Disquiet Junto Project 0701: Gap Ear
Dear Members of the Disquiet Junto,
Edit note: Er, the previous upload had the wrong number in the image. :) I fixed it here in the archive, but of course it can’t be changed in the copies that went out via email.
Thanks to everyone who came out for and who took time to note last week’s project, which was the 700th consecutive weekly Disquiet Junto project. It occurred to me, as it does on occasion, that the 15th anniversary of the Disquiet Junto, as well as our projected 800th consecutive project, will arrive in 2027, the year that will also mark the 300th anniversary of the original Junto, founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1727. That is definitely something to plan for.
In the nearer future, we have two more projects coming this summer in collaboration with Musikfestival Bern, at the invitation of Tobias Reber. Meanwhile, the latest Junto Profile interview with an ongoing participant in the Junto, Ángel Luis Martínez, was posted earlier this week. If you would like to be interviewed for a Junto Profile, lemme know. Best if you’ve participated somewhat regularly for at least nine months, just for context.
And that covers it. Thanks, as always, for your generosity with your time, creativity, and curiosity.
Best from San Francisco,
Marc Weidenbaum
marc@disquiet.com
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Disquiet Junto Project 0701: Gap Ear
The Assignment: Break apart a piece of music and fill the resulting spaces.
Step 1: Choose a piece of music (whether your own or something in the public domain) and break it into sequential pieces. You might do this to a recording, or you might place gaps between parts of a notated melody (just to provide two different ways this instruction might be interpreted).
Step 2: Now, fill the various gaps, however many there may be, resulting from Step 1.
Tasks Upon Completion:
Label: Include “disquiet0701” (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-0701-gap-ear/
Discuss: Listen to and comment on the other tracks.
Additional Details:
Length: The length is up to you. The finished track will likely be maybe 50% larger than the source material.
Deadline: Monday, June 9, 2025, 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 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/