#82

I beat the clock and completed a contribution for this week! I used a random number generator and got 73. I was in such a rush to have time to work on this in the final hours that I didn’t scroll the whole thread to see if it had already been chosen–apologies if it had.

I added to a beautiful track by @mattmadd and @Chris_Ledwidge Du (o J)et No. 34 in A minor. Details of my process are on the track link, but I just tried to add some airy, background vibes to what was already a gorgeous piece. Hats off to you both for making something so beautiful.

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#83

UPDATED AND CORRECTED VERSION!!!
I had to replace my file as I noticed there was a harsh clicking sound on some of my guitar parts. I was able to trace it back to a plug-in I had unwisely added at the last minute. I de-activated it and took advantage of a fresh listen to slightly alter the beginning: now the drums and guitar come in together after a swell of the synth patch and I think it’s much improved.
Sorry for the switcheroo, @disquiet ! Please update on the playlist.

I chose @joyneski and @melondruie’s collaboration Dronedrumdrub build on. I love the combination of glitchy percussion and gritty sounding drones in this piece and the idea of doing something with a driving rhythm was appealing after my more calm and pensive contributions so far.

But I still wanted to stick to my basic parameters for this set of juntos, which means: minimally treated electric guitar, playing along live with the existing track. I find Dronedrumdrum pretty complete-sounding as is so my goal was to accent the percussion with a minimalist, muted guitar vamp that attempts to channel a bit of Andy Gill/The Ex/No Wave energy (though I was also thinking of a J Dilla song called Drive Me Wild).

I remixed the existing tracks and added a bit of extra compression and some saturation to the percussion track which I think makes them sound punchy in a really cool way. My only other adornment is that at the very end you can hear some reverb-y harmonics on a nylon string guitar which is sampled from a voice memo I made to explore different approaches to the piece.

This has been a rewarding project and I hope to be back soon. I’ve had trouble replying directly to other people’s posts (there seems to be some kind of newbie limit?) but i’ve listened to and enjoyed a lot of this work, especially the pieces built on my initial guitar improv and my duet with @ChrisLedwidge.

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#84

I randomly chose 3 Placebo tracks, then listened to them and responded the most to #45 “derbydrive” by @chaonaut from @gibbsdavidl’s piece “Reverse Java”. I mixed and stereoized those two tracks, then combined them with some recent recordings of waves and dock creaks at our local small boat harbor which I tweaked to fit nicely with the piece.

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#85

Super inspired by spaceship sounds, I went a little Forbidden Planet with my Monologue and a Norns running Blippoo on @morgulbee’s spaceship take on @abalone’s ticks and snaps.

Sounds like passing time in the engine room on a starship

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#86

The random number generator gave me a piece by @wagneric and @Xylr (this one). I had almost no time to complete it so I quickly designed a sound then did one take of keyboard playing. I decided it was missing something more so I did a second take of a lead. Nothing very inspiring, but it is at least something.

The correctly panned version can be found here.

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#87

Here is my (probably late?) submission:

So… based on @abalone and @morgulbee 's contributions (thank you both!), I wanted to add maybe some whistling, maybe some guitar.

I’ve had a sick kid the last couple of days, which is why I’m only submitting now, but it also meant that it was tricky to record anything. So here, I am embracing it and layering a few different, mainly botched, attempts. What was supposed to be clean recordings of melodies ends up being field recording, a toddler asking for extra attention and a biscuit (justified! and eventually hitting me with a broom too…), the neighbour’s kid asking where is the other one of my kids, some birds, cars and buses…

Others here reminding us that this is a place for experimentation and learning and reflection encouraged me to submit. This is more about what’s around and the uncertainty, and less about what was actually planned.

Zoom H1 for recording, Audacity for layering.

Thanks everyone for this great three (four?)-week collaboration. It’s lovely.

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#88

Hello all. I chose to add some Volca FM organ + Avalanche Run delay/reverb to a duet from @Leonard_Bowman & @homeontheland. I tried to make sure I was adding to, but not distracting from, their wonderful textural tracks. So I chose what I hoped would be a complimentary timbre, and kept parts to a pedal-tone droning bass, and a midrange minimal melody part that also added some ringing overtones. Please hang out and enjoy the drones… :v:

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#89

Nicely done @sevenism !

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#90

Thanks for building upon ours! I don’t mind the dissonance, it kind of “falls onto its feet” after a while, I think. I really like it :slight_smile:
It puts the “Disquiet” in Disquiet Junto!

Thank you for joining us, @blunderspublik ! I love you addition! :slight_smile:
Listening to what others added on top of my channel, I really regret having used such a gratingly high-pitched patch, which reminds me I have to listen to what I do on different headphones / speakers… But I think your synth does a good job a balancing it and taking the attention away from the repetitive buzzing :sweat_smile:

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#91

Layers and layers and layers of warmth and softness!

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#92

Wow. Thank you for the introduction, and the kind, glowing compliments concerning Chris’ and my track, “The Wolf’s Baleen!”

You’ve done it justice with your additions, as it is even more haunting them before. I am humbled, and proud that you did this. Thank you!

Michael

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#93

@Peter The cadence and tonalilty of the violin works really well with the other tracks, well done.

@Creatures_Once reature_once Track 1 is so weird and nice, great work!

@zoundsabar The fieldrecordings work really well with the other tracks

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#94

I’m listening to the results as I eat breakfast, so only a few comments but I’ll plan to come back and listen to more tomorrow.

@DeDe

I’ve been following Analoc’s track for the last couple of weeks, which sounded sorta complete when I first heard it. Your version is a rich result and all the contributions seem like they sit in the mix together.

@Paul_Reiners

Love the wild variety of sounds here. So many contrasts.

@mzero

Spacious sounding and the imagery is evocative. That bass is kinda like the rug in The Big Lebowski in that it really ties the room together.

@Glitcher

These textures work well together. It’s kinda harmonious, although harmony seems misleading.

@kn00t

Great tune and still so much scope for others to join in.

@Anatol

Feel like I’m having an out-of-body experience. Is that reverb bending pitch?

@gis_sweden

I like the filtering. Sounds like I imagine food poisoning feels.

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#95

Your chords add a nice stately pacing and movement to a nervous piece. Very nice!

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#96

Finally, it’s here Food Poisoning! The only filter you need.

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#97

I’d buy that VST :slight_smile:

I’m not even bulimic!

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#98

Feel like I’m having an out-of-body experience. Is that reverb bending pitch?

Yeah, Valhalla Supermassive turns even simple sounds into modulated reverb washes for ambient pieces. Still can’t get over the fact that he’s giving it away for free.

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#99

Hello, everyone who participated in this project (Junto 0474: Police Action). This note is a request for everyone to make their finished tracks downloadable. Tomorrow’s project, 0475, will be a continuation of this sequence. We won’t be making quartets, no. Something else.

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#100

NON_SUBMISSIONS
Hey Junto, Man some great tracks from these collaborations. I feel this week was more difficult because you had more to try to sync with. I did several trios and put in a playlist if anyone wanted to check them out. Much respect to what has been done this past few weeks. Makes for very enjoyable listening. I still feel like I might return to some of the duets and try to do something with them but I am looking forward to whatever Marc has planned with the next prompt.

Peace, Hugh

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#101

Cool. I’ve added to the playlist. Thanks!