not sure what this is doing to my brain but I like it

"I may be freaking out, but I'm still gonna swing!"

Disquiet Junto Project 0611: Music That Listens to Itself
The Assignment: Record a piece of music that repurposes itself as it proceeds.

Background: On September 29, 2023, there is going to be an event at a place called the Berkeley Alembic, in Berkeley, California, where I’ll play recordings of music that share a specific theme, and I’ll discuss the sounds with the people who come to listen. The event is titled Music That Listens to Itself, part of the Expanded Listening series developed by Erik Davis (Techgnosis, Burning Shore). That is the theme. Part of the goal of this project is to develop tracks for potential inclusion in the event, and to pursue ideas related to the event’s theme.

Step 1: The underlying idea is to produce music that, so to speak, listens to itself. This would be music that employs techniques to revisit itself — repurposes itself — as it proceeds. From reverb to echo to tape loops to granular synthesis to accessing a buffer, various techniques serve such a compositional and performance purpose. Consider a means to achieve this result.

Step 2: Record a piece of music that employs the technique you focused on as a result of Step 1. Please note: for the Berkeley Alembic event, I’ll be sharing music that is particularly quiet, particularly appropriate to a meditative state of mind. You don’t need to record quiet music for this project, but quiet music is what I’ll be playing at the event.

. . .

Deadline: This project’s deadline is the end of the day Monday, September 18, 2023, at 11:59pm (that is, just before midnight) wherever you are. It was posted on Thursday, September 14, 2023.

. . .

More on this 611th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Music That Listens to Itself (The Assignment: Record a piece of music that repurposes itself as it proceeds), at: https://disquiet.com/0611/

Some of the music resulting from this project may be included in a September 29, 2023, event at the Berkeley Alembic in Berkeley, California: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/expanded-listening-music-that-listens-to-itself-tickets-712124101357

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-0611-music-that-listens-to-itself/

Disquiet Junto Project 0611: Music That Listens to Itself

A single-take improvisation on Nord Piano, Viscount Legend Live, Novation BassStaton2, and Novation Summit, all processed by the modular using Lubadh and Clouds, with a little EHX #1 echo and Strymon BigSky for good measure. 

The scent of a rose
In the forgotten greenhouse,
A fluttering ghost.

Merle Bardenoir is a French musician, artist and poet carrying an ambient project called Glamourie. Imbued with symbolism, his universe blends avant-garde and folklore, nature and fantasy. Ranging from traditional drawings to fantastic short stories, his multidisciplinary creations display an elegant and mysterious sensitivity.

Seven days to make music in response to the assigned haiku: to participate visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

Deadline: 12th April 2023

haiku by Merle Bardenoir https://glamouriemusic.wordpress.com

picture by Nathan Wright https://unsplash.com/@cozmicphotos

Scent Of A Rose(NaviarHaiku483)

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
497
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2023/07/12/naviarhaiku497-the-gate-shuts/

2023-07-13

The Gate Shuts  (Naviarhaku 497 )

more than 15 years ago, my daughter was on a study placement in Spain and she brought me photos and a Pandrum CD. At the time I looked at it as a revelation. A new instrument. Today I finally own my handpan after many years and I'm just starting to learn how to play it. So I thank my daughter for introducing me to this instrument. Thanks. It's not good fingering and not an ideal microphone, but I had to try :-)

2023-08-04

To My Daughter - Free Live Improvisation On Handpan 9 Tones  Dmin

you thought you had an idea
that it was a certain way
and then you realized it all had changed

all the mystery that you thought
would pull you down has brought you higher
all the wonder of the other way
to take you to another place
another place

look in my eyes, see what you see
everything's different

you might approach it differently when you see different faces
you might approach it true as one
you might see something better than you thought you ever knew
you might find something different

Michael Weber's Album

different faces accoustic

Everybody needs to hold out hands
Everybody needs to hold out hands
Everybody needs a helping hand but I don't
Everybody is getting to my brain
Everybody is driving me insane
WHERE ARE YOU x2
WHERE
Tell me Tell me one more time x2
And I will see you
And I will remember you
Quickly get to me
Pounding in my head
Think of how you fucked me up
Make me want you dead
I cant control who the fuck it is you are
But I'll be me I'll be me
I cant control who the fuck it is you are
But Ill be me Ill be me

Find yourself alone x8

I know I know I know
Just why Just why Just why
You cry
You're gone You're gone 
to me to me
You're gone You're gone 
To me to me

Everybody

GS2023の思い出
作り直し1回目…

ー共鳴ーあの夢は今も胸にver1.1_Endless dreamer(Ture Ending)

Having some looping fun with Audio Damage's wonderful Enso tool!

More on this 611th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Music That Listens to Itself (The Assignment: Record a piece of music that repurposes itself as it proceeds), at: https://disquiet.com/0611/

Some of the music resulting from this project may be included in a September 29, 2023, event at the Berkeley Alembic in Berkeley, California: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/expanded-listening-music-that-listens-to-itself-tickets-712124101357

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-0611-music-that-listens-to-itself/

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halF selF [disquiet0611]

[disquiet0611] Self - Oscilation - Waves

SonicLab just released Oceanic, a software that allows for the sonification and simulation of ocean waves. Think of up to five currents that generate waves and some buoys that rise and fall with them. To better hear how the system influences itself, the effect of the waves are mapped to pitch and pan changes.

