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An electronic composition, sounds from various sources - Pure Data, Audacity, etc.

Two electronic tracks joined together by means of a longish crossfade, sounds created using Pure Data, Audacity and numerous fx. More on the 755th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Give Way — The Assignment: Combine two tracks — disquiet.com/0755

An electronic composition, sounds from various sources.

An electronic noise sequence interrupted at irregular intervals by clips of different contrasting sounds, created from various sources. More on the 754th weekly Disquiet Junto project, The Blip — The Assignment: Interrupt an ongoing process — disquiet.com/0754

A remix of 'Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries' sung by Rudy Vallee - available here: https://archive.org/details/RudyValleeCollection1925-1934PartTwo-DiscountLabels

An electronic composition created using Pure Data, with a touch of additional reverb, etc. Something fairly relaxing but not too hypnotic - you don't want to fall asleep at the wheel! More on the 753rd weekly Disquiet Junto project, 5 Minute Wait — The Assignment: Write outdoors hold music for a single-lane tunnel entrance delay — disquiet.com/0753.

An electronic composition, sounds from various sources.

A sequence of six different electronic clips of storm-like noise, sounds from various sources. More on the 752nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Pong Pings — The Assignment: Contributes sounds to a 2026 Musikfestival Bern installation — disquiet.com/0752. More on Musikfestival Bern at https://musikfestivalbern.ch. Many thanks to the festival’s Tobias Reber for the invitation to again collaborate. This is the eighth consecutive year of Bern x Junto collaborations.

A mix of original field recordings and an electronic sequence.

An electronic composition which gradually slows down, sounds created using Pure Data and Audacity. More on the 751th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Gastropod Meter — The Assignment: Go slow for an imagined nature documentary — disquiet.com/0751.

'Was this the face that launched a thousand ships And burned the topless towers of Ilium?' (Marlowe - Doctor Faustus) This is an electronic composition created using Pure Data, Audacity and various fx. More on the 750th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Let’s Get Heavy — The Assignment: Record something epic — disquiet.com/0750.

Electronic composition, a contrapuntal sequence created in real time using Pure Data.

I note from the Google document that lots of duos have remained unused and so I have created a third trio using the track by dandante and Bruno Blanchard (https://soundcloud.com/dandante/and-therefore-this-girl-ft.) I have added a textured drone sequence and a touch of reverb. More on the 749th weekly Disquiet Junto project, And a Three (3/3) — The Assignment: Record the final third of a trio — disquiet.com/0749.

For a second collaboration I chose the interesting duo by encym and analoc (https://soundcloud.com/encym/escort-analoc-encym-disquiet0748). I added a relatively uncomplicated electronic sequence with some lower register sounds as a kind of ground bass. More on the 749th weekly Disquiet Junto project, And a Three (3/3) — The Assignment: Record the final third of a trio — disquiet.com/0749.

An electronic composition created in real time using Pure Data, a touch of reverb added.

For this contribution I selected the track by fectoper and CJMcGregor (https://soundcloud.com/fectoper/two-of-a-nice-pair) and added a contrasting electronic sequence of mainly metallic sounds. I gave the final result a touch of reverb for added homogeneity. More on the 749th weekly Disquiet Junto project, And a Three (3/3) — The Assignment: Record the final third of a trio — disquiet.com/0749.

For a second contribution I used the track by halF unusuaL (https://soundcloud.com/half-unusual/half-spike-disquiet0747-85bpm), panned it to the left and added a second electronic noise sequence to the right. More on the 748th weekly Disquiet Junto project, And a Two (2/3) — The Assignment: Record the second third of a trio — disquiet.com/0748.

An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

I used the track by Dami Quartz (https://soundcloud.com/damikyu/and-a-one-1-3-disquiet0747) and added an electronic sequence created in real time using Pure Data & featuring a degree of indeterminacy. More on the 748th weekly Disquiet Junto project, And a Two (2/3) — The Assignment: Record the second third of a trio — disquiet.com/0748.

A mix of electronic and recorded sound, some reverb and delay added.

This track has been extracted from one of a number of unpublished, uncomplicated electronic sequences that I have had on file for some time. It was created using Pure Data. Hopefully, someone will find a use for it. By coincidence, it is already panned toward the left. More on the 747th weekly Disquiet Junto project, And a One (1/3) — The Assignment: Record the first third of a trio — disquiet.com/0747.

An electronic composition, textured drone sequence, sounds from various sources including Pure Data and Audacity.

An electronic composition created using Pure Data, Audacity and numerous VSTs, etc. I have not stuck exactly to the instructions here. I do not fly often but, if I do, I prefer silence at take-off. There is enough noise and stuff going on without adding to it. This track is rather an impression of what a nervous or edgy passenger might feel before and during take-off. More on the 746th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Music for Takeoff — The Assignment: Help airplane passengers get off the ground — disquiet.com/0746.

