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Jimmy LemSing Me A Song, Mister Weaselman (naviarhaiku614)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 10 Oct 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synth, effects. This original version of "Sing Me A Song, Mister Weaselman” was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 614: The Coming Of Autumn. The coming of autumn determined by a red dragonfly by: Kaya Shirao Kaya Shirao was born in 1738 in Fukagawa, Edo, now part of Tokyo. He ran a school in Edo during Spring and Autumn, but in Summer and Winter, he would move to the countryside to teach thousands of aspiring poets from throughout the Shinano province (now Nagano Prefecture). He's considered one of th...
2025-10-0703 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemObey Your Mistress Bonnie (disquiet0719)Recorded, edited, mixed & mastered on 09 Oct 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa, USA. Synths, effects Photography/Art - Jim Lemanowicz, 04 Oct 2025, Marjorie Post Park, Massapequa, NY, USA Music & art © 2025 Jim Lemanowicz --- This original version of “Obey Your Mistress Bonnie” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0719: Riding on the Metronome. The Assignment: Play with and against a steady beat. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ More on the 719th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Riding on the Metronome — The Assignment: Play with and against a steady beat — at https://disquiet.com/0719/ Discussion - https://lll...
2025-10-0604 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemYou Dance Like A Paranoid Old Goat (disquiet0717)Recorded, edited, mixed & mastered on 25 Sep 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa, USA. Synths, effects Photography/Art - Jim Lemanowicz, 30 Oct 2015, Central Park, Manhattan, NYC, USA Music & art © 2015, 2025 Jim Lemanowicz --- This original version of “You Dance Like A Paranoid Old Goat” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0717: Generation Gambit. The Assignment: Layer two eras of recordings, one of them imaginary. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ More on the 717th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Generation Gambit — The Assignment: Layer two eras of recordings, one of them imaginary — at https://disquiet.com/0717/. Discussion...
2025-09-2304 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemAmplitude Of Acoustic Vibration (naviarhaiku612)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 24 Sep 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, effects. This original version of "Amplitude Of Acoustic Vibratio” was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 612: Faring Over The Lake. faring over the lake drawing the light an autumn butterfly by: Yatsuka Ishihara Photography/Art - Jim Lemanowicz, 30 Oct 2015, Central Park, Manhattan, NYC, USA Music & art © 2015, 2025 Jim Lemanowicz For more about the Naviar Haiku Challenge, see www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge Patreon & Soundcloud - blisterpop YouTube - Jimmy Lem TikTok - jimmlem Bluesky - jimmylem.bsky.social
2025-09-2102 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemLet's Eat Right To Keep Fit (naviarhaiku610)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 12 Sep 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synth, samples, effects. This original version of "Let's Eat Right To Keep Fit” was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 610: Dropped Glass. dropped glass - its ring outlasts the fall by: Darren Bourne halF unusuaL is "an evolving space inspired by play in the spirit of ‘hai’ (meaning “fun” or “unusual” in the word haiku). Here, improvisation connects the unexpected, mining the boundary between music and non-music to shape sound worlds that feel oddly familiar in their oddity." You can find Darren’s music on Soundcloud - https://soundc...
2025-09-1004 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemHow Monotonous, Herr Pencil (disquiet0715)Recorded, edited, mixed & mastered on 11 Sep 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa, USA. Synth, samples, effects Photography/Art - Jim Lemanowicz, 21 Oct 2020, Manhattan, NYC, USA Music & art © 2020, 2025 Jim Lemanowicz --- This original version of “How Monotonous, Herr Pencil” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0715: Err Apparent. The Assignment: Make a mistake on purpose. Build something from it. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ More on the 715th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Err Apparent — The Assignment: Make a mistake on purpose. Build something from it — at https://disquiet.com/0715/ Patreon & Soundcloud - blisterpop YouTube - J...
2025-09-0903 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemBeachcombing In The Existential Voice (disquiet0708)Recorded, edited, mixed & mastered on 25/26 Jul 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa, USA. Voice, effects Photography/Art - Jim Lemanowicz, 03 Jan 2016, Massapequa, NY, USA Music & art © 2016, 2025 Jim Lemanowicz --- This original version of “Beachcombing In The Existential Voice” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0708: Vocal Chords. The Assignment: Do something with layers of the sound of your voice. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ More on the 708th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Vocal Chords — The Assignment: Do something with layers of the sound of your voice. — at https://disquiet.com/0708/ --- Look for me at...
