Drizzled Mementos
By miraclemiles on September 23, 2024 12:01 am
Blurred memories, conjured by the river. Photographs obscured beneath the water.
This one felt a little different than many of my creations, and that's part of what made it fun to work on.
› Made this in response to this week's Disquiet Junto prompt
‹ Made this in response to this week's Disquiet Junto prompt
Made for Disquiet Junto Project 0665: Clicks + Cuts Music Factory
The Assignment: Record a track in honor of the late Achim Szepanski.
Background: Achim Szepanski (1957-2024), founder of the Mille Plateaux record label, among numerous other accomplishments, died this week. This project is in his honor. You needn’t know much if anything to begin this project; just follow the instructions. As always, discussion of the topic at hand in the project’s llllllll.co message thread is encouraged.
Step 1: Listen back to the first Clicks + Cuts compilation album (originally released in 2020). It is streaming on YouTube (the first hour or so of that playlist).
Step 2: Consider the common elements in various tracks: the glitch effects, the sense of space, the attention to tiny details, the industrial minimalism, the emphasis on sampling, the tempo, the groove. What else do you hear?
Step 3: Record a track in the spirit of that first Clicks + Cuts album.
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More on the 665th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Clicks + Cuts Music Factory — The Assignment: Record a track in honor of the late Achim Szepanski — at disquiet.com/0665/
› My production notes
‹ My production notes
I had not heard of the label, but was familiar with some of the artists on that compilation. I enjoyed the music and it was fun to try and make something inspired it. I used various samples including my handpan, camera, bathtub and water sounds from a Mr. Bill sample pack. The only non-sample part is the bass track, which is from Ableton Drift synth. Processed the handpan samples with the excellent PitchLoop89 device in Ableton.
I imagined attempts at taking photos of, under and around water as this evolved.
I missed the upload deadline by a few minutes as my internet crashed. I think it was the VPN. Just got an upload link today on the WB Discord (that's a fun place!) Thanks Wisefire!!