Disquiet Junto Project 0676: Sub Melody
Dear Members of the Disquiet Junto,
Three things this week:
Project Drone: As I mention in the instructions below, last week’s drone project went well, so let’s do another one — a very different one — this week. Also, as always, you needn't have participated in last week’s project to do this week’s. That is 100% part of the design of the Disquiet Junto.
0640 Flashback: If you were involved in Disquiet Junto Project 0640 back at the start of April of this year, please make sure to read my follow-up post on Lines. Thanks. I’ll post the tracks by this Friday.
Junto Profiles: I had a great time in 2023 when I interviewed a heap of Junto participants for the Junto Profile series. The idea is to focus on individuals who've participated in the Junto regularly for, say, at least nine months. The series provided a great way for participants in the Junto to have a richer sense of the varied perspectives, backgrounds, and thoughts of the people they're creating alongside asynchronously, and often across great distances. If you're interested in being part of it, let me know. And if English isn't your first language, that is no concern. I can put resources together for situations where translation would be beneficial (likely by asking bilingual Junto participants if they would pitch in). We do the interview via a Google Drive document. I ask you questions, you respond, and then I ask some follow-up questions. It’s pretty straightforward.
And that about covers it. Thanks, as always, for your generosity with your time, creativity, and curiosity.
Best from San Francisco,
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Disquiet Junto Project 0676: Sub Melody
The Assignment: Bury a slow melody deep inside a drone.
Step 1: We did a drone project last week and it went well, so let’s do another one. You needn’t have done last week’s to do this week, as is always the case. Again, you may, yourself, be experienced recording drone music, or you may never have recorded any. You may not even be sure what drone music is, in which case read up a bit. Not matter your experience and familiarity, please give some thought as to what constitutes drone music.
Step 2: Think about what makes a melody, even a very slow and simple melody, different from a drone.
Step 3: Now record a piece of music that is, objectively, a deep drone, but somehow within it, somewhere well below the surface, include a slow-moving melody.
Tasks Upon Completion:
Label: Include “disquiet0676” (no spaces/quotes) in the name of your track.
Upload: Post your track to a public account (SoundCloud preferred but by no means required). It’s best to focus on one track, but if you post more than one, clarify which is the “main” rendition.
Share: Post your track and a description/explanation at https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0676-sub-melody/
Discuss: Listen to and comment on the other tracks.
Additional Details:
Length: The length is up to you.
Deadline: Monday, December 16, 2024, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.
About: https://disquiet.com/junto/
Newsletter: https://juntoletter.disquiet.com/
License: It’s preferred (but not required) to set your track as downloadable and allowing for attributed remixing (i.e., an attribution Creative Commons license).
Please Include When Posting Your Track:
More on the 676th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Sub Melody — The Assignment: Bury a slow melody deep inside a drone — at https://disquiet.com/0676/