspired by play in the spirit of ‘hai’ (meaning “fun” or “unusual” in the word haiku). Here, improvisation connects the unexpected, mining the boundary between music and non-music to shape sound worlds that feel oddly familiar in their oddity. Listen freely, explore deeply, and for the sounds to live for your eyes as well as your ears, please stop by the YouTube channel. Thank you for joining this journey! Your support helps keep this afloat ... and is HUGELY appreciated 🥰

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