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5th track from the album "Electrostatic", released on February 15th.


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scalar potential [Electrostatic]

**Production Notes**

Honestly, I didn’t have a clue who Harry Bertoia was. I’ve been sitting in his chairs, but I never would have guessed that his passion lay with kinetic sculptures - what a pleasant surprise!

After some research on YouTube and Wikipedia I wondered how the metal struts of his Diamond Chair would sound, would they be in motion, colliding, making clicks and sounds. In tried to build a sort of free floating grid in Ableton, failed big time... and ended with something I actually liked. 

All the sounds I chose had "metal" in their name (Operator, Collision, FM8, Sampler). Added some reverb and the trusty Meringue (reverse loop tool from Expert Sleepers). 

And now I’m gonna back that Kickstarter project to archive the Sonambient recordings of Harry Bertoia.

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**Disquiet Junto Project 0165: Bertoia Furniture Music**

The Assignment: Create a composition that explores the sonic resonance of Harry Bertoia’s iconic side chair.

Harry Bertoia designed his iconic side chair for Knoll in 1952. This chair — this functional metal sculpture — is used around the world, from cafes to offices, patios to homes.

Step 1: For this week’s Disquiet Junto project, please create an original composition exploring this common chair’s unique sonic resonance. Consider: What does it sound like alone at rest? When sat upon? When brushed against by cafe-goers? When blown upon by the wind? If you don’t have access to one of the chairs, use something similar, or just use your imagination.

Step 2: Upload the finished track to the Disquiet Junto group on SoundCloud.

Step 3: Then listen to and comment on tracks uploaded by your fellow Disquiet Junto participants.

Thanks to Bruce Levenstein (twitter.com/compactrobot) for co-developing this week’s project.

Deadline: This assignment was made in the late evening, California time, on Thursday, February 26, 2015, with a deadline of 11:59pm wherever you are on Monday, March 2, 2015.

Length: The length of your finished work should be between one and five minutes.

(Upload: Please when posting your track on SoundCloud, only upload one track for this assignment, and include a description of your process in planning, composing, and recording it. This description is an essential element of the communicative process inherent in the Disquiet Junto. Photos, video, and lists of equipment are always appreciated.

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More on this 165th Disquiet Junto project — “Create a composition that explores the sonic resonance of Harry Bertoia’s iconic side chair” — at:

http://disquiet.com/2015/02/26/disquiet0165-bertoiachair/

Thanks to Bruce Levenstein (twitter.com/compactrobot) for co-developing this week’s project.

More on the Disquiet Junto at:

http://disquiet.com/junto

Join the Disquiet Junto at:

http://soundcloud.com/groups/disquiet-junto/

Disquiet Junto general discussion takes place at:

http://disquiet.com/forums/

Image associated with this project by Bruce Levenstein, used with his permission:

https://flic.kr/p/6YCg8

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Sedere [disquiet0165-bertoiachair]

Ambient music project by Paolo Mascolini.

2013 - debut album "Requiem" + "Introspection" (EP)
Silent Flow Netlabel  http://silentflow.org/
2014 - concept album "Terra Australis", based on field recorded sounds from the Antarctica, 
In collaboration with Dominique Filippi http://www.stormpetrel.com/
CD available on VentSounds Label http://www.vent-sounds.co.uk/
2015 - "Electrostatic".
Self-release: http://sozuproject.bandcamp.com/
2016 - "Spleen"
Self-release: https://sozuproject.bandcamp.com/album/spleen
"Dendrophonia" in collaboration with Bartholomäus Traubeck http://traubeck.com
Self-release: https://sozuproject.bandcamp.com
2017 - "Aura".
Self-release: https://sozuproject.bandcamp.com/album/aura
         . "Breath Slowly"
Released by Naviar Records, London (UK): https://naviarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/breath-slowly
2018 - "Garden".
Self-release: https://sozuproject.bandcamp.com/album/garden
2019 - "Fragility Can Fly".
Self-release: https://sozuproject.bandcamp.com/album/fragility-can-fly
2019 - "Icarus"
Self-release: https://sozuproject.bandcamp.com/album/icarus
2020 - "Unseen"
Self-release: https://sozuproject.bandcamp.com/album/unseen

scalar potential [Electrostatic]

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