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Abstract Sound Structures, Musique Concrète & Live Electronics. Experimental animation videos. Influences include: John Cage, Iannis Xenakis, Giacinto Scelsi, Mauricio Kagel, Conlon Nancarrow, Christian Wolff, Harry Partch, Luc Ferrari, Morton Feldman, Cornelius Cardew, Bernard Parmegiani, Ana-Maria Avram, David Tudor, Alvin Lucier, Renaissance Polyphony. All my work is published under a Creative Commons licence & can be freely downloaded (as wav) or remixed.

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    Nightfall with Skeleton (naviarhaiku617)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 6:03


    Musique Concrète - a mix of electronic and recorded sounds. A track for Haloween.

    Spooky Doings (disquiet0722)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 4:56


    An electronic composition, sounds from various sources including Pure Data. More on the 722nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Spook Street — The Assignment: The Assignment: Make music for a haunted spy film — at https://disquiet.com/0722/.

    Brewed Storm (disquiet0721)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 3:44


    A recording of storm-force winds outside, including a few incidental noises, brewed up with a similarly stormy electronic sequence, sounds from various sources. More on the 721st weekly Disquiet Junto project, Well Weathered — The Assignment: Play along with a storm — at https://disquiet.com/0721/.

    brewed disquiet junto
    Green Walnut Time (naviarhaiku616)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 5:09


    An electronic composition, sounds from various sources.

    Verdant (naviarhaiku615)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 5:06


    Electronic composition, a textured drone sequence, sounds created using Pure Data.

    Two into One Will Go (disquiet0720)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 6:02


    A combination of two unpublished electronic sequences I have recently been working on, sounds form various sources. More on the 720th weekly Disquiet Junto project, One from Two — The Assignment: Combine a pair of your recent tracks — at https://disquiet.com/0720/.

    disquiet junto
    Autumn Red Dragonfly (naviarhaiku614)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 4:55


    An electronic composition created using Pure Data .

    Breaking Free (disquiet0719)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 4:59


    A contrapuntal composition created using Pure Data with alternating sections of regular (120 bpm) and irregular or free rhythms. More on the 719th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Riding on the Metronome — The Assignment: Play with and against a steady beat — at https://disquiet.com/0719/.

    Sleeping Village (naviarhaiku613)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 6:02


    An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

    Exoplanetary Noise Soup (disquiet0718)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 4:05


    An electronic composition, sounds from various sources. More on the 718th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Planet Jam It — The Assignment: Record the sound of an advanced alien civilization — at https://disquiet.com/0718/.

    soup disquiet junto
    Drawing the Light (naviarhaiku612)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 4:36


    An electronic composition, original sounds created using Pure Data.

    Ancient and Modern (disquiet0717)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 4:27


    Ancient or ancestral dance rhythms emerging from the mists of time and combined with a modern drone. Or is it an ancient drone with modern rhythms? More on the 717th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Generation Gambit — The Assignment: Layer two eras of recordings, one of them imaginary — at https://disquiet.com/0717/.

    modern ancient disquiet junto
    Dreamy Blossoms (naviarhaiku611)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025 4:44


    Dreamy Blossoms (naviarhaiku611) by ray_cobley

    Fog Muffles (disquiet0716)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025 5:11


    An electronic composition with dense and muted sounds created using Pure Data with additional reverb, delay, etc. More on the 716th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Dense Fog Advisory — The Assignment: That's your band's name; now record something — at https://disquiet.com/0716/.

    pure data disquiet junto
    Extended Resonance (naviarhaiku610)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 4:53


    An electronic composition, original sounds created using Pure Data.

    Field Glitches (disquiet0715)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 4:29


    My take on this was to use glitches or extraneous sounds that crop up in field recordings. These are usually edited out but here I extracted some from a couple of recordings and joined them to form a continuous sequence. After extending this sequence and adding a touch of reverb and delay I combined it with an evolving electronic drone. More on the 715th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Err Apparent — The Assignment: Make a mistake on purpose. Build something from it — at https://disquiet.com/0715/.

    field glitches disquiet junto
    Sadness in the Dark (naviarhaiku609)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 6:08


    An electronic composition, original sounds created using Pure Data.