2025-07-2503 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemLove On A Whole Heat (naviarhaiku603)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 24-26 Jul 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, effects. This original version of "Love On A Whole Heat” was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 603: Insect Tremolo. insect tremolo soberingly cools the heat of farmland roads by: Kogetsu Eguchi Kogetsu Eguchi (1825-1867) was a Japanese poet active in the late Edo period. Together with Kazan Watanabe, he authored the haiku book *Tōke shunchō*. Photography/Art - Jim Lemanowicz, 27 Jul 2019, Massapequa, NY, USA Music & art © 2019, 2025 Jim Lemanowicz For more about the Naviar Haiku Challenge, see www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge Another version of this...
2025-07-2403 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemMagnitude Of Characteristic Difference To Upper (disquiet0707)I discovered the freedom in looking at things as “different” instead of “better.” Recorded, edited, mixed & mastered on 19/20 Jul 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa, USA. Vocal samples, effects Photography/Art - Jim Lemanowicz, 10/14/20 Jul 2015, Massapequa, NY, USA Music & art © 2025 Jim Lemanowicz --- This original version of “Magnitude Of Characteristic Difference To Upper” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0707: Book Start. The Assignment: Make music from how you make music. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ More on the 707th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Chain of Practice — The Assignment: Make music from how you make mus...
2025-07-1404 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemComposition Made With Glue (disquiet0699) by Krakenkraft, Raincat & Jimmy LemLast edited & mixed on 25 May 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa, USA. I am adding to "Unmaking Together" by Krakenkraft (https://soundcloud.com/winterer) & Raincat (https://soundcloud.com/raincat-306596410) https://soundcloud.com/winterer/unmaking-together-krakenkraft-joins-raincat-disquiet0697 I am calling it "Composite Tools Made With Glue." Krakenkraft had earlier added work to Raincat’s piece. https://soundcloud.com/raincat-306596410/unmaking-music-disquiet0697 My contribution is in the center. Yesterday I recorded some Bastl Kastle outdoors and used some of that audio with effects and breathing spaces added for my contribution here. Photography/Art - Krakenkraft, Raincat & remixed by Jim Lemanowicz, 15 May 2025 --- Th...
2025-05-2403 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemInterjection #105 (disquiet0698) by 14 Below Zero & Jimmy LemLast edited & mixed on 15 May 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa, USA. For this piece I incorporated “Hydrasynth-105bpm-CMaj_disquiet0697 6 chords” disquiet0697 by 14 Below Zero (https://soundcloud.com/14-below-zero) for the left channel. https://soundcloud.com/14-below-zero/hydrasynth-105bpm-cmaj_disquiet0697-6-chords-disquiet0697 My contribution is on the right. For my part, I acted in a supporting role, starting with 14 Below Zero’s notes & Cherry Audio’s emulation of Octave Electronics’ 1976 CAT synth and then adding effects & editing where I felt appropriate. I had such a block on mixing this because I dislike hard panning for most things…so I mixed i...
2025-05-1503 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemSpinning On A Breezes (naviarhaiku586)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 27 Mar 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Fieldscaper/samples, Effects, Synths This original version of "Spinning On A Breezes" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 586: Fog Dissolves To Rain. This contains elements of two of my earlier "raw" releases - Raw: "My Fur Again" (02 Sep 2019) https://youtu.be/a89gDMYrkqg Raw: "Laugh Picnic" (31 Aug 2019) https://youtu.be/YEJomQKEUy4 fog dissolves to rain - cool breezes clear the vista, showing cloud-topped hills by: Raymond Cobley Raymond Cobley is an experimental composer and regular participant in our Haiku challenge. Now retired, Raymond aims to...
2025-03-2904 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemChowder Spray (disquiet0691)Edited, mixed & mastered on 28 Mar 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa, USA. This piece uses a 1928 recording by the Capet String Quartet of Ravel’s string quartet (Col. D 15057-60). The original source is the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/3-capet-sq-col-d-15057-60-ravel-1928-mov-3/ Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, 24 Apr 2009, Massapequa & NYC, NY, USA ©2025 Jim Lemanowicz --- This original version of “Chowder Spray” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0691: Un-Ravel. The Assignment: Make a recording of a string quartet fall apart. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ More on the 691st weekly Disquiet...
2025-03-2602 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemThe Buyer With The Asymmetrical Nose (disquiet0690)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 22 Mar 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa, USA. Organ & effects Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, 21 Mar 2025, Massapequa, NY, USA ©2025 Jim Lemanowicz --- This original version of “The Buyer With The Asymmetrical Nose” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0690: Knot Bad. The Assignment: Interpret wood grain as a graphic score. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ More on the 690th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Knot Bad — The Assignment: Interpret wood grain as a graphic score — at https://disquiet.com/0690/
2025-03-1902 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemFlapping Coagulabilities (naviarhaiku585)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 20 Mar 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Guitar, amp, effects This original version of "Flapping Coagulabilities" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 585: A Splash Of Colour a splash of colour cherry tree petals drifting silently falling by: Marc Sheridan Marc Sheridan is an ever-curious person who loves what is just around the corner: the unusual and the mysterious. Even everyday objects and scenes can always be viewed differently. He is English but currently living in the US, and he always remembers what Ansel Adams once said, "You don't take a photograph, you...
