This week's #disquietjunto prompt was to create a new subgenre of techno! I knew I wanted to do "symmetrical techno" pretty much right away. 

I was inspired by the Threechords' Hammerhead Rhythm Station software, which I would mess around with back in the oughts. Not only was it hours of fun, but it was also pretty easy to get a little weird: in particular, reversing the drum samples: I always enjoyed reversing a kick sample against a regular kick sample and and hearing the reversed version "whoosh" into the traditional kick sound.

I took this as the basic principle of "symmetrical techno" and tried to expand it into a framework for a whole track (or genre!). All of the rhythms and pitches flip at some point, but each instrument has its own point(s) of symmetry, usually within each section of the song.

Sometimes I created symmetry by literally reversing a recording, sometimes I made a series of pitches appear in reverse order (aka retrograde).

Also, the overall form is symmetrical: ABCDCBA

Writing under the framework of "whatever you create will then be followed by a flipped version" was a really interesting way to write! Some interesting rhythms emerged, like a snare pattern that isn't quite what you would expect. And the hi-hat pattern is a series of 5 8th notes that interlock with the rest of the drum kit in interesting ways.


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More on this 582nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, X Techno (The Assignment: Make a new subgenre), at: https://disquiet.com/0582/

More on the Disquiet Junto at: https://disquiet.com/junto/

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0582-x-techno/

technoonhcet (disquiet0582)

This track was created by randomly fading in and out individually the instruments and recordings of the original track https://soundcloud.com/rabmusiclab/winter-slow-and-even-tempered. The created spaces enrich the track, give more emphasis to the remaining instruments - and a deeper meaning of its own to this composition.  As contradictory as this may seem...

The creation was inspired by the Disquiet Junto Project 0586 (details see below).

I owe my thanks to @user-957729823 (Ha Kéko) for providing the great field-recording https://soundcloud.com/user-957729823/snow-removal_2. An ambient version of this recording was created with PaulXStretch.
These tracks can be heard if hazard determines to fade them in...

More on this 586th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Chance the Eraser (The Assignment: Use probability to remove material from a track), at: https://disquiet.com/0586/

About the Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/junto/ 1

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co 1: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0586-chance-the-eraser/

Winter, slow and even-tempered, embracing Spaces (Disquiet0586)

Made as an submission for [disquiet0588] (and not bad seen for itself), but discarded in favor of https://soundcloud.com/winterer/surfing-the-seven-seas-disquiet0588

What can be surfed? A wavetable synth. This was the starting point for a patch with the virtual modular system miRack. The patch is modulated by some LFOs. Additional surfing theremins for good vibrations and keyboard sounds of an internet surfer...

Surfing Seven Seas

See the accompanying visuals @ https://youtu.be/pcGYPoWRkqw

This piece uses sounds recorded in the process of making a loaf with a breadmaker ... enjoy!

visuals (YouTube)

halF kaleidoscopE

Nothingness

A state where nothing is present, or where nothing exists that is important or gives meaning to life. (Cambridge Dictionary)

Stati di interdizione, stasi, sbilanciamento,, fluttuazione, indeterminazione.

Nothingness(disquiet0602)

Disquiet Junto Project 0607: Silence Wave 
The Assignment: From close to zero and back again, alter the relative amount of sound to silence in a piece of music.


I used two stems of Norns awake recordings (heavyly altered). Every stem got four instances with Audiomodern Gatelab (via routing in Reaper). Gatelab configuration was reduced to 10 gates (just to make it easy) with one of ten gates activated (on a different location on every instance). 

So by blending in and out these four tracks I was able to increase the sound/silence ratio from 0 to 40 (times 2 stems, one for bass, one for head, both in sync) and back to zero. Some FX and panning to provide some roomish feeling. The construction is designed slower than the dismantling.

This all may sound like an engineers approach, but if I had not liked the result, I would have gone another way. The altering of the sound/silence ratio is not very granular (0-10-20-30-40 percent) and I may have calculated somehow wrong (somehow I have the feeling) but I think the perception is ok.

Bandcamp version:
https://krakenkraft.bandcamp.com/track/the-voids-in-the-walls-disquiet0607

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More on this 607th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Silence Wave (The Assignment: From close to zero and back again, alter the relative amount of sound to silence in a piece of music), at: https://disquiet.com/0607/

Thanks this week to Jason Richardson and Klaus-Dieter Hilf.

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0607-silence-wave/

disquiet23

The Voids In The Walls [disquiet0607]

This piece transforms text from Black Panther, Vol. 9, No. 3, November 4, 1972 “A Matter Of Life Or Death, vote “no” on proposition 17, 4th paragraph,” into music.

Recorded, mixed & mastered 02-03 Nov 2023 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa.

Samples, electric bass, cymbal, nylon string guitar & effects

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This original version of "Begrabe Das Lied" was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0618: Burying the Lede. The Assignment: Turn old news into new music.

More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/
Project discussion took place on https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0618-burying-the-lede
Artwork generated via Adobe Express Generative AI by Jim Lemanowicz, 03  Nov 2023

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This track was originally released under the artist name "Two-Finger Modal Box."

Music & art ©2023 Jim Lemanowicz

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Begrabe Das Lied (disquiet0618)

Vethevinul ornur_04

shifty keys may 21 v1 70 bpm

ice cave 1 18 bpm take 1 2625

Approach

RabMusicLab produces instrumental music of various genres from classical to electronic without shying away from excursions into pop or experimental music. The tracks are published for the pleasure, entertainment and inspiration of every listener.

RabMusicLab loves to participate in the Disquiet Junto Projects of https://soundcloud.com/disquiet to fuel his creativity . All tracks that have "disquiet" in the title were created as response to these projects. Further informations can be found in the respective track-information,

All images used are photographs by RabMusicLab, unless otherwise indicated in the track-informations.