Uneasiness - DSQT 0294 Offline Status by IDXXIII published on 2017-08-21T18:49:56Z I used the sample of Bassel's voice to create some of the pads and granular noise, I modulated these using ApeDelay, AudioDamage Suite on iOS, AmazingNoises Reverb and AUFX Dub/Space/Push were also employed in this part of the process. I then created a melancholic melody using two Fugues via FugueMachine which I then recorded midi loops of into KorgGadget; which in turn then powered several synths. The rhythm track was created using Olympia Noise Co.'s Patterning. Final compositing was done with Logic Pro X... Thanks for dropping by and taking time to view and listen. Disquiet Junto Project 0294: Offline Status Pay tribute to the late Bassel Khartabil by turning his spoken words into music. Note: Tracks from this project, and from previous Bassel-related Junto projects, may be played on the Over the Edge radio show on August 24th. Step 1: This is the second of two consecutive projects we’re undertaking, following the news of Bassel Khartabil’s death. (If you’re new to the Junto, Bassel was an open-source coder who did a lot of work in CGI before being imprisoned in Syria. Word of his execution just recently became public. This is the sixth project we’ve done about him over the years.) Step 2: Download the following short snippet of an audio file, just seven seconds, of Bassel speaking. In it you’ll hear his voice, as well as the lofi glory of mundane Internet communication, and some beeping inherent in everyday digital tools. You’ll use all this audio in your own track for this project. It’s on dropbox.com. Step 3: Listen closely to Bassel’s voice and the other sounds that make up the file from Step 2. Step 4: Record a piece of music that either begins with or ends with the full audio of Bassel’s voice. Use your own original instrumentation as well as elements extracted from the audio file as part of your composition to either extend from or lead up to the provided audio. .... Linking: When posting the track online, please be sure to include this information, along with details of your source audio, including links to it: More on this 294th weekly Disquiet Junto project — Offline Status: Pay tribute to the late Bassel Khartabil by turning his spoken words into music. — at: https://disquiet.com/0294/ Thanks to Niki Korth, Jon Phillips, and Barry Threw for encouraging this project. More on Bassel here: http://freebassel.org More on the Disquiet Junto at: https://disquiet.com/junto/ Subscribe to project announcements here: http://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/ Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0294-offline-status/ There’s also on a Junto Slack. Send your email address to twitter.com/disquiet for Slack inclusion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassel_Khartabil N.B. image: By Bassel Safadi, photographed by joi - https://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/sets/72157661427611211, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61504772 Genre Ambient Comment by Julien A. Lacroix 2 nice work 2018-01-12T14:43:35Z Comment by encym Haunting 2017-08-24T20:14:58Z Comment by IDXXIII @hypoidsound: Thanks a lot ! So glad you enjoyed... yes Patterning never fails :) 2017-08-24T17:03:27Z Comment by IDXXIII @wilfried-hanrath: Thanks - th title came from on of Bassel's paintings: Uneasiness Acrylics on canvas "an uneasy or anxious feeling..." Bassel Safadi July 11, 2015 Damascus Central Jail... link in description for more of his art. :) 2017-08-24T17:01:43Z Comment by Hypoid One of my favorites this week! Just has the right mood and feel to it, and the Patterning percussion gives such nice momentum:-) 2017-08-23T22:10:21Z Comment by W:I:L 2 you created a wonderful dream- or trancelike atmosphere which - as the title suggests - causes a slight uneasiness, perfectly fitting with the task 2017-08-22T14:52:43Z