Dear Members of the Disquiet Junto,

The instructions for this week’s project are the same as those for the very first Disquiet Junto, way back in January 2012, exactly 14 years ago this week. It’s a fresh start to a new year.

Since this is a ripe time for resolutions, I want to clarify that there is no intention inherent in the Disquiet Junto that people should do every project every week. Certainly feel free, but don’t take on any unnecessary pressure. The Junto projects go out weekly simply so they are dependable: when you have the time and interest, they are ready for you.

I will mention one other thing, which is that it’s recommended not to concern yourself too much with whether a given project feels like your thing; often people have had the best results and the most rewarding experience by taking on a random project, regardless of their cultural and procedural predilections.

And that covers it. Thanks, as always, for your generosity with your time, creativity, and curiosity.

Best from San Francisco — where it is, yes, again raining, though for now we have electricity,

Marc Weidenbaum
marc@disquiet.com

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Disquiet Junto Project 0731: Chill In
The Assignment: Record the sound of ice in a glass and make something with it.

Welcome to a new year of Disquiet Junto communal music projects. This week’s project is as follows. It’s the same project we’ve begun each year with since the very first Junto project, way back in January 2012. The project is, per tradition, just this one step:

Step 1: Please record the sound of an ice cube rattling in a glass, and make something of it.

Background: Longtime participants in, and observers of, the Disquiet Junto series will recognize this single-sentence assignment — “Please record the sound of an ice cube rattling in a glass, and make something of it” — as the very first Disquiet Junto project, the same one that launched the series back on the first Thursday of January 2012. Revisiting it at the start of each January ever since has provided a fitting way to begin the new year. By now, it qualifies as a tradition. A weekly project series can come to overemphasize novelty, and it’s helpful to revisit old projects as much as it is to engage with new ones. Also, by its very nature, the Disquiet Junto suggests itself as a fast pace: a four-day production window, a regular if not weekly habit. It can be beneficial to step back and see things from a longer perspective.

Tasks Upon Completion:

Label: Include “disquiet0731” (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-0731-chill-in/

Discuss: Listen to and comment on the other tracks.

Additional Details:

Length: The length is up to you. How slow a thaw are you up for?

Deadline: Monday, January 5, 2026, 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 731st weekly Disquiet Junto project, Chill In — The Assignment: Record the sound of ice in a glass and make something with it — at https://disquiet.com/0731/.