Suspenseful and relaxing at the same time.  Fine work, as always.

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Concrete Roots

Disquiet Junto | Concrete Roots - disquiet0590

An old fence, a gate making noises and the lawn mower of the neighbour. Field recordings with feedback in honour of Éliane Radigue.

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Concrète Gate [Disquiet0590]

a combination of electromagnetic recordings to generate the feedback for the assignment and some old field recordings of birds squabbling at local sheds, with occasional environmental noises and artifacts. 
both tracks had lots of noise i tried to use as texture
added various layers of fx
all mixed in ableton


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Into Noise [disquiet0590]

Field Recording Of Man In Man Cave #3 (disquiet0590)

Field recording and feedback.

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bird song [disquiet0590]

Disquiet Junto Project 0590: Concrète Roots
The Assignment: Make music combining field recordings and feedback

This project is the first of three that are being done in collaboration with the 2023 Musikfestival Bern (musikfestivalbern.ch 2), which will be held in Switzerland from September 6 through 10. The topic this year is « √ » — as the organization explains: “the radical, or square root symbol and the power of its symbolism are central to the festival and these will be translated into music in multifarious ways.” All three projects will engage with the work of Éliane Radigue, who is the Composer-in-Residence for the 2023 festival.

We are working at the invitation of Tobias Reber, an early Junto participant, who is in charge of the educational activities of the festival. This is the fifth year in a row that the Junto has collaborated with Musikfestival Bern.

Select recordings resulting from these three Disquiet Junto projects may be played and displayed throughout the festival.

Step 1: Consider two different techniques: field recordings and feedback.

Step 2: Combine field recordings and feedback in the development of an original track.

Eight Important Steps When Your Track Is Done:

Step 1: Include “disquiet0590” (no spaces or quotation marks) in the name of your tracks.

Step 2: If your audio-hosting platform allows for tags, be sure to also include the project tag “disquiet0590” (no spaces or quotation marks). If you’re posting on SoundCloud in particular, this is essential to subsequent location of tracks for the creation of a project playlist.

Step 3: Upload your tracks. It is helpful but not essential that you use SoundCloud to host your tracks.

Step 4: Post your track in the following discussion thread at llllllll.co:

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Step 5: Annotate your track with a brief explanation of your approach and process.

Step 6: If posting on social media, please consider using the hashtag #DisquietJunto so fellow participants are more likely to locate your communication.

Step 7: Then listen to and comment on tracks uploaded by your fellow Disquiet Junto participants.

Step 8: Also join in the discussion on the Disquiet Junto Slack. Send your email address to marc@disquiet.com for Slack inclusion.

Note: Please post one track for this weekly Junto project. If you choose to post more than one, and do so on SoundCloud, please let me know which you’d like added to the playlist. Thanks.

Additional Details:

Length: The length is up to you.

Deadline: This project’s deadline is the end of the day Monday, April 24, 2023, at 11:59pm (that is, just before midnight) wherever you are. It was posted on Thursday, April 20, 2023.

Upload: When participating in this project, be sure to include a description of your process in planning, composing, and recording it. This description is an essential element of the communicative process inherent in the Disquiet Junto. Photos, video, and lists of equipment are always appreciated.

Download: It is always best to set your track as downloadable and allowing for attributed remixing (i.e., a Creative Commons license permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution, allowing for derivatives).

For context, when posting the track online, please be sure to include this following information:

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Back to nature (Part One) - disquiet0590

Join me for a trudge along bleak barren beautiful Dungeness foreshore, in the shadow of not one but two ageing nuclear power stations. 

I made this field recording recently while staying in a shack on the peninsula - I used VCV rack modules to generate the accompanying feedback-drenched  soundtrack to my walk. 

Disquiet Junto Project 0590: Concrète Roots
The Assignment: Make music combining field recordings and feedback

This project is the first of three that are being done in collaboration with the 2023 Musikfestival Bern, which will be held in Switzerland from September 6 through 10. The topic this year is « √ » — as the organization explains: “the radical, or square root symbol and the power of its symbolism are central to the festival and these will be translated into music in multifarious ways.” All three projects will engage with the work of Éliane Radigue, who is the Composer-in-Residence for the 2023 festival.

We are working at the invitation of Tobias Reber, an early Junto participant, who is in charge of the educational activities of the festival. This is the fifth year in a row that the Junto has collaborated with Musikfestival Bern.

Select recordings resulting from these three Disquiet Junto projects may be played and displayed throughout the festival.

Step 1: Consider two different techniques: field recordings and feedback.

Step 2: Combine field recordings and feedback in the development of an original track.

Foreshore Trudge Disquiet0590

The source recording is of birds playing in air bubbles made by a swimming pool filter. The recording is played through a feedback loop involving a phaser and a Serge Resonant EQ. I rerecorded this feedback loop multiple times, re-tuning the EQ on each iteration to create a shimmering resonance on the verge of oscillation.

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Water Works Part 3 v2.0 Disquiet0590
Assignment: Make music combining field recordings and feedback

I have had an Ableton set filled with my field recordings of WATER in all its forms liquid, vapor(hard to record) , solid(ice) since 2010 with a plan to complete a record OF water. An homage to the magic stuff that makes us and makes our (formerly) garden planet. Finally 12 years later I am adapting the concept to the 40th anniversary IOS performance at Elastic Chicago on 11/4/23 on their Cleat 16 channel sound system. Full version will also be a Cd on Full Spectrum Records later this year.  Timely considering the state of the planet and our water resources. Life giving and a potentially very destructive force, perfect fodder for Illusion of Safety matter...
The sound sources are mountain river California, Pacific Ocean, thunder and rain outside my window in Schaumburg Il, underwater while scuba diving, walking on ice on my driveway, waterfall at Yellowstone, & a dripping sink These are the only sound sources, processed in ableton, and in this Part of the Suite collages/ cut and paste in the musique concrete style of Pierre Schaeffer begin the piece, sporadic use of feedback to complement the sounds and finally a bit more feedback overload and durational flow at the end.
I added 4 return tracks with reverbs, resonators, and a chopping effect, all with their own sends enabled to allow feedback as if in a matrix. I used the usual technique of drawing in envelopes and levels by hand. I used to beat myself up about not running automation by playing with knobs and pots in real time but have realized it is best to just draw the perfect automation and levels and tweak until its the way it needs to be. Critical of course in working with feedback, another favorite technique, so thanks again for the wonderful disquiet assignment bringing my love and use of field recording and feedback into play to move along this long overdue project into fruition.

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Illusion of Safety Water Works Part 3 Ver 2.0 Disquiet 0590

Disquiet Junto Project 0590: Concrète Roots
The Assignment: Make music combining field recordings and feedback

I wanted to have a track that contains traditional music, the feedback should just be rococo flourishes. I started with two field recordings and made them rhythmic. I added three instruments. Both field recordings and one of the instruments got a Valhalla Delay with a manually painted feedback curve. I wanted the feedback to be a little bit, but not too annoying.

Submission officially to late, but I had finished it sunday, I just forget to upload it on monday ...  

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Cover: DALL·E "a photo of cello quartet multiple playing feedback pedals amidst a noisy crowd"

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