no peanuts in church…

"You might as well face the music. You've tried everything else…" -Sun Ra.

  • a shining tree [disquiet0102-sonictinsel]

    For Disquiet Junto Project #0102, we were asked to make a one-minute loop that was “glistening, reflective and gentle” to make a secular holiday track: Done in Ableton Live. Used a Collision patch to make the tolling sound, and ran a Korg WAVESTATION soft synth through the effects part of the emulated Korg MS-20 to… Continue reading

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  • the beth-el construction company

    Uploaded the second drone of the series of tracks I’ve been working on: Like the previous track, this one was done in Ableton Live (still trying to wrap my brain around Suite 9). Some of the core sounds were made in AudioMulch (the ‘collision’ sounds in the background are actually a guitar run through AM,… Continue reading

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  • For Whom The Boole Tolls (Disquiet #0101)

    I participated in a Disquiet Junto project this week: My kitchen sink, a microwave, and a small battery-powered drill I bought at Costco years ago. More details at the SoundCloud link. Continue reading

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  • “abraxas, incorporated” (new drone)

    I’ve still been playing with Ableton 9, as time has allowed.  Gone back to drone for a bit: The main drone tones are two of Live’s “Resonator” presets, modified somewhat.  Also used four Audiomulch-treated guitar tracks I had created for another project and not yet used. I’d like to do three more of these… Continue reading

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  • constraint groups, all the rage…

    Newmusicbox has a brief interview with Marc Weidenbaum about the Disquiet Junto. (The newmusicbox site looks pretty good in general, I’m largely linking to the article so I’ll remember to check it out later). Also found another ‘constraints-based exercise’ SoundCloud group, this one with a monthly deadline, where the stimulus is a particular photo. Could… Continue reading