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no no nanette

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Ten days ago, summer started here with lovely warm weather, so this prompt is spot on. My goals were the following:
- Try out the new Microfreak firmware
- Be spontaneous, no DAW, plugins, iPad
- Use Bastl Dude, the two Kastles and Monome Norns
First, I tried to find a not too harsh rhythm on the Kastle Drum, then I connected it to the original Kastle to add a bassline. Next I improvised to this with one of the new Microfreak patches. I ran everything through Norns RPLS and recorded to tape. The first recording was a bit so-so, so I tried to find a better rhythm on the Kastle. But as always: turn one knob one mm and there is no way back to what you had before. So I ended up on a Kastle Odyssee of knobs and tiny patch cables, various short and long takes until for some reason the Kastle generated some sort of melody which finally led to the result you can hear now.

More on this 597th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Goal Line (The Assignment: Get started on a plan by getting over getting started), at: https://disquiet.com/0597/

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Disquiet0597 - Microkastle

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This is built on

@lazenbeeindustries - rightward
https://soundcloud.com/lazenbeeindustries/rightward-feat-john-wright-disquiet0637

which in turn is built on

@thgirwnhoj - Just Percussion
https://soundcloud.com/thgirwnhoj/disquiet0636-just-percussion

My addition is a pair of bass parts. It was a challenge to make the bass parts stand distinct without being able to shape the other two parts... but I did my best.

I also added a kick. It seemed needed to drive the percussion once there were so many other parts going on. I shamelessly admit that I got the idea from reading @DeDe's write up of their own treatment of the same pair of tracks.  (Didn't listen yet to keep myself ignorant by what is surely a fantastic bass track!)

I resisted the temptation to muck with the two original parts, but I did use the original full-stereo version of Just Percussion, and then I panned it and rightward somewhat left and right, not hard. You should still be able to keep the parts distinct as you listen. As always - if anyone wants stems, or a hard L-C-R mix, just ask.

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More on the 638th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Center (3 of 3) — The Assignment: Complete a trio begun by two other musicians — at https://disquiet.com/0638/

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Image Credit: Tim Sullivan
https://stocksnap.io/photo/yellow-lines-OJYARI0WOY

Disquiet0597 - Microkastle

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