Really like your approach. Vivid, sketchy, light, playful, reoccurring themes and patterns... very good!

lots of the minimalism in this reminds me of Laurie Anderson - particularly Example #22 on her Big Science release

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https://soundcloud.com/aravela2/snuff-alt-harmonies-mix

Ara Vela - Snuff Alt Harmonies (Senglar Redux)

Content note: there are two mentions of self-harm in this track.

The invitation for this week's Disquiet Junto (#0654, "Just Notation") was to interpret a piece of graphic notation sheet music, a composition titled "True Glimpses" by Swiss experimental musician Franziska Baumann. 

The sheet music is organized into 5 rows of 7 staves. I interpreted the rows as vertically stacked layers and the columns as divisions of time. You can see the notation here: https://disquiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TrueGlimpes-1-Franziska-Baumann-scaled.jpg

My interpretative performance consists of 5 layers of instrumentation (percussion, bass, synth pad, keys, and ebow guitar) exploring a sonic space divided into 7 tableaus. All tracks were recorded as improvised single takes without edits while following along with the score.

Self-reflection works best in stereo, so please enjoy "True Glimpses (Self-Portrait) with an empathetic pair of headphones. Recorded at NOSIGNAL Multimedia Lab in The Shambles. Chicago, USA.

More about this week's Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/0654

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True Glimpses (Self-Portrait) (disquiet0654)

This was my contribution for Disquiet Junto Project 0654: Just Notation. 
Here’s a copy of my post on the Disquiet Junto 0654 discussion thread on Lines:
In studying the graphic score "True Glimpses 1" by Franziska Baumann, the abstract notations reminded me of the random generative sounds that can be created using a Krell Patch on a modular synthesizer. In this piece, I used a version of the patch on a semi-modular Make Noise Easel – 0-Coast, 0-Ctrl and Strega. The audio was recorded to Ableton Live where I added reverb from Valhalla Supermassive. An additional track was added via MIDI keyboard using the Fors Tela plugin. Used Supermassive again as well as Aberrant DSP Lair "occult reverberator" for effects on that track. In studying the graphic score "True Glimpses 1" by Franziska Baumann, the abstract notations reminded me of the random generative sounds that can be created using a Krell Patch on a modular synthesizer. In this piece, I used a version of the patch on a semi-modular Make Noise Easel – 0-Coast, 0-Ctrl and Strega. The audio was recorded to Ableton Live where I added reverb from Valhalla Supermassive. An additional track was added via MIDI keyboard using the Fors Tela plugin. Used Supermassive again as well as Aberrant DSP Lair "occult reverberator" for effects on that track. Sun photo by Alexey Demidov via Pexels.

More on the 654th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Just Notation — The Assignment: Interpret a graphic score by Franziska Baumann — at https://disquiet.com/0654/ 2
The cover image for this project is a detail of a graphic score, titled True Glimpses 1, by Franziska Baumann, used with her permission and the support of Musikfestival Bern. More on Baumann at franziskabaumann.ch 7.

Flux Erosion Event [disquiet0654]

interpreted the graphic score as a 5x7 grid of individual segments. each has a burst triggering a physical modelling voice (rings modifying a plaits noise source). macro control for each segment going into burst amount, pitch offset, rate of lfos controlling various parameters. interpret intensity in each segment of score as the amount of macro control for that segment.

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More on the 654th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Just Notation — The Assignment: Interpret a graphic score by Franziska Baumann — at https://disquiet.com/0654/ 2

The cover image for this project is a detail of a graphic score, titled True Glimpses 1, by Franziska Baumann, used with her permission and the support of Musikfestival Bern. More on Baumann at franziskabaumann.ch 7.

disquiet0654 - thirty-five bursts

The Assignment: Interpret a graphic score by Franziska Baumann.

More on the 654th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Just Notation — The Assignment: Interpret a graphic score by Franziska Baumann — at https://disquiet.com/0654/

The cover image for this project is a detail of a graphic score, titled True Glimpses 1, by Franziska Baumann, used with her permission and the support of Musikfestival Bern [you can see the image at disquiet.com/0654/]. More on Baumann at franziskabaumann.ch.

The image used for this song is one of my paintings. © Don MacKeen 2024

graphic design [disquiet0654]

More on the 654th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Just Notation — The Assignment: Interpret a graphic score by Franziska Baumann — at https://disquiet.com/0654/

The cover image for this project is a detail of a graphic score, titled True Glimpses 1, by Franziska Baumann, used with her permission and the support of Musikfestival Bern. More on Baumann at franziskabaumann.ch.

True Glimpses 1 Cluster Burn (disquiet0654)

More on the 654th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Just Notation — The Assignment: Interpret a graphic score by Franziska Baumann — at https://disquiet.com/0654/

The cover image for this project is a detail of a graphic score, titled True Glimpses 1, by Franziska Baumann, used with her permission and the support of Musikfestival Bern. More on Baumann at franziskabaumann.ch

Another Glimpse [Disquiet0654]

Disquiet Junto Project 0654: Just Notation
The Assignment: Interpret a graphic score by Franziska Baumann.

This project is the second of three that are being done over the course of as many months in collaboration with the 2024 Musikfestival Bern, which will be held in Switzerland from September 4 through 8 (details at musikfestivalbern.ch). We are working at the invitation of Tobias Reber, an early Junto participant, who manages the festival’s educational activities. This year is the sixth in a row that the Junto has collaborated with Musikfestival Bern.

Step 1: Spend time observing this graphic score by Franziska Baumann, the Swiss composer and musician who is part of this year’s Musikfestival Bern. It is titled True Glimpses 1. There is a larger version available for download 12. More on Baumann at franziskabaumann.ch 7.

Step 2: Consider how the image in Step 1 can be interpreted as a graphic score. (If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of graphic notation, read up and join the conversion at the llllllll.co 3 link below.)

Step 3: Record a piece of music that interprets the graphic score from Step 1.

Tasks Upon Completion:

Label: Include “disquiet0654” (no spaces/quotes) in the name of your track.

Upload: Post your track to a public account (SoundCloud preferred but by no means required). It’s best to focus on one track, but if you post more than one, clarify which is the “main” rendition.

Share: Post your track and a description/explanation at https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0654-just-notation/

Discuss: Listen to and comment on the other tracks.

Additional Details:

Length: The length is up to you.

Deadline: Monday, July 15, 2024, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.

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Newsletter: https://juntoletter.disquiet.com/ 1

License: It’s preferred (but not required) to set your track as downloadable and allowing for attributed remixing (i.e., an attribution Creative Commons license)

WOT NO TABS! -disquiet0654

sound art for disquiet0654.

More on the 654th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Just Notation — The Assignment: Interpret a graphic score by Franziska Baumann — at https://disquiet.com/0654/ 2

woken by cats (disquiet0654)

Set 38 of my Songs without Words ends with a cheerful mix of a brisk waltz (with some syncopations along the way) and a central section in something of a jazzy mood. Rather a fun number

SWW38.7

Bliss

mikey_a is an ambient and soundscape artist living in Melbourne, Australia.
Though now producing mainly in the box with a mix of VST and field recordings he still likes to occasionally crank out some of the physical treasures he's owned since the '80s: a Korg MonoPoly, a Roland TR-606, TB-303, S-10 and D-110 along with a TEAC 3440 reel-to-reel.
He is a frequent contributor to the Naviar Records' Haiku Challenge and Disquiet Junto projects.

Another Glimpse [Disquiet0654]

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