I chose https://soundcloud.com/thecydoniaregion/disquiet-junto-project-0216-thin-layers , known as ‘Voices at the edge’, with a nod to https://soundcloud.com/mtnviewmark-bits who made the original...
1 - Whole track, reversed and processed with Soundscaper + reverb + delayed ending, readjusted to match length
2 – Whole track reduced to a prickly, static drone using Crazy Ivan filter
3 – Short section turned into ‘percussion’ track, down-pitched, delayed & double tracked. Runs from 00:07 to 02:11
4 – Same as 3, down-pitched and bass-enhanced, runs from 01:57 to 02:11
5 – “Bridge”, a selected section with a three note melody, time-stretched to produce bell-like effects & double tracked.
6 – Part of 5, cloned and delayed, processed and otherwise messed with, runs from 02:01 to 03:02
7 – Reverbed copy of 3
8 – Part of 3, down-pitched
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The Assignment: Take an existing assemblage of rhythm and tone and turn it into verse/chorus/verse.
Step 1: For this project you’ll be working with a pre-existing track of your choosing. First, select one track from the previous Junto project, in which a thin foundational bed was added to beats of pin-prick audio. Visit either of these two URLs:
http://disquiet.com/0216
https://soundcloud.com/disquiet/sets/disquiet-junto-project-0216
Step 2: Confirm the track you selected in Step 1 is available for creative reuse. If you’re not sure, correspond with the musician. If you’re short on time, select a different track.
Step 3: Create a new track by taking the existing track from Step 1 and from it constructing something that follows the verse/chorus/verse format of a traditional song. You can include a bridge, too. No singing is required. You can alter the original audio, beyond just cutting and splicing, and certainly feel free to add a melody, but do maintain some sense of resemblance to the source material.
Step 4: Annotate your track with a brief explanation of your approach and process — identify the source track and include a link to its SoundCloud page.
More on this 217th weekly Disquiet Junto project (“Take an existing assemblage of rhythm and tone and turn it into verse/chorus/verse”) at:
http://disquiet.com/0217/
