This is a something in between a re-mix and a re-make of an old montage piece based on recordings of electrostatic generators that I made in Teylers Museum (Haarlem), and sounds I designed around that. The piece was left out of the actual series of pieces ('Beauty Sleepers') performed there as part of the Toon festival in 2001. The re-make/re-model version was made in loving dedication to my father who passed away on January 24th 2022.

Phlogiston

Kermes

20230424-1208

mountain’s red leaves
the setting sun returns
to the sky

Haiku by Kobayashi Issa https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/kobayashi-issa

Picture by Laura Vinck https://unsplash.com/photos/Hyu76loQLdk
Waveform background by Darren Bourne

For more information visit http://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

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halF settinG [naviarhaiku496]

release date :14/07/2023    
More on this 602nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Choice Words (The Assignment: Make a piece of music that strives to express a specific word), at: https://disquiet.com/0602/

About the Disquiet Junto: Disquiet Junto F.A.Q. – Disquiet

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0602-choice-words/

Grounding (disquiet0602)

This is my first music making experiment in response to a prompt from Disquiet Junto. The prompt was to think of something I often do when making music and approach it differently. 

I often end up layering arpeggio-like things, partly because I like how it sounds and partly, maybe, to feel like I'm making something "complicated" and therefor impressive. I decided to avoid that and attempt more simplicity...or at least to bring in the complexity elsewhere.

I also rely a bit on midi instruments and quantizing (my rhythm isn't great). While there is still some midi stuff in there, I didn't start with it. I actually laid down some vocals first that ended up mostly being removed or moved. I also used an old Concertmate I found on the street (Radioshack's version of the simple Casio) for the main bass drum and bass sounds. 

After trying several things that weren't working for me, I ended up dipping into my voice memos in my phone and found a recording of me just playing a riff on the piano and singing nonsense, mumbly, improvised lyrics. I then shifted other elements to built the song around that.

nervous (disquiet0614)

2023-12-24

Sóldís Still Perceives A Strange Tension

Instrumental#works

This track, my contribution to the Disquiet Junto Project 0629, was created in exceptional circumstances and has a very special meaning to me.

For creating this I selected the middle section of my track https://soundcloud.com/rabmusiclab/rabbits-delight, cut in into a jigsaw puzzle of 6 pieces, present these pieces to the listener first, and then put the puzzle together piece by piece.

More on this 629th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Jigsaw Logic — The Assignment: Break a piece of your music and put it back together again — at: https://disquiet.com/0629/

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

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Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0629-jigsaw-logic/

Rabbit's New Life  (Disquiet0629)

Smartingly

A 2nd track from the album  "Chasing Shadows,"  following the Dungeons and Dragons character Symfaerā, the elf guardian of the Eladrin, on her journey navigating the shadows of mystery and intrigue.

The Flooded Forest - from the album Chasing Shadows

https://soundcloud.com/user-941288896-491859901
https://soundcloud.com/noisered
https://soundcloud.com/isonomia

Grounding (disquiet0602)

Euclidean~~~

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