My first submission to Disquiet Junto. 

Stems: https://static.stefanbohacek.dev/music/disquiet-junto/0609/stems.zip

More on this 609th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Speed Limit Pt 1 (The Assignment: Record a track at precisely 60 BPM with the intention someone will subsequently rework it), at: https://disquiet.com/0609/

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On The Way (disquiet0609)

For this week's submission, I combined three tracks from last week's prompt:

https://soundcloud.com/analoc/0923-disquiet-junto-609-blink?si=de59a57c8d6d43e4b13a3d568fb7b648&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
https://soundcloud.com/fake-genius/disquiet0609-60-not-64-or-is-it?si=c00cfb88076d4070b2c248da9063f444&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
https://soundcloud.com/melondruie/outbound-to-titan-disquiet-0609?si=9547631c6c0345059c559442f8e4520c&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Each track was slowed to 30bpm. I left Analoc's track intact, then chopped and changed Melondruie's, and Fake Genius' tracks to suit. All the sounds in the recording come from these three tracks.
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More on this 610th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Speed Limit Pt 2 (The Assignment: Combine two or more pre-existing 60 BPM tracks into something new — at half the speed), at: https://disquiet.com/0610/

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tri deg (disquiet0610)

This was my contribution for the collaborative Disquiet Junto Project 0610: Speed Limit Pt 2

Here’s a copy of my post on the Disquiet Junto 0610 discussion thread:

Ended up using part 1 compositions by @Timshel0, @dequalsrxt, and @tristan_louth_robins for this piece since they all seemed to work well with the Basinski style vibe I had in mind. I layered them into Ableton Live at 60 BPM and edited the audio in various ways by stretching, warping, chopping and looping the samples. Thank you to the three creators for the opportunity to use these creations, but also apologies for my excessive manipulation and mangling of your source audio.  

I recorded the mix onto a Panasonic RN-125 microcassette recorder and then, played it back into Ableton at half speed. Final tempo should be around 30 BPM. Added plugin effects from Arturia Rev Intensity (reverb), Phonolyth Cascade (reverb), Soundghost Drift (for more tape effects) and AudioThing Noises to the final mix.

The ambiguous title was inspired by reflecting on news headlines referencing "...a fragile peace" in conflict areas around the world.   

More on this 610th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Speed Limit Pt 2 (The Assignment: Combine two or more pre-existing 60 BPM tracks into something new — at half the speed), at: https://disquiet.com/0610/
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A Fragile Piece [disquiet0610]

This track is a rework of the wonderful tracks https://soundcloud.com/noodletwister/plucks-pad-disquiet0609 by @noodletwister and https://soundcloud.com/henklasschuit/speed-limit-pt-1-disquiet0609 by @henklasschuit inspired by the Disquiet Junto Project 0609: Both tracks were slowed down from 60 to 30 BPM and combined using different effects to create this track.

More on this 610th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Speed Limit Pt 2 (The Assignment: Combine two or more pre-existing 60 BPM tracks into something new — at half the speed), at: https://disquiet.com/0610/

About the Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/junto/

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Plucks & Pad & Speed Limit [featuring Noodle Twister and Henk Lasschuit] (Disquiet0610)

Time stretch modes as lofi rhythmic filters. 4 tracks are slowed to 1/2 speed and cut into short segments. Each segment repeatedly shifts between time stretch modes to create timbral variations. 

Featuring Debroc, Jimmy Lem, 4//lIGhT, and a stem from my Disquiet submission last week.

https://soundcloud.com/user-99036881/speed-limit-p1_disquiet0609?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

https://soundcloud.com/blisterpop/please-my-parching-tongue-by-lumber-mart?si=8e392a7ea7b84914b720f3833737b415&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

https://soundcloud.com/forelight/60bpm-stomp-disquiet0609?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

https://soundcloud.com/oh-well-360226041/shadow-clocks-disquiet0609?si=f1ad384084bf437499a369178e217eee&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

The Assignment: Combine two or more pre-existing 60 BPM tracks into something new — at half the speed.

