Disquiet Junto Project 0719: Riding on the Metronome
Dear Members of the Disquiet Junto,
Not much to report. The seasons are changing. I’m seeing Autechre tomorrow night. And that about covers it. I have a cool idea for a Junto side project, for folks who might be interested, but I want to get some other stuff sorted out first. I’ll announce it in, I think, the next month or so.
And 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 0719: Riding on the Metronome
The Assignment: Play with and against a steady beat.
Step 1: Locate a metronome and set it to play at a speed of your choice. Recommended: 70 bpm.
Step 2: Practice playing with, and against, and entirely apart from the beat.
Step 3: Record a piece of music in which you start off playing with the beat, and then veer away from it, and then are drawn back to it, and then veer away, around and again. End the piece while playing apart from the beat, not in sync with it.
Tasks Upon Completion:
Label: Include “disquiet0719” (no spaces/quotes) in the name of your track.
Upload: A person participating in the Disquiet Junto should post only one track per weekly project (SoundCloud account preferred but not required). If on occasion you feel inspired to post more than one track (whether to a single account or across multiple accounts), you should clarify which is the “main” rendition for consideration by fellow members and (if on SoundCloud) for inclusion in the SoundCloud playlist.
Share: Post your track and a description/explanation at https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0719-riding-on-the-metronome/
Discuss: Listen to and comment on the other tracks.
Additional Details:
Length: The length is up to you. How many years have transpired?
Deadline: Monday, October 13, 2025, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.
About: https://disquiet.com/junto/
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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 719th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Riding on the Metronome — The Assignment: Play with and against a steady beat — at https://disquiet.com/0719/.