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Come to Pass

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sound art for disquiet0682.

More on the 682nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Unring a Bell — The Assignment: What if you could? — at https://disquiet.com/0682/

I live in Glasgow where every child is taught this verse in school:

here is the tree that never grew
here is the bird that never flew
here is the fish that never swam
here is the bell that never rang

It refers to the Glasgow Coat of Arms which has a tree, a bird, a fish and a bell on it. The symbols represent tales and miracles from the life of St. Mungo (Patron Saint of Glasgow).

It seemed like a good fit for the title of this Junto project.

For the track I used a large metal light shade (that I found in the streets of Glasgow) and a rock. I rubbed the rock around the inside of the light shade, taking special care as to the speed, volume and resonance of the sound. Different areas of the shade produced different sounds; scraping, hissing or resonant tones. I recorded two tracks like this with contact mics and panned them hard left and right. Then playing the edge of the shade with a violin bow, I recorded some pulsing feedbacky sounds. I didn’t use effects or even any EQing, I just kept re-recording things until I got them exactly right, instead of fixing them on the computer.

here is the bell that never rang (disquiet0682)

"From the Tower|
Valhjim

In this Tower there is a magic hall with many mirrors and musical instruments. A wise magician conjures music there that can elevate the soul to spiritual heights and cosmic levels of consciousness. Wondrous worlds come into existence and multiply as the images are reflected on the mirrors. 

This song comes from that magic tower, 
as heard and envisioned by Valhjim.
Hope you like it, folks.

Thanks for listening
and for your always kind 
and candid comments.

Valhjim

© 2025 Valhjim. All rights reserved. Original music by Valhjim.

From the Tower

Io dormo ne`ll Autobus e tu in Auto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGLB8UPsOQQ&t=3s

Io dormo ne`ll Autobus e tu in Auto

Here's my musical resonance to this week's haiku from @naviar-records.

The past, immutable -
an icicle stabs
directly downward

by: Saitō Sanki

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku588-the-past-immutable/

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