added the train recording to 2 audio tracks in Ableton and 2 midi tracks converting the train to a Bass and Arp2600 Drums. added warp modes and reverbs, Corpus, echo, resonators, and various delays for this train wreck.

Disquiet Junto Project 0635: ’Round the Bend
The Assignment: You’re in a duo, and your bandmate is a train.
Step 1: Listen to this short recording, under a minute, of a passing train, recorded by Todd (Toaster) Elliott:
Step 2: Record a piece of music using the field recording as the rhythm track

More on the 635th weekly Disquiet Junto project, ’Round the Bend — The Assignment: You’re in a duo, and your bandmate is a train — at https://disquiet.com/0635/

TrainWreck disquiet0635

This track was initially inspired by the field-recording which can be heard in the background - a recording of a train passing provided by @disquiet at https://soundcloud.com/disquiet/train-source-1 for the Disquiet Junto Project 0635.

It incited me to create a composition mainly based on strings.

More on the 635th weekly Disquiet Junto project, ’Round the Bend — The Assignment: You’re in a duo, and your bandmate is a train — at https://disquiet.com/0635/

The Train of Thought  (Disquiet0635)

First layer: train field recording by Todd (@Toaster) Elliott (https://soundcloud.com/disquiet/train-source-1/)

2nd layer: six tracks of autogen drumming in Logic

3rd: bottleneck + Estralita resonator guitar + Hologram Microcosm

4th: lonesome whistling

Disquiet:
https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0635-round-the-bend/66322

Blog / downloads:
https://playingintongues.com/2024/03/02/junto-0635-round-the-bend/

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thereisonly Disquiet0635 round-the-bend

I based my contribution on the short version of the recording. As I found the bell sound too fast, I slowed it down to half speed. I then played several layers of guitar over it, using Norns RPLS as effect.

More on the 635th weekly Disquiet Junto project, ’Round the Bend — The Assignment: You’re in a duo, and your bandmate is a train — at https://disquiet.com/0635/ 

Disquiet0635 - Karbidinsel

start with the longer train recording, process in ableton live so rhythm is more evident (rather than that bell) - record additional material on eurorack, sort of a call-response thing - burst into rings, then gate seed of beads, all clocked by a tap in tempo derived from the train sample

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More on the 635th weekly Disquiet Junto project, ’Round the Bend — The Assignment: You’re in a duo, and your bandmate is a train — at https://disquiet.com/0635/ 1

The image associated with this track is a photograph by Todd (Toaster) Elliott, who also provided the field recordings of the train.

disquiet0635 - level crossing

sound art for disquiet0635

More on the 635th weekly Disquiet Junto project, ’Round the Bend — The Assignment: You’re in a duo, and your bandmate is a train — at https://disquiet.com/0635/

shining tunnel (disquiet0635)

This assignment had us use a field recording of a train by Todd "Toaster" Elliott

More on the 635th weekly Disquiet Junto project, ’Round the Bend — The Assignment: You’re in a duo, and your bandmate is a train — at https://disquiet.com/0635/

entrain [disquiet0635]

More on the 635th weekly Disquiet Junto project, ’Round the Bend — The Assignment: You’re in a duo, and your bandmate is a train — at https://disquiet.com/0635/ 2

The image associated with this track is a photograph by Todd (Toaster) Elliott, who also provided the field recordings of the train.

Disquiet0635-trainingday

Morning Passage

Cosmic Love

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
610
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku610-dropped-glass/

2025-09-11

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