2025-03-1803 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemNever Burn (naviarhaiku584)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 14 Mar 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, effects This original version of "Never Burn" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 584, Heaven And Earth heaven and earth: neither exists apart from snow fluttering down by: Kajiwara Hashin Kajiwara Hashin was born in 1864 and studied under Kyoshi. Although Hashin is not very well-known as a poet, this particular haiku that he wrote is quite popular worldwide: it was first translated by Miyamori Asataro and later by R. H. Blyth. Drawing/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, 30 Mar 2017, West 46th St, NYC, USA ©2025 Jim Lemanowicz For m...
2025-03-1403 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemMechanical License (disquiet0689)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 13 Mar 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa, USA. Chair & effects Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, 1 Apr 2017, Hecksher Park, Huntington, NY, USA ©2025 Jim Lemanowicz --- This original version of “Mechanical License” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0689: Supporting Players. The Assignment: Elevate the presence of your non-instrument equipment. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ More on the 689th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Supporting Players — The Assignment: Elevate the presence of your non-instrument equipment — at https://disquiet.com/0689/
2025-03-1002 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemPhysics Tape Parade (naviarhaiku583)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 07-08 Mar 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Tenor sax, photo theremin, reverb, echo. This original version of "Physics Tape Parade" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 583, Out Of The Blue. out of the blue of early morning light: a paulownia leaf by: Ōshima Ryōta Ōshima Ryōta was a Japanese poet of the Edo period. Some sources say he was a disciple of Yosa Buson, while others say his master was Hattori Ransetsu. He's mostly remembered for his essay “Bashō ku kai” 芭蕉句解 ('Study of Bashō's haiku') published in 1759, a magnum opus of his...
2025-03-0602 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemThe Reason That Nobody Cares About (disquiet0688)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 07 Mar 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa, USA & Union Square, NYC, USA. Tenor sax, photo theremin, reverb, echo. Drawing/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, 9 Apr 2018, Massapequa, NY, USA ©2025 Jim Lemanowicz --- This original version of “The Reason That Nobody Cares About” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0688: Sign Up. The Assignment: Interpret a routine public sign as a musical instruction. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ More on the 688th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Sign Up — The Assignment: Interpret a routine public sign as a musical instruction — at https://disquiet.c
2025-03-0402 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemRight Behind Glue (disquiet0687)This original version of “Right Behind Glue” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0687: Applied Science. The Assignment: Record a piece of music that explores physiological and behavioral techniques. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ More on the 687th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Applied Science — The Assignment: Record a piece of music that includes physiological and behavioral techniques — at https://disquiet.com/0687/
2025-02-2503 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemCool Your Scorching Throw Pillow, Part 73 (naviarhaiku582)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 26 Feb 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, reverb, echo. This original version of "Cool Your Scorching Throw Pillow, Part 73" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 582, Here And There here and there upon scorched fields wild violets by: Arii Shokyu-Ni Arii Shokyu-Ni was a haiku poetess during the Edo period who began a wandering life after running away from her husband at 29 with the haiku poet Kohaku. Just like Matsuo Basho, "the Nun Shokyu" traveled to the Deep North of Japan. Artwork/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, 12 Feb 2023 - a view of a...
2025-02-2302 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemThe Ether Is For Sale For Nothing (disquiet0686)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 20 Feb 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa, USA. Synths, reverb, echo. This one just kind of happened! Artwork/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, 19 May 2023, Massapequa, NY, USA ©2025 Jim Lemanowicz --- This original version of “The Ether Is For Sale For Nothing was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0686: Catch Your Breath. The Assignment: Listen to yourself inhale and exhale; make music from what you sense. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ More on the 686th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Catch Your Breath — The Assignment: Listen to yourself inhale and exhale; make m...
