Name: disquiet0697 by Matthew Mirliani
Duration: 2 min 33 s
Description: More on the 697th weekly Disquiet Junto project, First Third — The Assignment: Record the first third of a trio — at https://disquiet.com/0697/

This was my contribution for Disquiet Junto Project 0688: Sign Up. The Assignment: Interpret a routine public sign as a musical instruction.

At the end of a short cul-de-sac in a residential neighborhood in the town where I live, is a yellow triangular road sign with the words “END” (see image). Something about the finality of the words and the placement of it in front of the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, makes me a little sad and a touch melancholic every time I see it. Especially when the air is misty or foggy, which happens often along the coast. It’s as if the sign is trying to prevent one from further experiencing more joy, hope or happiness. The solid red secondary sign adds to that feeling. I tried to convey that thought with this piece.

This was created using Ableton Live using Native Instruments Playbox, Slate+Ash Spectres, and a field recording from a local beach. Also used built-in reverbs and Spectral Resonator effects within the DAW.

More on the 688th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Sign Up — The Assignment: Interpret a routine public sign as a musical instruction — at https://disquiet.com/0688/

Last Wave [disquiet0688]

Inspired by Naviar Haiku 586:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku586-fog-dissolves-to-rain/
Thanks to Marco Alessi from Naviar Records for the weekly challenge!
Photo by zenbytes (Sibratsgfäll, Austria, 2021)

Water drops 4.wav by Zaziesound -- https://freesound.org/s/496303/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

fog dissolves - Naviarhaiku586

More on the 696th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Chain of Layers — The Assignment: Make music change by altering its layers — at https://disquiet.com/0696/

portales de andros [disquiet0696]

Plastiq 1/3
More on the 697th weekly Disquiet Junto project, First Third — The Assignment: Record the first third of a trio — at https://disquiet.com/0697/
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Plastiq (disquiet0697)

More on the 697th weekly Disquiet Junto project, First Third — The Assignment: Record the first third of a trio — at https://disquiet.com/0697/

disquiet0697

disquiet0697 - first of three

This project is the start of a three-part sequence that will unfold over the course of three consecutive weeks. This part will be panned to the left channel and added to by other artists.
More on the 697th weekly Disquiet Junto project, First Third — The Assignment: Record the first third of a trio — at https://disquiet.com/0697/

First Third [Disquiet0697]

This is a collaboration with halF unusuaL(https://soundcloud.com/half-unusual)
Hear the original track at https://soundcloud.com/half-unusual/half-third-disquiet0697-80-bpm
K1069 HörnerDuo
https://disquiet.com/2025/05/15/disquiet-junto-project-0698-second-third/

second third down (disquiet0698)

This track was inspired by the Men Ruz lighthouse on the Côte de Granit Rose near Ploumanac'h. It is an asynchronous duo based on the excellent track https://soundcloud.com/fake-genius/disquiet0697-seq, created by @fake-genius and made available for this Disquiet Junto project.

The photography of the Men Ruz lighthouse was kindly supplied by @the_robocat (more photos to be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_robocat).

More on the 698th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Second Third — The Assignment: Record the second third of a trio — at https://disquiet.com/0698/

Le Phare de Men Ruz (Disquiet0698)

More on the 700th weekly Disquiet Junto project, View Frame — The Assignment: Share the view and some sounds inspired by the view — at https://disquiet.com/0700/

disquiet0697

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