I started this many years ago, but I could never get it right.  This week's disquiet prompt gave me a reason to dust it off, dress it up and set it out here.

I Know Why Some Animals Eat Their Young (disquiet0488)

Little is known of this insect other than the calls.  Some find it beautiful, others find it disquieting.

Entomagat Vernellem (disquiet0494)

Improvisation 8/10/21 recorded on cell phone.

Sumida (naviarhaiku396)

Omnichord and acoustic guitar through stompboxes wh-4 and reverb.

Cicadas (naviarhaiku400)

Diplomat

These were overdubs for a progressive metal band,  I chopped them up and pulled them out of context and they make their own interesting sound world.  I kept one continuous element, because it seemed too scattershot without it.

Overlook (disquiet0509)

Daily sounds from a summer, possibly a family vacation.  Perhaps this was my phone taking audio in Disney World while my kid ran wild.  I chopped out the loud noises, processed it through a little reverb and delay then slowed the audio a tiny bit.

Parasomnia (disquiet0517)

This started as a live recording of me playing double bass during a rainstorm.  I then mangled it until it reminded me of how it felt in the trailer (and later house) I grew up in while rain pelted the tin roof during rainstorms.

Cordova (disquiet0530)

Silencing the Birds (naviarhaiku443)

Memory Gardens (disquiet0607)

Disquiet Junto Disquiet0362

Anteriac (disquiet0362)

Hermit Kingdom (disquiet0392)

In keeping with the spirit of the project, I started working on this Thursday evening and am turning it over three days later. It was around twice this length and I hope to eventually see it to fruition as a longer piece, but for now, this is my take on Erik Satie's Gymnopedie No. 1.

Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie Cover)(disquiet0363)

Pentecost (disquiet402)

swine (disquiet0409)

Ryan Scott Mattingly

Innumerable Stars (naviarhaiku307)

Music for airplanes.  Eno your heart out.  Eat your heart Eno.  Eat out your Eno?

Prayer Box (disquiet0427)

endure (disquiet0467)

Ryan Scott Mattingly's work sets washes of noise alongside sounds from daily life creating melodic songscapes with traditional acoustic instruments (guitar, banjo, mandolin, double bass),  electronics (synthesizer, pedal steel) and homemade instruments, weaving those juxtapositions into grandiose, otherworldly textures.

Ryan Scott Mattingly

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