1st Section: Bb Major
synthesizers performed by DD
2nd Section: A major/minor.
Performed by
Flute (Bobby Rangell, Denver USA)
Percussion (Nico Arnicho, Montevideo Uruguay)
Fretless Bass, bowed basses drone (Daniel Diaz, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Recorded circa 2007 in Paris, reworked and remixed Friday November 13th 2020.
Photo by Louis Maniquet
For this challenge:
Step 1: Think about how a gradient functions, as one thing transitions into another.
Step 2: Make a short piece of music that aims to explore the idea of a gradient in sound.
As mentioned on a previous junto, lately, when I have time, I’m recycling old masters I got back this summer from a publisher deal, I have dozens of 10 or 15 years old tracks to re-listen, re-work and release or use at will.
For this junto I decided to do a gradient between two old tracks: one completely electronic (synths and treatments) and one acoustic (live in the studio performance with actual musicians and instruments)
It starts with the electro-drone song , and instead of just crossfading volumes between tracks I decided to make my own interpretation of gradient: the second song’s tracks start unmuting one by one, starting with the flute and some percussion, then bass, etc, while the first song’s tracks start fading or muting one by one.
To make things interested, the first song is in the key of Bb major, while the second plays around A major and A minor, so the long middle section of this track, where the mutation happens, is in two superimposed keys, providing dissonance and instability instead of the original track’s clear mood.
Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co:
llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-pr…aking-the-gradient/
