Disquiet Junto Project 0646: Empty Orchestra
The Assignment: Interpret the literal translation of “karaoke.”

Step 1: You may or may not be familiar with the literal meaning of the word “karaoke.” The first two syllables are the Japanese word for “empty.” The final two syllables are an abbreviation of the Japanese word for “orchestra.” Consider how the term “empty orchestra” connects with the idea of karaoke.

Step 2: Think about the term “empty orchestra” on its own, apart from its association with karaoke. Come up with a new meaning for it. What kind of genre or musical form would “empty orchestra” be on its own?

Step 3: Record a piece of music exemplifying the ideas that arose to you during Step 2.

Tasks Upon Completion:

Label: Include “disquiet0646” (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-0646-empty-orchestra/

Discuss: Listen to and comment on the other tracks.

Additional Details:

Length: The length is up to you.

Deadline: Monday, May 20, 2024, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.

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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).

Please Include When Posting Your Track:

More on the 646th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Empty Orchestra — The Assignment: Interpret the literal translation of “karaoke” — at Disquiet Junto Project 0646: Empty Orchestra – Disquiet

The depicted theater in the cover image is the Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex in Caracas, Venezuela.

An ending with no beginning - disquiet0646

heat in waves ̶
in the stones
angry reverberations

Katō Kyōtai was a poet from Nagoya who entered the world of haikai in 1759. His work shares with Buson a careful observation, not just of nature itself, but also of the complex emotions and reactions that characterize human existence.

 

haiku by Katō Kyōtai

Furnace in waves-naviarhaiku541

a track by marco Lucchi reworked by Mean Flow

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maggio 2024

Mean Flow & Marco Lucchi - Esatonale [7]

This week's Disquiet Junto suggested a drone made for the daytime. 

I started with a field recording from my front window. I took the first clean 4 minutes of that, and discovered a lone cicada singing around the 3:30 mark. This is the first cicada I've heard in the neighborhood this year. I supplemented that field recording with some crows that I captured in Virginia a few years ago.

The drone was recorded in a single take on a slide steel guitar with ebow and a collection of pedals. Underneath it all is a sample of a ceramic drum.

The title is taken from the Wikipedia entry for cicadas, describing them as being able to blend in with their surroundings. You can experience this for yourself with a good pair of headphones.

More about Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/0647

Disquiet Junto

Most Cicadas are Cryptic (disquiet0647)

A textured drone sequence, a mix of original recordings & electronics.

More on the 647th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Day Drone — The Assignment: Make some daylight drones for Drone Day — at https://disquiet.com/0647/

The original image associated with this project is by Guillaume Pelletier, used with a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Drone_bee_(32-image_macro_stack).jpg

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Full Day (disquiet0647)

This was my contribution for Disquiet Junto Project 0647: Day Drone

Here’s a copy of my post on the Disquiet Junto 0647 discussion thread on Lines:

This ambient drone was created using a Novation Peak controlled by an Arturia Keystep 37. Found a preset called “Happy Days” that seemed to fit this week’s theme nicely. The audio from the synth was recorded into Ableton Live where I added more reverb in addition to what the Peak produced. An additional texture track was created using a chopped up sample of the original audio. Used AudioThing Noises on another track for atmosphere. The “bee buzz” tones in some parts seemed to align with the assignment photo perfectly. Happy Drone Day 2024! 

MMore on the 647th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Day Drone — The Assignment: Make some daylight drones for Drone Day — at https://disquiet.com/0647/
The original image associated with this project is by Guillaume Pelletier, used with a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Drone_bee_(32-image_macro_stack).jpg
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en

Conversations With Clouds [disquiet0647]

There is poetry in self-contained mechanics, pressurized systems and circuits being part of a bigger circle.

Using field recordings of a waste-to-energy plant in the nearby forest. It supplies my city with heat.

Disquiet Junto Project 0647: Day Drone 
The Assignment: Make some daylight drones for Drone Day.

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More on the 647th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Day Drone — The Assignment: Make some daylight drones for Drone Day — at https://disquiet.com/0647/

machine day dream

machine day dream (disquiet0647)

This track celebrates the Drone Day 2024 with a string-based drone. Following the inspiration of the Disquiet Junto Projet 0647 this composition should evoke the happy feeling of spending time outside, just embracing and enjoying nature.

More on the 647th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Day Drone — The Assignment: Make some daylight drones for Drone Day — at https://disquiet.com/0647/

Orchestral Meadow (Disquiet0647)

[disquiet0647] Mystery

https://soundcloud.com/zeroplusplacebo: thumps / bumps
douglasmseidel: wizard sauce

LIFE

peter bark