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.
Sunshine after Storm (naviarhaiku598) by ray_cobley
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/
An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.
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/
An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.
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/
A textured drone sequence, sounds created using Pure Data.
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/
An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.
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/
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/
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/
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/
An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.
A textured drone sequence, sounds created using Pure Data.
A fairly uncomplicated electronic sequence with a basic tempo of 80 bpm. More on the 697th weekly Disquiet Junto project, First Third — The Assignment: Record the first third of a trio — at https://disquiet.com/0697/
An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.
A chain of layered sequences with a mix of electronic and recorded sounds. More on the 696th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Chain of Layers — The Assignment: Make music change by altering its layers — at https://disquiet.com/0696/
I took an unpublished electronic composition and passed it through various filters, in conjunction with some adjustments to dynamics etc, to produce a thinner and drier sound. I added a touch of echo for a smoother finish. More on the 695th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Disquiet Junto Project 0695: Clean After Each Use — The Assignment: Put a piece of music through the dryer — at https://disquiet.com/0695/
An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data and Audacity.
Bach's well-known composition with an extra beat to every bar, then a touch of detuning, delay and reverb added. The source is a 1928 recording by the Rosé Quartet downloaded from the Internet Archive. More on the 694th weekly Disquiet Junto project, 5/4ify — The Assignment: Add a beat to a pre-existing piece of music — at https://disquiet.com/0694/
An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.
The source is the Burns song 'Ye Banks and Braes', which I selected more or less at random from an old songbook. I arranged the notes as instructed and played the resulting sequence on a recorder. The track has two parts and in the first I duplicated the recording several times, made various alterations to the pitch and created a round or canon, adding a degree of delay and reverb. The second part is the result of playing the notes in a totally random order, again with some additional delay and reverb. More on the 693rd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Melody Sorted — The Assignment: Reorganize a familiar song note by note — at https://disquiet.com/0693/
An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.
An electronic composition created using Pure Data.
This track is made up exclusively of recordings of sounds made with matches - scraping, striking, rattling, etc, with extensive manipulations of pitch, tempo and dynamics, multiple repetitions and various fx. More on the 692nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Combust a Move — The Assignment: Make music using fire for the rhythm track — at https://disquiet.com/0692/
An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data and Audacity.
I selected the 4th movement of the quartet, chopped it up and remixed it to a stereo track. Then, by means of many adjustments and various effects, I converted it to a modern atonal/microtonal composition. More on the 691st weekly Disquiet Junto project, Un-Ravel — The Assignment: Make a recording of a string quartet fall apart — at https://disquiet.com/0691/
An electronic composition created in Pure Data, a touch of reverb added.
The graphic score used, featured as the cover art, is a photo I took of part of a wood-panelled ceiling in my home. The track, in four continuous sections, comprises a mix of layered electronic sequences created using Pure Data with additional sounds and editing carried out using Audacity.
An electronic sequence created using Pure Data, a touch of reverb added.
All the sounds in this track derive from recordings made with a computer mouse and keyboard, using Pure Data to convert individual keys to musical notes. The combined sounds were then subjected to various effects, including delay and reverb. More on the 689th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Supporting Players — The Assignment: Elevate the presence of your non-instrument equipment — at https://disquiet.com/0689/
An electronic composition, sounds from various sources.
Not far from where I live there are a couple of signs like this. I took an electronic sequence created in Pure Data and combined it with its duplicate played in reverse with slightly less volume, the whole with various adjustments and some added reverb and delay. More on the 688th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Sign Up — The Assignment: Interpret a routine public sign as a musical instruction — at https://disquiet.com/0688/
An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data and Audacity.
An electronic sequence created using Pure Data, a touch of delay and reverb added. More on the 687th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Applied Science — The Assignment: Record a piece of music that includes physiological and behavioral techniques — at https://disquiet.com/0687/
An electronic composition, sounds created in Pure Data with a little additional reverb, etc.
An electronic composition created using Pure Data and Audacity. More on the 686th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Catch Your Breath — The Assignment: Listen to yourself inhale and exhale; make music from what you sense — at https://disquiet.com/0686/
An electronic composition created using Pure Data with a little added echo and reverb.
A random electronic sequence created with Pure Data using five sounds: an attempt to approximate the ebb and flow of the game. More on the 685th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Pick-Me-Up — The Assignment: Treat a set of sounds like a game of pick up sticks — at https://disquiet.com/0685/ The photo, by Heurtelions, associated with this project is used thanks to a CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons license (photo repeated in a grid with text superimposed).
An electronic composition, sounds from various sources, mainly Pure Data.
An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data and Audacity with numerous adjustments, effects, etc. More on the 684th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Early Bird — The Assignment: Record not so much an alarm as a guided wakening — at https://disquiet.com/0684/
An electronic composition, original sounds created using Pure Data.
An electronic sequence created in Pure Data with additional gradual panning and reverb. More on the 683rd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Space Shot — The Assignment: Combine reverberant and non-reverberant — at https://disquiet.com/0683/
An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data and Audacity.
All the sounds in this track are derived from original recordings of small hand bells. More on the 682nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Unring a Bell — The Assignment: What if you could? — at https://disquiet.com/0682/
Rushes in Winter (naviarhaiku576) by ray_cobley
An electronic composition, sounds created in pure data, with additional effects. More on the 681st weekly Disquiet Junto project, Drama Course — The Assignment: Record a piece of music to transform a walk or a run into something theatrical — at https://disquiet.com/0681/
An electronic composition, original sounds created using Pure Data.
An unpublished track from last year, finished with a few tweaks, additions and a touch of reverb, etc. Sounds created using Pure Data, PaulXStretch and Audacity. More on the 680th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Reverse Resolution — The Assignment: Finish something (musical) you started last year — at https://disquiet.com/0680/
An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data and Audacity.
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