2025-02-1704 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemLollipop Tingle (naviarhaiku581)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 19 Feb 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, reverb, percussion, echo. This original version of "Lollipop Tingle" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 581, Plunging My Hand plunging my hand into the lake... billowing clouds by: Kobayashi Issa Among the four great masters of Japanese haiku, Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828) was the most prolific: during his lifetime he wrote over 20,000 haiku, hundreds of tanka, and several haibun. Artwork/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, 19 May 2023, Massapequa, NY, USA ©2025 Jim Lemanowicz For more about the Naviar Haiku Challenge, see https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge
2025-02-1702 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemRibbons/Ribbon (naviarhaiku580)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 12 & 14 Feb 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, reverb, echo. This original version of "Ribbons/Ribbon" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 580, Quiescence! quiescence! touching not the blossoms, temple bell's voice by: Fuhaku Kawakami Fuhaku was a tea master and the founder of the Edosenke, a school of tea ceremony. He was also an accomplished haiku poet. Artwork/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, 14 Feb 2014, Penn Station, NYC, NY, USA & 13 Feb 2025 ©2025 Jim Lemanowicz For more about the Naviar Haiku Challenge, see https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge
2025-02-1403 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemSmoke The Banana Peel And Drink The Green Gravy (disquiet0685)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 13 Feb 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa, USA & Union Square, NYC, USA. Synths, reverb, echo. Several influences shaped this recording: 1 - My attempts to modify Karplus-Strong kept crashing Max 2 - I listened to Zappa's "Lumpy Gravy" today, which mentions pickup sticks 3 - I envisioned the game as a collage 4 - I imagined tapping into the thoughts of various players 5 - I wanted to incorporate a Polivoks synth emulator 6 - I reflected on how each stick is nearly identical Artwork/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, 14 Feb 2014, Penn Station, NYC, NY, USA & 13 Feb 2025 ©2025 Jim Lemanowicz This o...
2025-02-1102 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemYou Have A Candy Inside (naviarhaiku579)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 07 Feb 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, reverb, echo. This original version of "You Have A Candy Inside" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 579, Mount Asama. Mount Asama amidst its fumes and ash fresh young leaves! by: Yosa Buson The event Bosun refers to is the eruption of Mount Asama in 1783, which instantly killed over 1,000 people. The toxic ash traveled 100 miles to Edo, making farmland useless and causing many more people to starve. One of the four great haiku masters, Yosa Buson studied both Japanese and Chinese poetry. He was also...
2025-02-0503 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemDecaying A Little More Each Day (disquiet0684)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 06 Feb 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, reverb, echo. Artwork/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, 12 Mar 2016, Massapequa, NY, USA ©2025 Jim Lemanowicz --- This original version of “Decaying A Little More Each Day” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0684: Early Bird. The Assignment: Record not so much an alarm as a guided wakening. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ More on the 684th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Early Bird — The Assignment: Record not so much an alarm as a guided wakening — at https://disquiet.com/0684/ --- Look for me at patreon...
2025-02-0303 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemThe Lithosphere Behaves As One (naviarhaiku578)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 31 Jan 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Beer bottle, Korg Monotron Delay, grains, emulated springs. ©2025 Jim Lemanowicz This original version of "The Lithosphere Behaves As One" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 578, One By One. one by one praising and withdrawing inside - winter moon by: Senjo Artwork/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, near the corner of 8th Ave & 44th St, NYC, USA - 31 Jan 2018 For more about the Naviar Haiku Challenge, see https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/
2025-01-2903 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemMy Boots Are Filled With Spacey Eyes (disquiet0683)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 10 Aug 2018, 02 Sep 2018 & 30 Jan 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa, USA & Union Square, NYC, USA. Beer bottle, Korg Monotron Delay, grains, emulated springs. Artwork/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, near the corner of 8th Ave & 44th St, NYC, USA - 31 Jan 2018 ©2025 Jim Lemanowicz --- This original version of “My Boots Are Filled With Spacey Eyes” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0683: Space Shot. The Assignment: Combine reverberant and non-reverberant. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ More on the 683rd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Space Shot — The Assignment: Combine reverberant and non-reve...
2025-01-2802 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemNo Drip (naviarhaiku577)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 25 Jan 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. ©2025 Jim Lemanowicz I read the haiku and imagined the smell of a rose and all the interesting places our memories can go to. All sounds are native devices in Ableton Live, using my own presets/racks, all being played by multiple instances of a sequencer I put together in Max For Live with the help of Claude.ai. This original version of "No Drip" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 577, Curve Of Time. Curve of time - a thought takes flight, scent of a rose. b...
