Disquiet Junto Project 195: Chinasystem Soundsystem
Um… Okay, let's see... This includes some wind noise that I recorded, some farm sounds, some bits (drones and noises) from 3 different tracks I completed recently, some recordings of tractors, a wonderful recording of Chinese zither playing the traditional “Fisherman’s Song At Dusk (the tune that JM Jarre used in “Fishing Junks”). All cut up, mixed, juggled, processed, reversed, further processed, double-tracked and fussily balanced.
All up, a 25 track mix. Hardly music for a party, though… (sad face) Maybe they can play it when they want everyone to leave!
Music = "Fisherman's Song at Dusk," composed by Shuhua Lou in the style of Henan, a Chinese province. Guzheng Player: Qian Jun
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Disquiet Junto Project 195: Chinasystem Soundsystem
Make music for a Caochangdi Village National Day party.
Caochangdi is a Chinese village that is home to many artists, including Matt Hope and Naihan Li. In the afternoon and early evening of Thursday, October 1, which is National Day in China, there will be a party in Caochangdi utilizing the unique and sizable Laoban Soundsystem. Laoban is fully Creative Commons hardware, and was developed by Matt Hope. The Laoban Soundsystem crew has asked the Junto to create music for the party, which will run from 2pm to 7pm, that means our goal is 5 hours of music.
Please consider setting your track for downloadable, as streaming at the party may not function smoothly, because the Internet in China is heavily filtered, which means downloading of the track needs to happen before the event to insure proper playback.
Step 1: You are creating music for a long party and a big sound system. Keep this in mind. If possible, make a track that lasts about 10 to 15 minutes long.
Step 2: Create a track that moves through three stages:
The first stage should be brief and invoke sounds related to agriculture.
The second stage, the longest of the three stages, should invoke sounds related to artistic production and communal living. Slowly transition from the first stage to the second stage.
The third stage should begin abruptly and invoke rapid industrialization.
Length: The length of your finished work should be, if possible, between 10 and 15 minutes. However, if you want to make it shorter, that is certainly fine. We’ll just play it on repeat.
More on this 194th Disquiet Junto project (“Make music for a Caochangdi Village National Day party”) at:
http://disquiet.com/2015/09/24/disquiet0195-chinasoundsystem/
Many thanks to Fabricatorz for encouraging this 195th Disquiet Junto project:
http://fabricatorz.com/
The event will be at:
http://harks.gallery/
Join the Disquiet Junto at:
http://soundcloud.com/groups/disquiet-junto/
