Dear Members of the Disquiet Junto,

Thanks to everyone who participated in last week’s project, the Omnichord one — and I apologize about the technical issues. I’d given it a test run, but apparently that wasn’t sufficient. I’m glad people could make the most of it.

There’s limited technology required for this week’s project, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Oblique Strategies card deck.

And that covers things. 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 0727: Chord of Omnis
The Assignment: Celebrate the 50th anniverary of the Oblique Strategies card deck.

Step 1: Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt published the first edition of their Oblique Strategies card deck in 1975, which makes 2025 the deck’s 50th anniversary. Note the milestone — and if you’re not familiar with the deck, read up a bit.

Step 2: Select at random two cards from the deck. If you don’t have a deck, there are various free web and mobile apps that reproduce it.

Step 3: Record a piece of music that somehow combines or reconciles the two directions that resulted from Step 2.

Tasks Upon Completion:

Label: Include “disquiet0727” (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-0727-polar-strategies/

Discuss: Listen to and comment on the other tracks.

Additional Details:

Length: The length is up to you. (What to increase? What to reduce? Are there sections? Consider transitions.)

Deadline: Monday, December 8, 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 727th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Polar Strategies — The Assignment: Celebrate the 50th anniverary of the Oblique Strategies card deck — at https://disquiet.com/0727/.