This is a companion piece to https://soundcloud.com/tuonela-1/ngurrumbang-naviarhaiku190
It was made from the same sound source, a tapered 10 second sine wave of 222 hz. This was replicated and distributed in a semi-random pattern over multiple tracks. The tracks were then pitch altered. This was converted to a wav file and the result treated in a number of ways. For this track it was processed via The Mangle and multi-tracked using added delay and reverb. Short cuts were stretched and otherwise processed to create added effects and drones.
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Disquiet Junto Project 0295: Disregard Echoes
Make music inspired by a haiku, reflecting on Australian history.
This week’s project is a collaboration with Naviar Records and Western Riverina Arts, spearheaded by longtime Junto participant Jason Richardson. The results will contribute to an exhibition in the town of Narrandera during October that incorporates haiku describing local scenes.
Step 1: Consider the following haiku:
Poisoned Waterhole:
Violent disregard echoes.
Keenly felt today.
Step 2: Write a piece of music inspired by that haiku, which was written by Peita Vincent.
Background: This project is the brainchild of Jason Richardson. He has encouraged members of the community to write haiku describing local scenes. Those haiku have been turned into music as part of Naviar Records’ weekly Naviar Haiku series. The resulting recordings will join the haiku, photography and a textile exhibition Slow Book Haiku by Kelly Leonard Weaving and Greg Pritchard. There are also plans for Naviar Records to develop a CD featuring a selection of recordings. While the image of a poisoned waterhole speaks to many environmental concerns, the location earned its name during the “Frontier Wars” of the early 19th Century when the indigenous Wiradjuri people resisted European settlement. In the 1830s, several groups of Aboriginal families used to camp by the waterhole. Annoyed and eager to get rid of them, the local homestead owner poured drums of poison into the waterhole, killing many of them. This discussion comes as contemporary Australia reconciles colonial history.
More on this 295th weekly Disquiet Junto project — Disregard Echoes: Make music inspired by a haiku, reflecting on Australian history — at:
https://disquiet.com/0295/
Thanks to Jason Richardson, who proposed the project; Naviar Records, which is collaborating with Richardson on a series of haiku, as part of the ongoing Naviar Haiku community; Peita Vincent, who wrote this haiku; and Western Riverina Arts, which is hosting an exhibit that will include music from the haiku series.
Join the Disquiet Junto at:
http://soundcloud.com/groups/disquiet-junto/