    Green Shoots (naviarhaiku608)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 6:44


    An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

    Gentle Exercise (disquiet0713)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 3:51


    An electronic sequence created using Pure Data in real time. More on the 713th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Airwave Workout — The Assignment: Record exercise music for an imaginary broadcast — at https://disquiet.com/0713/.

    Untouched by Sunrise (naviarhaiku607)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 5:08


    An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data and Audacity.

    Barcode Blend (disquiet0712)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 2:24


    A short electronic noise track inspired by a barcode, sounds created using Audacity with databending, delay, reverb, etc. More on the 712th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Zebra Code — The Assignment: What rhythm do you hear in a bar code? — at https://disquiet.com/0712/.

    Autumn Starscape (naviarhaiku606)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 5:00


    An electronic composition, original sounds created using Pure Data and Audacity.

    Forbidden Ground (naviarhaiku605)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 6:09


    Electronic composition, an evolving textured drone sequence, original sounds created using Pure Data.

    Loud Bits (disquiet0710)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 3:30


    I took my track Chippy Combo (disquiet0704) and reworked it to incorporate louder sections with additional reverb, etc. More on the 710th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Let's Get Loud — The Assignment: Make a piece of your own music louder/busier — at https://disquiet.com/0710/.

    loud bits disquiet junto
    Sunlight Ripple (naviarhaiku604)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 4:31


    An electronic composition, original sounds created using Pure Data.

    Granular Max (disquiet0709)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 3:39


    For this track I used a short electronic sequence. passed it through a granular vst with speed and other settings at maximum values then added a little delay and detuning. Needless to say, the result is totally different from the original. More on the 709th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Overclocked — The Assignment: Speed up a machine (or process) until it falters — at Disquiet Junto Project 0709: Overclocked – Disquiet.

    needless granular disquiet junto
    Buzz Tremolo (naviarhaiku603)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 4:16


    An electronic composition, original sounds created using Pure Data.

    Voiceful Canon (disquiet0708)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 3:56


    A short voice recording repeated numerous times, slightly slowed down and arranged in a canon of six layers with a touch of delay and reverb. More on the 708th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Vocal Chords — The Assignment: Do something with layers of the sound of your voice. — at https://disquiet.com/0708/

    canon disquiet junto
    Rhythm & Glitsch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2025 53:05


    A sequence of ten tracks, sounds from various sources including electronics and recordings of small or improvised percussion. For related video with abstract animation see: https://youtu.be/JXowoUQNtLw

    Mountain Path at Sunrise (naviarhaiku602)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 4:35


    An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

    sunrise mountain path pure data
    An Addiction (disquiet0707)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 4:36


    The creative process is an addiction but not an obsession. This short sentence is repeated numerous times with one layer slowed down and the whole subjected to a chain of changing effects. More on the 707th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Chain of Practice — The Assignment: Make music from how you make music — at https://disquiet.com/0707/

    addiction chain disquiet junto
    River of Heaven (naviarhaiku601)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 5:44


    An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

    Balneal Buzz (disquiet0706)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 5:54


    A fairly random sequence of sounds recorded in the bathroom using appropriate paraphernalia: a comb. soap-dish, plastic tub and wrapping, tube, water, etc, with a touch of additional delay and reverb. Audacity was used for recording and editing. More on the 706th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Tile One On — The Assignment: Make the most of your bathroom — at https://disquiet.com/0706/

    buzz audacity disquiet junto
    Among Pines (naviarhaiku600)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2025 6:10


    An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data and Audacity.

    Iliadic (disquiet0705)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2025 5:30


    A response in sound to the beginning of 'The Iliad': 'The Wrath of Achilles is my theme, that fatal wrath which, in fulfilment of the will of Zeus, brought the Achaeans so much suffering and sent the gallant souls of many noblemen to Hades, leaving their bodies as carrion for the dogs and passing birds.' (version by Penguin Classics, translation by E.V. Rieu). The track is a mix of electronic and recorded sounds. More on the 705th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Book Start — The Assignment: Let the beginning of a book help you begin a new piece of music — at https://disquiet.com/0705/. This week's project was proposed by Neil Stringfellow.

