Disquiet Junto Project 0232: No Input
The Assignment: Record a piece of music exploring the concept of “no-input mixing.”

This was the first time I’ve tried “no input” mixing. I was really surprised at the variety and complexity of sounds that came out. Very cool. 

Equipment: Mackie 1202 (I used 2 channels of feedback) and a voltage controlled delay (Ray WIlson design) modulated with a Wogglebug (mostly random step). Edited in Audacity. 

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No Input Mixer [disquiet0232]

Disquiet Junto Project 0238: Magnifying Contact
The Assignment: Record a piece of music, emphasizing the sounds of production over the music itself.

Open the case, assemble the instrument, check the reed, wind up the metronome...

Got out my bassoon and recorded the first thing that came out. I wanted to start the piece with the sound of the bassoon fading into a dreamy texture. I captured a few notes and stretched them to make a long A minor drone to go under other sounds.  The minor second (e to f-natural) ended up sounding really dark and mysterious. Layered the notes and faded them in and out using the envelope tool in Audacity. 

I went back and recorded a bunch of key clicks and instrument noises and stretched them a bit to blur the sound. They came out sounding like gasps! Added an intro and ending.

This turned out sounding really different from my original plan but I went with it. A bassoon in need of exorcism. Use headphones for maximum heavy breathing. 

Recorded on a Zoom H5. Edited in Audacity. 

Thanks to carroll27 on Freesound.org for the metronome sound. 

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The Performance, "Strumento Infestato" for bassoon and processed sounds [disquiet0238]

"Daisy"
Disquiet Junto Project 0239: Code Requiem
The Assignment: Compose a short composition in memoriam for a piece of recently deceased software.

The software that first came to mind tended to be old and related to music in some way such as Steve Dompier's "Fool On the Hill" code for the Altair 8800. 

That made me think of Max Mathews' version of "Daisy Bell" created with John Kelly and Carol Lockbaum on an IBM 7094 at Bell Labs in 1961. That led me Kubrick's use of the idea in the film "2001" where the HAL 9000 computer slowly dies while singing "Daisy". 

I found an excerpt of the HAL 9000 scene and audio from Mathews' "Daisy Bell" on YouTube. 

I processed the HAL 9000 audio with a bit of delay and also played the track with Samplr on an iPad to create a random, spacey sound as HAL loses its mind.

I created a tonal drone by stretching the first few notes of "Daisy" and bring that in toward the end as a transition before HAL begins to sing.

Created with Samplr on an iPad and assembled in Audacity. 
Max Mathews (1926-2011).

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"Daisy" [disquiet0239]

The Perseids [naviarhaiku137]

From ocean waves to radio waves, late night on the Big Sur coast anxiously searching the sky for signs of the Perseid meteor shower. Meteor pings and atmospheric noise courtesy of  NASA, Stan Nelson, Stephen McGreevy and Donald Gurnett. Ocean waves courtesy of volivieri and haldigital97 on freesound.org.  Headphones recommended.

Creative Commons license granted. 

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The Perseids (naviarhaiku137)

As Petals Fall On Moss "Espansivo" For Piano And Electronics (naviarhaiku163)

Kallmyer Bells [disquiet0284]
Disquiet Junto Project 0284: Creative Commonfield
Make ambient music from the sound of clay bowls.

Created with Samplr and Borderlands on an iPad. Recorded and edited in Audacity. 

More on this 284th weekly Disquiet Junto project — “Creative Commonfield: Make ambient music from the sound of clay bowls. — at: https://disquiet.com/0284/

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Kallmyer Bells [disquiet0284]

harmattan moon
a leafless tree leans on
its shadow

Haiku by Celestine Nudanu.

Photo by: keepingeyesfixed.blogspot.com

Harmattan Moon (naviarhaiku185)

Looping Around Town (naviarhaiku186)
Naviar Haiku 186

looping around town
like an unfurled grey ribbon
trucks on the highway

Tape loop improvisation using the sound of a truck on the highway. Created with an Ampex 601, delay pedal and a bit of modular synth sound. Haiku by Greg Pritchard. Original truck sound by arnaud coutancier on freesound.org.