2025-01-2303 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemPig Open Again (disquiet0682)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 24 Jan 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Bell samples, synth, grains. Artwork/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, Massapequa, NY, USA - 05 Sep 2017 ©2025 Jim Lemanowicz --- This original version of “Pig Open Again” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0682: Unring a Bell. The Assignment: What if you could? More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ More on the 682nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Unring a Bell — The Assignment: What if you could? — at https://disquiet.com/0682/
2025-01-2202 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemSlouch Beneath The Tree With Me (naviarhaiku576)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 17 Jan 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. ©2025 Jim Lemanowicz I read the haiku a few times and imagined a cloud of visibly cool air enveloping a warm lake, a tree and a heron. This original version of "Slouch Beneath The Tree With Me" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 576, Amongst The Rushes. Amongst the rushes, a stillness comes over us - Heron in winter. by: roekin roekin is a mark of gratitude; an attribution to all that is; kin. Dependently arising, from a life lived simply, peace+haiku is the growing collection o...
2025-01-1504 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemMars In The Nondeterministic House (disquiet0681)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 16 Jan 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Using an AI-generated drum generator I had put together this week, I generated some midi, used some for bass and some for drums. I won't get into too many details but the sustained sound is a bassoon or sample or something. It reminded me a little of Cale's viola on the first VU. For this I thought of some innocent with headphones on...in some 80s shock suspense horror film out for a walk after an argument with the parents unaware that they were being followed...
2025-01-1210 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemFriction And Fluoride (naviarhaiku575)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 28/29 Apr 2023 & 12 Jan 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. ©2025 Jim Lemanowicz The original material is a bit of mystery to me - Cecelia5, FL Studio, PaulXStretch, Reason, Thor, Fracture. To this I added Collision and Massive X & Arturia Fragments. I created this track after organizing the raw material for a future album. This was the second track I completed. I completed the first track yesterday for this week’s Disquiet Junto. This original version of "Friction And Fluoride" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 575, Even Though Afar. Even though afar a feeling of coo...
2025-01-1004 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemGleaming Greasy (disquiet0680)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 28/29 Apr 2023 & 11 Jan 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Yesterday, thinking of this week's Haiku and Junto, I had an idea to go back to 2 days in 2023 to start a new album (second start today) & use the two tracks for this week as a starter. This would be similar to my work elsewhere where I have a long stretch of material to chop up into different tracks. The original material is a bit of mystery to me - Ceclia, FL Studio, PaulXStretch, Reason, Thor, Fracture. I had something that was not close to being...
2025-01-0802 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemDoll Anatomies (naviarhaiku574)Recorded, mixed & mastered 04 Jan 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. ©2025 Jim Lemanowicz For this I used Audio Damage Phosphor 3, some DX100 samples, Behringer ProVS mini, several native Live devices, a few Arturia effects. This original version of "Doll Anatomies" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 574, On New Year’s Day. on New Year's Day everywhere, a corrupt world's blossoms. by: Kobayashi Issa As customary, the first haiku of the year is by Kobayashi Issa. Among the four great masters of Japanese haiku, Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828) was the most prolific: during his lifetime he wrote over 20,000 haiku, hun...
2025-01-0102 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemThe Erection Set (disquiet0677)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 22 Dec 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Back when Johnson was the President of the USA, I had some building toys - an erector set and Lincoln Logs. My father being in the sheet metal trade was also probably an influence. Anyway, I probably just wanted a hammer, so with a bit of the industrial in mind I created this marching, pounding thing. Tools used & process notes - In VCV Rack 2 Pro I used Surge XT's Modern VCO & dBiz DaOsc, many native VCV and Surge XT modules, Bifaco Srping Reverb, Squinktronix Harmony & Apreggiator...
2024-12-1903 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemPolar Decomposition In Rhode Island (naviarhaiku572)Recorded, mixed & mastered 18 Dec 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. ©2024 Jim Lemanowicz For this I used Live, Live native devices, Dillon Bastan’s Rhythmorphic and Arturia’s Mini V & Prophet-5 V. This original version of "Polar Decomposition In Rhode Island" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 572, cool breeze. cool breeze– cloud shadows on the green paddies by: Morikawa Kyoroku Morikawa Kyoroku (1656-1715) studied with the great Basho for ten months, who was the one who chose his nickname Kyoroku because he excelled in all six (roku) art forms: calligraphy, painting, spear, sword, horse riding and haiku. Art pho...
2024-12-1703 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemSo Glad To See You Again (naviarhaiku571)Recorded, mixed & mastered 11 Dec 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. ©2024 Jim Lemanowicz For this I used 3 instances of VCV Rack running Voxglitch ArpSeq within Ableton Live. In Live, I was running FL Studio with Sytrus loaded, Live's Wavetable and Arturia's Arp 2600. From about 23 minutes, I used this small section towards the end and did a bit of editing. This original version of "So Glad To See You Again" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 571, Stillness. stillness: the sound of petals sifting down together. by: Miura Chora Miura Chora (1729-1780) was a Japanese poet from Toba (present-day M...
