Lovely, especially the percussive sounds!

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Darken (disquiet0680)

This track came together slowly, organically, over a period of weeks. Finishing is often a fraught exercise and this one was no different. I am thankful for the timing of this week's disquiet junto, and the finishing prompt—it reminded me of this track and helped nudge and motivate me to finally complete it and share it. 

The title reflects the sound. When recording and mixing it, I was struck by how much of its sonic feel reminded me of the early pioneers of synthesis. Rather than move away from that sound, or stop and permanently shelve it, I opted to lean into it and just went with it. It wasn't pre-planned, quite the opposite, it just happened without effort or heavy conceptualizing. Maybe its ease of coming together—nearly fully formed with just a few takes—is why I neglected it, till now, and resisted calling it done.

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Pioneers - Disquiet0680

This week's Disquiet Junto prompt, "Reverse Resolution", challenged us to finish something that we had left unfinished in 2024. 

During the holiday break I wrote a new piece for an upcoming album from my Sudre's Violin postpunk project, and just for fun produced it as a recording of a "rare live performance". My intention was to also record a canonical "studio version" of the song at some point. So why not now?

If you try to dance to this song, I will not be held responsible for any damages or injuries that occur. Features Yamaha piano, a lead instrument made from a tortured dobro sample, synthethic bass, hand-programmed drums, and some vintage pads. 

(If you want to hear the original "live" version, it's here: https://soundcloud.com/coralineada/the-puzzle-box-waltz-live)

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The Puzzle Box Waltz (disquiet0680)

This was my contribution for Disquiet Junto Project 0680: Reverse Resolution. The Assignment: Finish something (musical) you started last year.

Here’s a copy of my post on the Disquiet Junto 0680 discussion thread on Lines:

I didn’t realize I had such a large collection of unfinished tracks and musical sketches from last year on my laptop. For this piece, I used a sequence I created last year when I was exploring the new plugin Tela by Fors.fm. I added additional tracks in Ableton Live using Madrona Labs Sumu and Slate+Ash Spectres.  

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Gathering Stray Totems [disquiet0680]

An unpublished track from last year, finished with a few tweaks, additions and a touch of reverb, etc. Sounds created using Pure Data, PaulXStretch and Audacity.
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Finishing Touches (disquiet0680)

Zeta Reticuli (disquiet0680)

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picked up an ableton live session from last year, with a recording from my modular system - notes at the time mention using a matrix mixer for effects sends with feedback, one send to delay and another to beads, with a chord voice going in - revisiting this recording, i ended up layering two slower copies pitched down -1 and -2 octaves and working in some field recordings.

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The long day was finally over. The last email had been sent, the final chore was done, and the house was quiet. A deep sense of peace washed over me as I changed into my pajamas. I curled up in bed, the soft sheets feeling like a cloud. As I closed my eyes, the worries of the day began to fade. I took a deep breath, and with a smile on my face, I was ready to be off to dreamland. The promise of a new day was still hours away, but for now, the gentle world of sleep awaited.

to dreamland

a very rough edit of a much longer improvised ambient piece

for the moment

a slow moving choral and orchestral lament is covered by an electronic debris.   Not ambient, not noise, but completely me.

to never see you again

Somewhere on the California Central Coast

Gathering Stray Totems [disquiet0680]

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