Looping Around Town (naviarhaiku186)

2017 Solar Eclipse [disquiet0292]
Disquiet 0292 Eclipse Music

My interpretation of the 2017 solar eclipse (includes Baily's Beads at 2:30).
Created with a modular synth and delay. Edited with Audacity. 

Photo by: Arief R. Sandan (Ezagren)

More on this 292nd weekly Disquiet Junto project — Eclipse Music: In coordination with St. Louis Art Hack Day, make some solar-inspired tunes — at: https://disquiet.com/0292/

2017 Solar Eclipse [disquiet0292]

Chasing Echoes (naviarhaiku187)
Naviar Haiku Flood Waters Recede

Flood waters recede
Narrandera eucalypts reflected
Which way is up?

A collaboration with curator Jason Richardson and the Western Riverina Arts with a poem by Julie Briggs.

Chasing Echoes (naviarhaiku187)

Naviar Haiku 190, Disquiet 0295
Poisoned Waterhole, for 2 pianos (naviarhaiku190)[disquiet0295]

For Western Riverina Arts and the Crossing Streams project.

Poisoned Waterhole:
Violent disregard echoes.
Keenly felt today.

Poison Waterhole Creek near Narrandera owes its name to a tragic story (one of many) which happened when Europeans claimed the land, 200 years ago. In the 1830s, several groups of Aboriginal families used to camp by the waterhole. Annoyed and eager to get rid of them, the local homestead owner poisoned the waterhole, killing many of them.

Haiku by Peita Vincent https://www.frankandearnest.com.au/our-story. Image by Jason Richardson http://bassling.blogspot.co.uk.

Poisoned Waterhole, for 2 pianos (naviarhaiku190)[disquiet0295]

Naviarhaiku191 – Springtime in Edo
Edo Spring (naviarhaiku191)


Springtime in Edo,
Not a day passes without
A temple bell sold

Haiku by Takarai Kikaku http://simplyhaiku.com/SHv4n4/renku/springtime.html
Picture by Tim de Groot https://unsplash.com/@timdegroot

Nature sounds recorded at Pinnacles National Monument on May 3, 2017.

Thanks to RTB45 and pashupati_007 for the bell sounds on freesound.org and Soul Candle on You Tube.

Edo Spring (naviarhaiku191)

OMG! The 2017 Total Eclipse [disquiet0292]

My interpretation of the 2017 total eclipse of the sun (includes Baily's Beads at 2:30). Originally created for disquiet0292, revised August 28th, 2017.

Created with a modular synthesizer and delay. Crowd sounds recorded at Dixie Butte, John Day Oregon on Monday August 21st 2017. Edited with Audacity. Thanks to the anonymous kalimba player who let me record his music. Use headphones for maximum experience. 

Photo by: Arief R. Sandan (Ezagren)

More on this 292nd weekly Disquiet Junto project — Eclipse Music: In coordination with St. Louis Art Hack Day, make some solar-inspired tunes — at: https://disquiet.com/0292/

OMG! The 2017 Total Eclipse of the Sun [disquiet0292]

A Gathering: Five Improvisations for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (naviarhaiku193)
Five improvisations or "gatherings" inspired by the Haiku:  

Now gathering,
Now scattering,
Fireflies over the river.

Haiku by Natsume Sōseki
Photo by Anton Romanov

A Gathering- Five Improvisations For Tenor Saxophone And Piano (naviarhaiku193)

"Disquiet 300" for Piano, Wind chime, and Oboe Obbligato [disquiet0300] 
For the Disquiet Junto 300th project.

Disquiet Junto Project 0300: The 300th Project
3 chords x 100 seconds

Three note chord: B-flat, F and G, strummed and plucked inside a piano, played on a wind chime and again on the keys of the piano. Piano and wind chime were looped in Samplr. Oboe obbligato improvised over the tracks. The piano is used twice but the sounds are completely different. 

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