Note: Tracks from this project may be discussed and excerpted in an upcoming online event to be held on March 26, 2022, as part of The Big Conversation Space (thebigconversationspace.org, aka the duo of Niki Korth and Clémence de Montgolfier). Details to follow as it approaches. This event will be part of their ongoing The Talking Cure effort, which inspired a Junto project this past November, number 0515. Niki and Clémence also produced this short film about the Disquiet Junto that I mentioned a few weeks ago: “Parallel Play” (on YouTube).
The following instructions popped up at disquiet.com/0532 (thanks to the powers of automation) shortly after 12:10am Pacific Time on March 10, and then at twitter.com/disquiet a little further along. The email containing those instructions went out via tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto later in the morning (after I woke up).
Disquiet Junto Project 0532: Other Means
The Assignment: Make music about something you find difficult or unproductive to talk about.
Step 1: Consider the following question: When is “talking” helpful or productive for you?
Step 2: Now consider things that talking about doesn’t seem to help, or perhaps even hinders, for you.
Step 3: Make music about the topic or concern that arose from Step 2.
Eight Important Steps When Your Track Is Done:
Step 1: Include “disquiet0532” (no spaces or quotation marks) in the name of your tracks.
Step 2: If your audio-hosting platform allows for tags, be sure to also include the project tag “disquiet0532” (no spaces or quotation marks). If you’re posting on SoundCloud in particular, this is essential to subsequent location of tracks for the creation of a project playlist.
Step 3: Upload your tracks. It is helpful but not essential that you use SoundCloud to host your tracks.
Step 4: Post your track in the following discussion thread at llllllll.co:
Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0532-other-means/
Step 5: Annotate your track with a brief explanation of your approach and process.
Step 6: If posting on social media, please consider using the hashtag #DisquietJunto so fellow participants are more likely to locate your communication.
Step 7: Then listen to and comment on tracks uploaded by your fellow Disquiet Junto participants.
Step 8: Also join in the discussion on the Disquiet Junto Slack. Send your email address to marc@disquiet.com for Slack inclusion.
Note: Please post one track for this weekly Junto project. If you choose to post more than one, and do so on SoundCloud, please let me know which you’d like added to the playlist. Thanks.
Additional Details:
Deadline: This project’s deadline is the end of the day Monday, March 14, 2022, at 11:59pm (that is, just before midnight) wherever you are. It was posted on Thursday, March 10, 2022.
Length: The length is up to you. Take the time you need.
Title/Tag: When posting your tracks, please include “disquiet0532” in the title of the tracks, and where applicable (on SoundCloud, for example) as a tag.
Upload: When participating in this project, be sure to include a description of your process in planning, composing, and recording it. This description is an essential element of the communicative process inherent in the Disquiet Junto. Photos, video, and lists of equipment are always appreciated.
Download: It is always best to set your track as downloadable and allowing for attributed remixing (i.e., a Creative Commons license permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution, allowing for derivatives).
For context, when posting the track online, please be sure to include this following information:
More on this 532nd weekly Disquiet Junto project – Other Means (The Assignment: Make music about something you find difficult or unproductive to talk about) – at: https://disquiet.com/0532/
More on the Disquiet Junto at: https://disquiet.com/junto/
Subscribe to project announcements here: https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/
Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0532-other-means/