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Electronic composition, basic sounds created in Pure Data.

I extracted some of the better quality bits from the longer track and added an experimental sequence I recorded with small instruments, then added a little reverb. More on the 635th weekly Disquiet Junto project, ’Round the Bend — The Assignment: You’re in a duo, and your bandmate is a train — at https://disquiet.com/0635/ The image associated with this track is a photograph by Todd (Toaster) Elli...

This track includes a vintage vinyl recording of the Aria & Variation 1 from the Goldberg Variations played by Wilhelm Kempff (available on the Internet Archive). After it was subjected to numerous filters and a touch of reverb, etc, some evolving electronic drone was superimposed. The original piano recording gradually loses clarity as the track progresses. More on the 634th weekly Disquiet Junto...

Electronic composition, sounds created in Pure Data.

An electronic composition, sounds created in Pure Data.

It is impossible to replace the elements of a complex instrumental or electronic track with a single voice. Hence I just roughly imitated the basic tempo of my recent video soundtrack 'Drive' (available at https://youtu.be/cCRMg1JtFrM) I recorded my vocalisations while playing the track then added various fx to create the illusion of multiple voices. The final result does not bear much resemblance...

A live electronic sequence created in Pure Data. Video at: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/911976052

An original field recording made on the shore with wind shear & various glitches incorporated, modified using filters, a touch of delay & reverb, etc. More on this 632nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Shear Wind — The Assignment: Make the most of the disturbance within a field recording — at: https://disquiet.com/0632/ About the Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/junto/ Subscribe to project anno...

A sequence of modulated sounds from a recorded improvisation.

A sine wave of 250 Hz with accumulating textures. More on this 631st weekly Disquiet Junto project, In a Silent Waveform — The Assignment: Take one held tone and make it dance slowly — at: https://disquiet.com/0631/ About the Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/junto/ Subscribe to project announcements: https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/ Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://...

An electronic composition, sounds created in Pure Data.

A three-part sequence created in Pure Data & edited or enhanced with Audacity. Hence just two 'tools' were used with a relatively minimalist approach. More on this 630th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Creative Sufficiency — The Assignment: Count your tools in advance of employing them — at: https://disquiet.com/0630/ This project was proposed by Alex (aka XHG) from Switzerland, who also drew the c...

An electronic composition, sounds created in Pure Data.

A sequence of sounds created in Pure Data, first randomly deconstructed then rejigged. 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/ Subscribe to project announcements: https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/ Project dis...

An electronic composition, sounds created in Pure Data.

A sequence of recorded sounds transmuted using occult practices. More on this 628th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Alchemical Brothers — The Assignment: Explore an aspect of the ancient occult science using music — at: https://disquiet.com/0628/ About the Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/junto/ 1 Subscribe to project announcements: https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/ Project discussion take...

Electronic composition, sounds created in Pure Data.

Modified recordings of ice cubes. More on this 627th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Just Ice Society — The Assignment: Record the sound of ice in a glass and make something with it — at: https://disquiet.com/0627/ About the Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/junto/ 1 Subscribe to project announcements: https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/ Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://...

Electronic composition, original sounds created in Pure Data.

The two figures in question are John Cage & Harold Pinter, to whom the two words of the title refer. The track is a live electronic sequence created in Pure Data, a little reverb added. More on this 624th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Fresh Pair (The Assignment: Combine two influences, however disparate they may be), at: https://disquiet.com/0624/ About the Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/ju...

Musique concrète, a mix of recorded & electronic sounds.

Electronic sequence, an imitation of wireless signal decay, sounds from various sources. More on this 623rd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Kinda Bluetooth (The Assignment: Experiment with the sonic qualities of a failing signal), at: https://disquiet.com/0623/ About the Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/junto/ Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-p...

An electronic composition, sounds created in Pure Data.

An electronic composition, sounds created in Pure Data. More on this 622nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Know the Shadow (The Assignment: Use recently discarded material to make something new), at: https://disquiet.com/0622/ About the Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/junto/ Subscribe to project announcements: https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/ Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co...

An electronic composition, original sounds created in Pure Data.