Butterside [disquiet0240] by Emma Hendrix

For the 240th Junto, the assignment was:
Disquiet Junto Project 0240: Emerging from a Drone
The Assignment: Compose a piece of music in which a drone slowly, imperceptibly, gives way to something rhythmic and/or melodic.

I've been thinking alot about drones lately and am working on a new set inspired by the 50 cycle hum (I'm in iceland currently) and I decided to repurpose some of the material i've been working with.

I considered what a drone is, as per the instructions... and interpreted what that might mean sonically... that, at least in the digital world, it's a series of minute samples which, when dissected and put under a microscope, are just a series of clicks. So, breaking somewhat from the assignment, my piece does not shift imperceptibly as such, but is rather a presentation of various drones and 'clicks' that make up music. it also contains some samples of natural drones, specifically, a recording of a waterfall in iceland (both granulated and not), plus a minute section of the recording of a small piece of severed glacier rubbing against another piece in the water.
I also considered the ubiquitous 50 cycle hum and included a loop of me flicking on a light switch.
Some of these sounds will be heard in a performance to be presented and uploaded soon.