I performed with its sound generation tools, keeping the slow and steady ebb and flow primarily intact. Oh, and the title is the percentage of salt in the ocean.

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Disquiet Junto Project 0611: Music That Listens to Itself

The Assignment: Record a piece of music that repurposes itself as it proceeds.

Background: On September 29, 2023, there is going to be an event at a place called the Berkeley Alembic, in Berkeley, California, where I’ll play recordings of music that share a specific theme, and I’ll discuss the sounds with the people who come to listen. The event is titled Music That Listens to Itself, part of the Expanded Listening series developed by Erik Davis (Techgnosis, Burning Shore). That is the theme. Part of the goal of this project is to develop tracks for potential inclusion in the event, and to pursue ideas related to the event’s theme.

Step 1: The underlying idea is to produce music that, so to speak, listens to itself. This would be music that employs techniques to revisit itself — repurposes itself — as it proceeds. From reverb to echo to tape loops to granular synthesis to accessing a buffer, various techniques serve such a compositional and performance purpose. Consider a means to achieve this result.

Step 2: Record a piece of music that employs the technique you focused on as a result of Step 1. Please note: for the Berkeley Alembic event, I’ll be sharing music that is particularly quiet, particularly appropriate to a meditative state of mind. You don’t need to record quiet music for this project, but quiet music is what I’ll be playing at the event.

Additional details: disquiet.com. Tickets: eventbrite.com 1. About the venue: berkeleyalembic.org.

(...)

More on this 611th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Music That Listens to Itself (The Assignment: Record a piece of music that repurposes itself as it proceeds), at: https://disquiet.com/0611/

Some of the music resulting from this project may be included in a September 29, 2023, event at the Berkeley Alembic in Berkeley, California: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/expanded-listening-music-that-listens-to-itself-tickets-712124101357 1

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-0611-music-that-listens-to-itself/

Three Point Five [disquiet0611]

Uncannily I had been working on this piece this morning using the harmonics from piano chords I'd played and recorded a while back. I'm exploring and teaching myself how to compose usimg the editing and effects of the Logic Pro X multiverses. I'd been drawn to soft quiet sounds and was using delays and echoes to create subtle patterns that play off one another.

I was halfway through this and then @disquiet Marc sent this email prompt out saying this ...

"Step 1: The underlying idea is to produce music that, so to speak, listens to itself. This would be music that employs techniques to revisit itself — repurposes itself — as it proceeds. From reverb to echo to tape loops to granular synthesis to accessing a buffer, various techniques serve such a compositional and performance purpose. Consider a means to achieve this result."

... which was exaclty what I was doing anyway. I must be psychic.

More on this 611th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Music That Listens to Itself (The Assignment: Record a piece of music that repurposes itself as it proceeds), at: https://disquiet.com/0611/

Some of the music resulting from this project may be included in a September 29, 2023, event at the Berkeley Alembic in Berkeley, California: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/expanded-listening-music-that-listens-to-itself-tickets-712124101357

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-0611-music-that-listens-to-itself/

Music Itself Listens To (disquiet0611)

More on this 611th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Music That Listens to Itself (The Assignment: Record a piece of music that repurposes itself as it  proceeds), at: https://disquiet.com/0611/

Some of the music resulting from this project may be included in a September 29, 2023, event at the Berkeley Alembic in Berkeley, California:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/expanded-listening-music-that-listens-to-itself-tickets-712124101357 1

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-0611-music-that-listens-to-itself/

Hirsute Bollard -  disquiet0611

Naviar Haiku 510

in pre-dawn darkness
the avant-garde soundtrack
of orchestral rainfall

Elliot Carson is a teacher living in Japan who doubles as an artist/designer/translator in his free time. He writes haiku under the pen name EKC and is currently working to self-publish his first book of haiku.

To participate visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

Haiku by Elliot Carson https://www.instagram.com/i.write.haiku/

Picture by Lazarescu Alexandra https://unsplash.com/photos/vRiylUiR6ew

The Soul's Rainy Night

The Soul's Rainy Night (NaviarHaiku510)

dark clouds menacing
– I doubt we shall reach shelter
before the deluge

Haiku by Raymond Cobley https://soundcloud.com/ray_cobley

The basis of this track is a recording of a thunderstorm made a couple of months back. The rhythm tracks are generated solely from that storm recording and you can hear the original sounds of thunder and rain in the background, throughout the track. Enjoy! 

For more information visit http://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

halF darK [naviarhaiku518]

Souvenir 1989: J'ai remasterisé VIA mon master Buss EQ COMP dans Protools car les Brass étaient beaucoup trop fort sur l'album.
1989 Cégep de Drummondville : Song title _Franky's Bone
album Ouverture de François Monette avec Steve Roy à la Basse
Souvenir 1989: I remastered VIA my master Buss EQ COMP in Protools because the Brass sounded to loud on the album.
1989 Cégep de Drummondville: Song title _Franky' Bone
album Ouverture of François Monette with Steve Roy on Bass

Franky's Bone-Album Ouverture de François Monette 1989 (Bass_Steve Roy)

From a short recording of a tuning for humming and buzzing: https://freesound.org/people/vrodge/sounds/119499/

Photo credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tuning_fork_on_carbon_black.jpg

Meditation for Tuning Fork

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 🥰

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.

halF selF [disquiet0611]

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