2024-12-0802 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemPerforming A Choke (disquiet0675)Recorded, mixed & mastered on 05 Dec 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Process notes - I started by working in VCV Rack, capturing a 7 minute stereo recording. I pulled this into Ableton Live and layered the track six times, each track being treated differently. I mixed/mastered on the same night. Tools used VCV Rack - VCV-native modules, Vult Bleak, Surge XT Modern VCO, Frozen Wasteland Seriously Slow LFO, BogAudio VCF & LFO, JW-Modules Clock, Aaron Static’s Chord CV, Daniel Davies’ Sequel_8, Sckitam Waveguide Delay, Squinky Labs Stairway filter. Ableton Live - native Live devices and Cycling 74’s multih...
2024-12-0503 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemIon Exchange & Found (naviarhaiku569)Recorded, mixed & mastered 27 Nov 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. This piece is a section of a longer generative improvisation. Using a patch I created earlier in the evening on Arturia Prophet V3 in the VS mode, I started in Bitwig with a few sequenced notes, Nitwig’s own random elements, CodeFN42 RandArp & iZotope’s Neoverb. I chose a small section to replicate across four tracks in Ableton Live and committed some variation with Live’s native devices and some other iZotope plugins. This original version of "Ion Exchange & Found" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 569, Resple...
2024-11-2502 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemNo. 63, Hold Back For Oncoming Traffic (disquiet0673)Recorded, mixed & mastered by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Process notes - I started by thinking that verses are quiet and choruses are loud and that my (instrumental) piece would have a clear simple melody in the chorus section and longer notes for the verse. Then I would just make the chorus quiet and the verses louder or in some way more brash. On Friday, I started working on my monthly Patreon pack - this time using Ableton Live’s Wavetable. I started from an “analog” preset, messed it up a bit and then came up with 10 variat...
2024-11-1902 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemNow I Just Blue Myself (naviarhaiku568)Recorded, mixed & mastered 22/23 Nov 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. ©2024 Jim Lemanowicz This piece is a section of a longer generative improvisation. I started on the iPad and finished on PC. I used Audiobus, Ableton Live & native devices, 4Pockets Euclidean, Cem Olcay's Binarythmic & ScaleBud2, Audio Damage Fuzz Plus 3 & Fluid, iZotope Ozone 9, iZotope Exciter & Imager, Bleass Monolit & Delay, Moog Animoog, Igor Vasilev's Altispace, Bram Bos' Rozeta LFO. This original version of "Now I Just Blue Myself" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 568, Liquid Flowers Hum. A longer, raw iPad take captured on video will be uploaded for m...
2024-11-1902 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemI Was Then Tempted By A Single Raw Potato (naviarhaiku566)Recorded, mixed & mastered 08 Nov 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. ©2024 Jim Lemanowicz This piece is the tail end of a longer generative improvisation. I used Ableton Live & Live native devices, Cherry Audio Pro Soloist & iZotope Ozone 9. This original version of "I Was Then Tempted By A Single Raw Potato" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 566, Telegraph Pole telegraph pole toppled down by the tempest by: Masaoka Shiki Regarded as the father of contemporary haiku, Masaoka Shiki was a poet and literary critic during the Meiji period Japan. He advocated realistic observation by “sketching” (shasei) poems and going...
2024-11-0703 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemBorn With Sternum (disquiet0669)Recorded, mixed & mastered 26 Oct 2022, 26 Oct 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. ©2024 Jim Lemanowicz Process notes - I wanted to do something peaceful but also a little alien. I started in Reason, using a bassoon sound and Malström & added a bit from a Bitwig piano & Absynth piece from exactly two years ago. I exported the stems and imported to Ableton Live. In Live, I added the bass part - the native Analog synth. Here, I treated the four parts with various effects and finished. Tools used - Spitfire Softpiano, NI Absynth, NN-19 Bassoon, Malström, Bitwig, Reason, Abl...
2024-10-2403 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemSurfactant Is Cool (naviarhaiku564)Recorded, mixed & mastered 23 Oct 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. ©2024 Jim Lemanowicz I put together three generative parts for this in Reason - using Monotone, Felt Instruments Lekko & Subtractor. I then moved over to Ableton Live and did some processing there - shifted each track slightly off-time by stretching. This original version of "Surfactant Is Cool" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 564, Fog clears Away… Fog clears away: the waterfall shows up bit by bit. by: Natsume Sōseki (Tr. Sōiku Shigematsu) Undoubtedly one of the most important Japanese novelists in modern history, Natsume Sōseki b...