    Rain Ritual (naviarhaiku599)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2025 5:40


    An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data and Audacity.

    Chippy Combo (disquiet0704)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2025 3:30


    An electronic sequence created using BeepBox and Audacity. More on the 704th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Right on Cumulus — The Assignment: Compose 8-bit music inspired by a Cory Arcangel / Super Mario video — at https://disquiet.com/0704/

    audacity combo chippy disquiet junto
    Sunshine after Storm (naviarhaiku598)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 5:19


    Sunshine after Storm (naviarhaiku598) by ray_cobley

    Quarter-Speed Resurrection (disquiet0703)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 5:51


    I always keep a quantity of unfinished, discarded or 'dead' material which I attempt to resurrect from time to time. In this case, after considering and experimenting with various possibilities, I eventually combined two contrasting electronic sequences (drone and random noise), slowed them down by a quarter and added a touch of delay, etc. More on the 703rd weekly Disquiet Junto project, That's How You Got Killed Before — The Assignment: Revisit something that you just couldn't get to work last time — at https://disquiet.com/0703/

    Night Fragrance (naviarhaiku597)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 5:40


    An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

    Databend Drone (disquiet0702)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 3:09


    This track uses Gimp and Audacity to create sound from images. I uploaded two original images in different formats to Audacity, made various adjustments to the resulting sound and added some delay, reverb, etc. More on the 702nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Chain of Applications — The Assignment: Make music by misusing a piece of music software — at https://disquiet.com/0702/

    Unhinged (naviarhaiku596)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 6:25


    An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

    Fillings (disquiet0701)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 6:24


    An original electronic sequence split into nine sections with gaps between. The gaps are filled in with clips from other original tracks selected more or less at random, with cross-fading for smooth transitions. More on the 701st weekly Disquiet Junto project, Gap Ear — The Assignment: Break apart a piece of music and fill the resulting spaces — at https://disquiet.com/0701/

    fillings disquiet junto
    Shimmering Twilight (naviarhaiku595)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 4:48


    A textured drone sequence, sounds created using Pure Data.

    Rainy Day Outlook (disquiet0700)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 4:31


    The photo was taken yesterday morning when it happened to be raining. The track is an electronic sequence created using Pure Data with a touch of delay and reverb. More on the 700th weekly Disquiet Junto project, View Frame — The Assignment: Share a peek out your window and some sounds inspired by the view — at https://disquiet.com/0700/

    Envy (naviarhaiku594)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 4:59


    An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

    Right, Left and Centre Things - with Meccaniche del Suono and Krakenkraft(disquiet0699)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 3:12


    For a second effort I took the track by Meccaniche del Suono and Krakenkraft (https://soundcloud.com/winterer/do-the-right-thing-meccaniche-del-suono-krakenkraft-disquiet0698) and added an electronic sequence. More on the 699th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Third Third — The Assignment: Record the final third of a trio — at https://disquiet.com/0699/

    suono right left disquiet junto
    Three-quarter plastiQ - with half unusual and Torsten Goerke(disquiet0699)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 3:33


    I took the track by half unusual and Torsten Goerke (https://soundcloud.com/half-unusual/half-plastiq-disquiet0698-wtorsten-goerke) and added another recorded noise sequence. More on the 699th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Third Third — The Assignment: Record the final third of a trio — at https://disquiet.com/0699/

    Drone Double - with alanblip(disquiet0698)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 2:50


    For a second collaboration I used the track by alanblip (https://soundcloud.com/alanblip/b-drone-disquiet0697) and added another dark drone to the right. More on the 698th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Second Third — The Assignment: Record the second third of a trio — at https://disquiet.com/0698/

    drones disquiet junto
    Stones in the Bathwater - with modusMatt(disquiet0698)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 2:12


    A collaboration using the track by modusMatt (https://soundcloud.com/modusmatt/with-the-bathwater-disquiet0697) to which I added a sequence of recordings of noises made with stones. More on the 698th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Second Third — The Assignment: Record the second third of a trio — at https://disquiet.com/0698/

    stones bathwater disquiet junto
    Mist and Moon (naviarhaiku593)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 5:44


    An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

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