Step 2: Select two or more tracks from the provided ones, slow them to half their original pace — that is, to 30 BPM — and use editing techniques to combine them into one new piece of music.

More on this 610th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Speed Limit Pt 2 (The Assignment: Combine two or more pre-existing 60 BPM tracks into something new — at half the speed), at: https://disquiet.com/0610/

About the Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/junto/

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Split Splatter [disquiet0610]

I decided to use the pieces by Forelight, Fake Genius and RadMusicLab which I loaded into my 1010Music Bitbox. After slowing them all down to half speed and subjecting them to some granularity I basically did a couple of improv sessions, triggering portions of the three samples using the touch interface of the 1010 and then adding some melancholic notes from the Terra, along with a bit of electric shocks from the Landscape HC-TT.

disquiet0610

Credits to the originators of the tracks being combined here:
@he_nu_ri @Aaron_Taylor-Waldman and @noodletwister

[disquiet0610] Half - Time Triple

In response to this week's @disquiet prompt I took fragments of last week's music from @ray_cobley (rhythm track + piano), @user-807707609 (synth arpeggios) and @marcolucchi (plucked strings).

The best things happen in threes, I've always found.

Being an 80s goth, I took an echo, reverb and modulation to make a cut up technique call and response piece. The echo suggests the tempo is faster than the 30bpm.

This was a helpful project as I learned how to slow down audio in Logic Pro, how to mix tracks directly to an audio download, and scratched around the edges of the effects multiverse available in the software. 

I learn in bits or my brain explodes.

More on this 610th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Speed Limit Pt 2 (The Assignment: Combine two or more pre-existing 60 BPM tracks into something new — at half the speed), at: https://disquiet.com/0610/

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Speed Limit Pt2 (disquiet0610)

Ambient minimalism is gaining momentum. Some would argue that evoking atmosphere is harder than sequencing beats, and Fragments of Silence is proof. Laden with lush textures and ambient leanings, the album invites deep listening.

This 8-track LP marks the debut collaboration between Synthbiont, Anassimandrus, and Sacred Seeds: three artists with distinct sensibilities, united by a shared affinity for ambient, experimental, and dub techno sounds. Their convergence sets the tone for a singular, immersive experience.

Fragments of Silence is not background music. It’s a serious body of work that commands attention. It’s an hour-long descent into a vacuum chamber. An environment that evolves, coils, shifts, and builds toward dissonance and stillness.

Each track is grounded in a strong atmospheric character, unfolding with deliberate progression. The album leans heavily into experimental minimalism, imagine dark tunnels, ominous energy fields, and brooding landscapes.

Fragments of Silence is one of those albums that explores the intersection of distinct creative temperaments, marked by structure, mood, and experimentation. The result is an album that flows with intention and feeling, creating a space that listeners can fully sink into.

Description by SreeLakshmy 

Sacred Seeds is an ambient electronic music project by Wasim, founded in 2014 in Calicut, Kerala (India). Blending synthesis, field recordings, and experimental sound design, Sacred Seeds’ music explores the interplay between organic and electronic textures.

Sacred Seeds has performed at renowned festivals such as Magnetic Fields, Hilltop Festival, and Bloom in Green, sharing the stage with influential artists like Gaudi, OTT, Suduaya, and Symbolico, and many more.

Synthbiont & Anassimandrus is the ambient/experimental/dub techno project born at the end of 2018 by the collaboration between Nicolò Faggiani and Tommaso Gobbo. Their musical background comes from different musical experiences as DJs, vinyl collectors, and founders of EMC series. Their performances and music are composed through the elaboration of different digital and analog sources, processed field recordings, and sampling to create unique soundscapes.

Produced and mixed by Nicolò Faggiani and Tommaso Gobbo (Synthbiont & Anassimandrus) (1,2,5,6) and Wasim Raja (Sacred Seeds) (3,4,7,8)
Mastered by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)
Cover picture by Krishnan (Kiss in Silence, Shot on Kodak Tri-X 400, Nikon F100 / 2019, Karnataka)
Cover design by Dionis Afonichev