While the far-flung Asarian homeworld is the first inhabited system that we've discovered, this is not our first time encountering the intelligent cloud beings of Asar. We've learned that Asarian explorers visited our earth thousands of years ago, touching down somewhere in the Nile river valley. When the gas giants finally departed, the Pharaoh whose hospitality they had enjoyed bestowed two gifts on her alien visitors. The first was a scroll with plans they could use to build their own pyramids back home. But the most remarkable gift was a papyrus describing a peculiar set of frequencies that, when resonated in certain sequences, could reveal spiritual and mathematical truths. We believe the audio captured by our surface drone may be a sacred performance of this ancient harmonic "spell".

This one was a lot of fun to put together! It gave me a great excuse to experiment with microtonal composition, and learn how to configure custom tunings in Logic. I chose the Maqam scale, a traditional scale in Arabic music believed to have originated in ancient Egypt. The scale consists of two "half-flats": in this case, A, B half-flat, C, D, E half-flat, F, G, and A. The main melodic line is typical for the scale, arcing from root to  octave and then descending again. The percussion was inspired by reading about Wahda w-Nuss rhythms. 

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The Asar Sequence (disquiet0718)

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Planet Andy (disquiet0718)

The Assignment: Record the sound of an advanced alien civilization.

The year is 2126, and your spaceship is on a routine science expedition of the outer reaches of previously unexplored parts of the universe. Your crew has encountered, for the first known time in human history, a planet that is home to sentient life that has developed an advanced civilization not unlike our own. After settling into geosynchronous orbit, you send down a stealth drone to explore. The drone captures audio and video. Please share the audio of your drone’s reconnaissance mission.

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2126 [disquiet0718]

Track created for the Disquiet(0718) Challenge. Four Tracks from a single patch in VCV Rack.


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D718 Disquiet(0718)

Disquiet Junto Project 0718: Planet Jam It. The Assignment: Record the sound of an advanced alien civilization.

This recording was made in 2126 as part of Krakenkraft Interstellar Inc.'s ARP (Audio Reconnaissance Program), and its significance is only now being fully understood. We are most probably hearing the dream singers of Yith, a mentally time-traveling civilization. Unfortunately, despite intensive AI efforts, the drone's engine noise could not be removed, for which they have apologized repeatedly. Unfortunately, we do not know what happened before and after radio contact was lost... 

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Drone sound credit: andreauomogatto https://freesound.org/people/andreauomogatto/sounds/545315/

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Rare Recording Of The Dream Singers Of Yith [disquiet0718]

A reconnaissance drone is deployed on an alien planet - planet P - to make audio recordings. The crew of the accompanying spacecraft didn't expect that - among strange noises probably due to the advanced technology used or the special atmospheric conditions a piano can be heard. Piano is at the heart of universal music.

This track was inspired by this week's Disquiet Junto Project:
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Exploring Planet P (Disquiet0718)

The last deep-space transmission from the SS Inquisitive cut off suddenly, leading us to believe that, for our stealth drone, 'stealth' may have been doing some heavy lifting. We've not heard from the Inquisitive since. Where does that leave us?
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where does that leave us? (disquiet0718)

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Rotor Wash of the Gods [disquiet0718]

Disquiet Junto Project 0718: Planet Jam It
The Assignment: Record the sound of an advanced alien civilization.

Alien sounds... I've been thinking about whales lately (reading Moby Dick for a book club). Closest thing we have to advanced alien civilisations on our own planet...

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Echolocation (disquiet0718)

Landing on Planet M51-ULS-1b (disquiet0718)

I create original experimental, postpunk, and experiential music from my studio in Chicago. The Hard Times described my work as "creepy, haunted, but also a little bit uplifting." Prolific.

Ambient electronica, Berlin School, Chillout & Kosmische Space Musik from Munich, Germany. ► Soundcloud is my musical diary - expect lightfooted drafts, soundchecks, playthings & misfits here. ► Go Bandcamp for finished pieces & more serious musical works.

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.

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