This is a study of a method of generating chords from a single sine wave. Each note of a random melody gets divided into 8 new tones, comprising the first 8 undertones of that note. Plus a bunch of other modulation and stuff to make it sound good (at least to my ears). This is a recording of one "performance" of the patch, and is not edited or post-processed in any way. Made in VCVRack; not my first patch, but my first decent patch starting from scratch.

Annotated video (of a different performance): https://youtu.be/pDN_Zy8sg4w

You can get this patch at https://patchstorage.com/stations-of-the-tide/ if you want to try it yourself, or make it into something else. Click the Run button on Clockd to get it started.

The title comes from Michael Swanwick's novel of the same name.

There's a sample from an earlier version of this patch at https://soundcloud.com/mysterybear/2023-01-01-vcv-rack-study

Stations of the Tide

Original Version : 


https://soundcloud.com/drax-official-ldn/sets/the-leveret

Drax - The Fervent Widow (Senglar Dol Rmx)

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 1. Tickets: eventbrite.com 3. About the venue: berkeleyalembic.org 1.

Eight Important Steps When Your Track Is Done:

Step 1: Include “disquiet0611” (no spaces or quotation marks) in the name of your tracks.

Step 2: If your audio-hosting platform allows for tags, be sure to also include the project tag “disquiet0611” (no spaces or quotation marks). If you’re posting on SoundCloud in particular, this is essential to subsequent location of tracks for the creation of a project playlist.

Step 3: Upload your tracks. It is helpful but not essential that you use SoundCloud to host your tracks.

Step 4: Post your track in the following discussion thread at llllllll.co:

https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0611-music-that-listens-to-itself/

Step 5: Annotate your track with a brief explanation of your approach and process.

Step 6: If posting on social media, please consider using the hashtag #DisquietJunto so fellow participants are more likely to locate your communication.

Step 7: Then listen to and comment on tracks uploaded by your fellow Disquiet Junto participants.

Step 8: Also join in the discussion on the Disquiet Junto Slack. Send your email address to marc@disquiet.com for Slack inclusion.

Note: Please post one track for this weekly Junto project. If you choose to post more than one, and do so on SoundCloud, please let me know which you’d like added to the playlist. Thanks.

Additional Details:

Length: The length is up to you. About 10 minutes maximum is best, and probably no shorter than three minutes.

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.

Upload: When participating in this project, be sure to include a description of your process in planning, composing, and recording it. This description is an essential element of the communicative process inherent in the Disquiet Junto. Photos, video, and lists of equipment are always appreciated.

Download: It is always best to set your track as downloadable and allowing for attributed remixing (i.e., a Creative Commons license permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution, allowing for derivatives).

For context, when posting the track online, please be sure to include this following information:

Memory of a loss - disquiet0611

a reworked version now appears on:

https://howthenightcame.bandcamp.com/album/hostile-architects

[naviarhaiku508] //// moonlight ////

Created with AUM and various plugins on iPad, mastered in Cubase 12 with Ozone 10

Inspired by Naviar Haiku 510:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2023/10/11/naviarhaiku510-in-pre-dawn-darkness/

Photo by zenbytes (2023, near Pathfinder Dam, Wyoming, USA)

darkness of rainfall - Naviarhaiku 510

Endless Echo-naviarhaiku512

Runa

Re-up with new sounds and warmer mixdown. Created with the Vital synth and my own field recordings.

0:00 -1:52: Under soil
1:52 -4:37: Apparitions everywhere
4:37 - end: The ghosts keep on singing

Summer on the old battlefield

Esatonale [3] toccata

26Dec23

Cover art generated in ArtSpace.ai

Sivena

Artist: Infinite Chariots. 
Album: ALT+HER. 
Genre: Experimental/Indie Rock. 

Bandcamp; https://mathematicianrecords.bandcamp.com/album/alt-her 
YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWX76gRjsgEyemULATskQ3kML9IOEZW-L 
Spotify; https://open.spotify.com/album/59WgyV63vCY6t9dAxBB4kC?si=QDbKI-6jTu6UDOTXyTs3Lw 

Mason Griffin Macias - Drums on ALT+HER
Charlemagne Charmaine - Vocals on ALT+HER
Nick Stanifer - Everything Else
Mixed and Mastered by Nick Stanifer

01 ALT+HER
02 Syzygy
03 K'uk'ulkan
04 Förm Afar
05 Bioluminescence
06 Penitence
07 Centuries of Darkness
08 Memory Helix
09 Qexen P
10 NÜTropolis
11 Zayin

Released June 4th, 2024.​

ALT+HER was produced by Infinite Chariots.
© Mathematician Records 2024. All rights reserved.

Infinite Chariots - ALT+HER | Album (2024)

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