I decided to pull out one of my old favorite techniques for this one: using Paulstretch with unconscionably long windows (5 seconds, 10 seconds, 40 seconds...). This takes a sample and moves it from a musical gesture to a long harmonic drone. 

I started out with the ukelele track, and stretched it 2.5x with a 5 second window. I stretched the accordina 2.1x with a 10 second window to get the primary melodic and chordal motion. Both developed a melody within the drone as the stretch was done.

I then stretched the piano 1.1x but with a 30 second window, then copied it, reversed it, and duplicated this again to bring it up to approximately the length of the other two tracks.

At this point, I started layering things up in Audacity and adjusting relative levels. I decided I wanted to leave a little of the original samples audible as they were originally, so I brought in the electric guitar chords and the rhythmic bass. I realigned the chords to appropriate places against the piano/uke/accordina lines, then carefully edited the bass to duplicate one bar of the rhythm so I could repeat it to almost the end of the track.

I then took the hang sample and pitched it up 3 octaves, resulting in a funky phasing tone in the mid-register. I applied a little Valhalla Freq Echo to that to give it a little more motion, and last, I brought in the low electric bass, carefully lining it up against the hang, and duplicating notes as required to get it to the correct length.

Final mixdown was adjusting relative levels of the tracks and tweaking EQ lightly.

This was done 100% in Audacity, using the Paulstretch, fade in, fade out, and pitch shift tools, with Valhalla Freq Echo for a tiny bit of sweetening.

Partially Erased [disquiet0507]

Memories of lost love tend to haunt us, appearing suddenly in the mind and bringing an unexpected sting.  Often it's the good memories that sting the most.  This is the super fun topic I chose for this week's Disquiet Junto prompt.

The prompt was to record a song that is a sequel to another song.  For some reason I immediately thought of "Fred and Renee Make Love" from the Lost Highway soundtrack.  This is one of my favorite movies and I've been wanting to try my hand at more cinematic music lately.

The original is the background music to a love scene, so I imagined the sequel to be Fred remembering that moment.  It's somewhat soft and intimate but also tinged with darkness and, like all memories, distorted in multiple ways.  My composition doesn't compare to the original but I think I tell the story with the sound design and overall mood.

Intrusive Remembrance - disquiet0512

Weeks of Songs

Walk Around the Pond Three Times [disquiet0512]

This is a sequel to: https://soundcloud.com/undermulden/brief-sun-in-windowsill-thawing-disquiet0511

More on this 512th weekly Disquiet Junto project — The Sequel (The Assignment: Record a piece of music that follows up a preexisting piece of music) — at: https://disquiet.com/0512/

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

Subscribe to project announcements here: https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0512-the-sequel/

There’s also a Disquiet Junto Slack. Send your email address to marc@disquiet.com for Slack inclusion.

BSIWT II: Cellular Submission (disquiet0512)

This track, Halloween inspired, samples the deeper and darker side of my modular synth (for the initiated: E352's, Plaits and Beads are prominent modules).  I've added effects, some spitfire drums, a bit of EQ and dynamics "in the box" afterwards.

This track is a response to the weekly disquiet junto.

More on this 513th weekly Disquiet Junto project — Ghost OST (The Assignment: Play that spooky music) — at: https://disquiet.com/0513/

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

disquiet0513 - offside

# Credits

* [Heartbeat](https://freesound.org/people/Moulaythami/sounds/535478/) by [Moulaythami](https://freesound.org/people/Moulaythami/)

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More on this 513th weekly Disquiet Junto project — Ghost OST (The Assignment: Play that spooky music) — at: https://disquiet.com/0513/

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

Subscribe to project announcements here: https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0513-ghost-ost/

There’s also a Disquiet Junto Slack. Send your email address to marc@disquiet.com for Slack inclusion.

Ghost OST - disquiet0513

More on this 513th weekly Disquiet Junto project — Ghost OST (The Assignment: Play that spooky music) — at: https://disquiet.com/0513/

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

Subscribe to project announcements here: https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0513-ghost-ost/

There’s also a Disquiet Junto Slack. Send your email address to marc@disquiet.com for Slack inclusion.

Everyday Feels Like Halloween (disquiet0513)

release date : 29/10/2021  
More on this 513th weekly Disquiet Junto project – Ghost OST (The Assignment: Play that spooky music) – at: https://disquiet.com/0513/

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

Subscribe to project announcements here: https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0513-ghost-ost/

There’s also a Disquiet Junto Slack. Send your email address to marc@disquiet.com for Slack inclusion.