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Mt Baker

This was my contribution for the Disquiet Junto Project 0586: Chance the Eraser
Here’s a copy of my post on the Disquiet Junto 0586 discussion thread:
I recycled a four track sketch that was created in Ableton Live a few months ago for this assignment.
Using Audiomodern's free gate sequencer plugin, Gatelab, I was able to randomly turn on/off, chop up and modulate notes in three of the tracks. I also used their motion filter plugin, Filterstep, on the fourth track for additional effects. This setup worked great until it came time to render the final mix. Ableton froze and crashed multiple times no matter what I tried. Not sure, but could be these plugins weren't happy with the recently installed OS Ventura on my M1 MacBook Pro, or some other strange voodoo. Finally ended up recording the completed audio on a Tascam digital recorder. Despite the technical headaches, I had a lot of fun with this project.

More on this 586th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Chance the Eraser (The Assignment: Use probability to remove material from a track), at: https://disquiet.com/0586/
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Random Gates and Flows [disquiet0586]

More on the 648th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Shadow Boxing — The Assignment: Employ shadow boxing as a musical metaphor — at https://disquiet.com/0648/

For quite some time traditional Taekwondo was my main hobby and I practiced it daily whenever possible - until my back told me to stop. In traditional Taekwondo, shadow boxing is an important element as you learn sequences of attacks and defenses against imaginary opponents. These sequences are called Hyeong. 

So for my piece, I thought about how one performs a Hyeong. Usually one is a bit excited, also maybe already really tired because of a long practice. So one tries to perform the movements in a steady, not too fast manner as precise as possible and put on a bit of show. Almost always, mistakes happen, which have to be covered up or integrated into the sequence. So the whole thing is a lot like performing a piece of music.

For the track I used Magpie on Norns. Magpie takes bits of midi you play into it and plays it back on all devices (here Novation Circuit and NTS-1). Everything (except the beat) was played live in one take with lots of mistakes - just like when you perform a Hyeong.

Disquiet0648 - Hyeong

More on the 653rd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Break a Rule — The Assignment: Stop doing something you always do — at https://disquiet.com/0653/

A Peace At Dawn (disquiet0653)

OP1 Field, Chase Bliss MOOD MKII

More on the 655th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Soothing Sounds II — The Assignment: Make music for babies — at https://disquiet.com/0655/

Being & Becoming (disquiet0655)

More on the 669th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Phonosynthesis — The Assignment: Make music to help a forest regenerate — at disquiet.com/0669/

ether (disquiet0669)

Polygonia (House Set) | Blitz, Munich 2025

I totally LOVE this sign on a stairwell at Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire, UK, so I've enjoyed making it into a track! 😜 It looks to me like the figure is tap dancing down the stairs, so I've tried to capture that a little. Also, the stairs suggest a walking bass, but, as they are clearly falling or tripping, it (obviously) needed to be a little less step-wise! 😁

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/peak-district-derbyshire/kedleston-hall

More on the 688th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Sign Up — The Assignment: Interpret a routine public sign as a musical instruction — at https://disquiet.com/0688/

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halF triP [disquiet0688]

The first time I heard Emily Sprague’s music was on lines. Somebody posted a video of hers, 'Three Sisters + Harmonic Oscillator', that had captured their attention as a high watermark...and it’s easy to understand how. The straightforward and earnest exploration of a beautiful module, through a looped melody you could listen to for hours, seemed the work of a seasoned pro. Somebody else commented, revealing that the synthesist was Emily Sprague from the band Florist. While they brought up that Emily had just started working with modular synths in the last year, digging deeper revealed that the video was actually made in her second week.

Beyond the quality of her music, which has only swelled over the last year, what’s fascinating about Emily’s work is how public her process has been. While most whittle away for months, releasing new work only after long incubation, Emily seems to revel in sharing each step of her growth in realtime — a direct response to the trajectory of her own self-education.

If you’re new to modular synthesis, this is the episode for you. If you’re deeply settled, this is the episode for you. Emily has retained a beginner’s mind while leveraging her rich decade-long background as a musician, producer and engineer to create music that is playful and emotional, while remaining technically impressive.

As you’ll notice, there are more music breaks in this episode than previous ones — due to my own fandom and Emily’s generosity, you’re the first to hear the demos that will make up her much-anticipated modular album.

Beyond her talents, Emily is an insightful and passionate addition to the lines community and personally, I hope that her reflections help anyone who feels that their voice is un or under-represented in this field to join the conversation at llllllll.co

Emily Sprague: SOUND + PROCESS #8

Somewhere on the California Central Coast

Random Gates and Flows [disquiet0586]

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