2024-10-2003 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemShaking Air (naviarhaiku563)Recorded, mixed & mastered 16 Oct 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. ©2024 Jim Lemanowicz I put together three generative parts for this in Reason - using Grain, Europa & AudioDamage Phosphor. I then moved over the first take of this to Ableton and did some processing there - some dirt, some echo, a touch of reverb. This original version of "Shaking Air" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 563, autumn wind… autumn wind... I am stringing a plain-wood bow by: Mukai Kyorai Kyorai was a Japanese haiku poet who first trained as a martial artist before he started writing and bec...
2024-10-1503 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemMister, Have You Seen My Dog? (disquiet0667)Recorded, mixed & mastered 31 Mar 2018, 12 Jul 2008, 10 Oct 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. ©2024 Jim Lemanowicz Process notes - I started in Reason, using a xylophone sound and two arpeggiated synths. I did two different versions. I brought the entirety of the second longer version plus some of the first into Ableton Live 12.1. Here, I added some alto sax from 2018 and a bit of a manipulated guitar recording from 2008. Tools used - Reason, NN-XT, Europa, Ableton Live, Granulator III, alto sax, Cort Zenox, native Live & Reason effects, iZotope Nectar & Ozone. Artwork/Photography - Manhattan, NYC, NY 21 Oct 2020 --- This o...
2024-10-0704 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemTrunk, Redeclared (naviarhaiku561)Rain-induced piano petit convulsions Recorded, mixed & mastered 02/03 Oct 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Piano, synths, effects This original version of "Trunk, Redeclared" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 561, stars on the pond… stars on the pond... again the pitter-pattering freezing drizzle by: Tachibana Hokushi Tachibana Hokushi, whose real name was Tachibana Genjiro, was born in Kanazawa in 1665. Hokushi was one of Basho’s most famous students at the time, and he even accompanied the great master during part of his famous journey through the narrow roads of the North, from Kanazawa to Matsuoka. Look for me a...
2024-09-2903 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemSuspensory Muscle Of (disquiet0666)Piano versus deviled ham. Recorded, mixed & mastered 02 -04 Oct 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Piano, synths, effects This original version of “Suspensory Muscle Of” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0666: Beauty and the Beast. The Assignment: We’ve hit a devilish numerical milestone. Do your thing. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ Subscribe to project announcements: https://juntoletter.disquiet.com More on the 666th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Beauty and the Beast — The Assignment: We’ve hit a devilish numerical milestone. Do your thing. — at https://disquiet.com/0666/ Conversation originally took place here - h...
2024-09-2903 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemRed Over Seventeen (naviarhaiku560)Guitars under the snow. Sunrise. Begins to melt the snow. Recorded, mixed & mastered 26 Sep 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Guitar, fretless bass, synths, effects This original version of "Red Over Seventeen" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 560, Daybreak! daybreak! the tempest interred in snow by: Inoue Shiro Inoue Shiro (1742-1812) was a doctor and poet from Nagoya. Look for me at patreon.com/blisterpop - patrons get my albums for free! Artwork/Photography by Jim Lemanowicz - 04 Jan 2011, Penn Station, NYC, NY, USA Music & art © 2011, 2024 Jim Lemanowicz For more about the Naviar Haiku Challenge, see w...
2024-09-2402 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemIt's Umbrella Time Again (naviarhaiku559)Entombed, enwombed, umbrellafied. Recorded, mixed & mastered 20/21 Sep 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, samples, effects This original version of "It's Umbrella Time Again" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 559, Misty Spring Rain misty spring rains... umbrellas high and low aboard the ferry by: Masaoka Shiki Regarded as the father of contemporary haiku, Masaoka Shiki was a poet and literary critic during the Meiji period Japan. He advocated realistic observation by “sketching” (shasei) poems and going out into nature with notebooks, thus abandoning the traditional subjects of haiku of the time. His advice for an aspiring poet...
2024-09-1903 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemContext Plays A Crucial Role In Determining Meaning (disquiet0664)Twenty-nine over sixteen. Recorded & mixed on 19 & 20 Sep 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, effects This original version of “Context Plays A Crucial Role In Determining Meaning” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0664: Mother Beat. The Assignment: Record a piece of music in 29/16 time. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ Subscribe to project announcements: https://juntoletter.disquiet.com More on the 664th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Mother Beat — The Assignment: Record a piece of music in 29/16 time — at disquiet.com/0664/ Conversation originally took place here - https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0664-mother-beat Look for m...
