Disquiet Junto 0696's assignment was to record 10 to 15 layers of continuous sound and create a piece of music only by altering their relative presence over time.

I immediately thought of the story of how the iconic 1975 10cc song "I'm Not In Love" was created. The backing vocals are lush and rich and unearthly. (If you don't know the song, just listen to the first 30 seconds or so to get the gist). The story is that the band recorded themselves each singing a long, sustained note until they had 48 notes on individual 12' tape loops. For the final recording, the tape loops were played simultaneously and mixed into harmonies live on the console, essentially turning the mixer into a musical instrument. 

With this technique as inspiration, I recorded 7 tracks of ebow guitar, each playing a different note in the A harmonic minor scale. Ebow can make dynamics difficult but I managed some good textures I think. I hand-mixed each of the tracks to come in and out in sequence, creating a rising step pattern.

Then I bounced the seven guitar tracks to a single track. This track was duplicated and pitch shifted to create 4 tracks spanning 4 octaves. This essentially multiplied my original 7 tracks by 4 to give me 28 guitars. I applied volume automation to create a primitive Shepard scale out of the result.

Aside from a couple of acousmatic accents and a low-fi kick drum, every sound is from the guitar.

More on the 696th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Chain of Layers — The Assignment: Make music change by altering its layers — at https://disquiet.com/0696/

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Disquiet Junto Project 0696: Chain of Layers

The Assignment: Make music change by altering its layers.

Step 1: Record 10 to 15 layers of continuous sound.

Step 2: Create a piece of music in which you only change the relative presence of those individual layers from Step 1 over time. Some light effects and panning are certainly fine, but the majority of the impact should be how the prominence of the individual layers changes.

More on the 696th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Chain of Layers — The Assignment: Make music change by altering its layers — at https://disquiet.com/0696/

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This time the tree came out after playing.

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ambient soundscapes for your pleasure. Relax, chillout and enjoy.

AMBIENT - SATA MISAKI

AMV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd_jzAtjAMY

prod. by me
Lyrics:

Lyrics:
[Chorus]
Days
Passing by
I get
Reminded
How
Lonely I am
Lost in this keyboard
Playing emotions
I can not speak

[Verse 1]
I lost track of
Seeds
I sow
And it feels
Nothing is worth
I don't know
For how long
But I think
I forgot

[Verse 2]
Does it
Matter?
Will you
Answer
If in you
I seek
Shelter?

[Verse 3]
I
Feel so hollow
Singing for the morrow
That will
Never come
I don't know
What or who
To
Follow
Other than
These pills
I swallow

[Chorus]
Days
Passing by
I get
Reminded
How
Lonely I am
Lost in this keyboard
Playing emotions
I can not speak

days

Electronic music, field recordings and weird electroacoustic sounds.

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