An electronic composition, sounds from various sources including Pure Data.

For certain projects I like to combine different or disparate sounds or sequences to create dense textures and maybe I sometimes get carried away. Nevertheless, this composition melds two tracks of this type for even more layers of sound. It was created using various electronic sources or processes including Pure Data. More on the 745th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Double Down — The Assignment: Do something you do too much even more — disquiet.com/0745.

A live electronic composition created using Pure Data and first published as a music video soundtrack in 2023. For related video see: https://youtu.be/_qWINN11pGk

An electronic compositioon, sounds from various sources including Pure Data.

This track interweaves the cocoa sample, repeated at intervals with variations, an outdoor field recording of flowing water (with the odd bird sound), and two drone sequences, one created from an expanded version of the sample, the other electronic. More on the 744th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Cold Chocolate — The Assignment: Turn a shared sample into something refreshing — disquiet.com/0744.

An electronic composition created in real time using Pure Data.

Among other things, I have been working on textured drone sequences and this track is a short sample. It was created using Pure Data with various fx. More on the 743rd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Make It Happen — The Assignment: Do something you’ve been meaning to do: disquiet.com/0743

An electronic composition, sounds from various sources including Pure Data.

A 'sensitive' is a person who claims to possess heightened perception or awareness of emotional and psychic energy of a paranormal nature. This track was created in real time using Pure Data with various mathematical or numerical processes and parameters. More on the 742nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Sensitive Math — The Assignment: An exercise in genre speculation — at https://disquiet.com/0742/

An electronic composition, sounds from various sources inclusing Pure Data

An electronic composition created in real time using Pure Data. An evolving drone sequence with bell sounds at random intervals. More on the 741st weekly Disquiet Junto project, Balance Beam — The Assignment: Write music for bell and drone — at https://disquiet.com/0741/

An electronic composition, sounds from various souces including Pure Data.

A layered electronic sequence, sounds from various sources - Pure Data, Audacity and various VSTs, etc. The image is derived from a section of the track spectogram. More on the 740th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Polychord Amorous — The Assignment: Write a piece of music based on a chord progression of polychords — at https://disquiet.com/0740/

A mix of electronic sounds and field recordings.

An electronic composition created in real time using Karpius-Strong synthesis in Pure Data, a touch of reverb added. More on the 739th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Deepest Sympathies — The Assignment: Make music focused on sympathetic strings, or something akin to them — at https://disquiet.com/0739/

An electronic composition, sounds created in real-time using Pure Data.

'I have nothing to say and I am saying it' - John Cage. An electronic sequence created in real time using Pure Data with elements of indeterminacy, a touch of reverb added. More on the 738th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Speak Not — The Assignment: Saying something without saying it — at https://disquiet.com/0738/

An electronic composition, sounds from various sources including Pure Data.

An electronic composition, original sequence created using Pure Data with additional sounds, reverb and delay, etc. More on the 737th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Opening Ceremony — The Assignment: We’re just getting started — at https://disquiet.com/0737/

An electronic composition, sounds from various sources including Pure Data.

A sequence of electronic clips of varying lengths, sounds and textures. To provide some sense of continuity they all share the same basic tempo. As for social media, apart from sites connected to music or video and a family group, I am a very light user. I occasionally use Facebook but just as an observer, not having contributed anything for years. I have never used any of the other major providers. More on the 736th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Feed Me — The Assignment: Write a piece of music emulating the dopamine engine that is social media. — at https://disquiet.com/0736/

An electronic composition, sounds from various sources including Pure Data.

An electronic sequence created using Pure Data, a touch of reverb added. More on the 735th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Spectrum Analysis — The Assignment: Write music inspired by a crayon — at https://disquiet.com/0735/

Original field recordings mixed with an electronic sequence.

An electronic composition, sounds from various sources including Pure Data.

It is very quiet where I am so that the recording I made yesterday morning, apart from the odd passing vehicle (rush hour traffic!), a few rooks and a gull, is largely composed of amplified ambient noise. I combined this with a contrasting slow rhythmic track of metallic sounds. More on the 733rd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Window Drop — The Assignment: Add to the sound outside your window — at Disquiet Junto Project 0733: Window Drop – Disquiet

If a room is decorated in a single colour there are obviously still considerable variations depending on how the light and shadow fall on the various surfaces and on the quality and brightness of the light source. This is an electronic composition, sounds from various sources including Pure Data. More on the 732nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Color Drenching — The Assignment: What does it sound like? — at https://disquiet.com/0732/