2024-09-1704 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemPeach Orchard Skiffle (disquiet0663)Magnetic disk pulse landscape. Recorded & mixed on 13 Sep 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, samples, effects This original version of “Peach Orchard Skiffle” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0663: Drive Way. The Assignment: Record a piece of music that complements the hum and whir of a hard drive. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ Subscribe to project announcements: https://juntoletter.disquiet.com More on the 663rd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Drive Way — The Assignment: Record a piece of music that complements the hum and whir of a hard drive — at https://disquiet.c...
2024-09-1102 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemThere Is No Down (naviarhaiku558)Recorded, mixed & mastered 12 Sep 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, effects This original version of "There Is No Down" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 558, Cascade Sounds cascade sounds along a mountain path - the blistering heat by: Kubota Shunko A supporter of Kobayashi Issa, Kubota Shunko was the husband of the more famous Kubota Seifu. He was responsible for preserving one of his master's works: Last Days of Issa's Father (父の終焉日記, Chichi no Shūen Nikki), a poignant account of his father's final days. The text was passed down by generations of Shunko's descendants. Look for me at pat...
2024-09-1003 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemDrew A Two Pound Yam (disquiet0662)One bicyclist against another. Recorded & mixed on 06 Sep 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, effects This original version of “Drew A Two Pound Yam” was submitted as part of **Disquiet Junto Project 0662: Spin Cycle.** The Assignment: Record a piece of music that pits one bicyclist against another. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ Subscribe to project announcements: https://juntoletter.disquiet.com More on the 662nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Spin Cycle — The Assignment: Record a piece of music that pits one bicyclist against another — at https://disquiet.com/0662/  Conversation originally took place here - https://l...
2024-09-0402 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemBags Of Mostly Verdant Electrons (disquiet0661)Drones from home. Recorded & mixed on 07 Nov 2009 & 30 Aug 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. EMF fields, samples, effects This original version of “Bags Of Mostly Verdant Electrons” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0661: Consumer Drone Product. The Assignment: Record a piece of drone music using sounds from your home. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ Subscribe to project announcements: https://juntoletter.disquiet.com More on the 661st weekly Disquiet Junto project, Consumer Drone Product — The Assignment: Record a piece of drone music using sounds from your home — at https://disquiet.com/0661/ Conversation originally...
2024-08-2804 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemI Shall Scrub (naviarhaiku555)The visitor, humbled by the host, is compelled to scrub and be pure. Recorded, mixed & mastered 21 & 25 Aug 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, samples, effects This original version of "I Shall Scrub" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 555, They Spoke No Words. they spoke no words the visitor, the host and the white chrysanthemum by: Ōshima Ryōta Ōshima Ryōta was a Japanese poet of the Edo period. Some sources say he was a disciple of Yosa Buson, while others say his master was Hattori Ransetsu. He's mostly remembered for his essay “Bashō ku kai” 芭蕉...
2024-08-2204 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemThis Body Is Not Dry (naviarhaiku552)A collage of two recordings. Recorded, mixed & mastered 02/03 Aug 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, effects This original version of "This Body Is Not Dry" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 552, Stretching Ahead. Stretching ahead - the straight road, loneliness. by: Santoka Taneda A wandering poet and ascetic Zen priest, Santōka was a disciple of Ogiwara Seisensui, one of the first poets to discard the traditional use of the 5-7-5 structure in haiku. Santōka’s poetry emphasizes the necessity of *sabi* (solitude) in order to achieve spiritual enlightenment and serenity. Look for me at...
2024-08-0204 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemThe Old Woman Who Lived In A Fist (disquiet0657)Holding tones with sharp edges. Recorded & mixed on 25 Apr 2020 & 01 Aug 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synth, samples, effects This original version of “The Old Woman Who Lived In A Fist” was submitted as part of **Disquiet Junto Project 0657: Straight Edged.** The Assignment: Held tones, sharp edges. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ Subscribe to project announcements: https://juntoletter.disquiet.com More on the 657th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Straight Edged — The Assignment: Held tones, sharp edges — at https://disquiet.com/0657/ Conversation originally took place here - https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0657-straight-edged Look for me at...
2024-07-2803 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemDulces Y Alegría (disquiet0656) by Ángel L. Martínez & Jimmy LemRemixed on 25 Jul 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Process notes - I used Ángel L. Martínez / Spirit Turnpike’s (https://soundcloud.com/user-928003931-57021144) lullaby “Al Mar, Mi Piratita (To the Sea, My Little Pirate (disquiet0655)” as the source material for this piece. https://soundcloud.com/user-928003931-57021144/al-mar-mi-piratitaalm Tools used - six samples from Ángel’s piece, Ableton Live & native Live devices.
2024-07-2402 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemI Have Many Potatoes But No Closets (naviarhaiku550)A generative improvisation session folded onto itself. Recorded, mixed & mastered 23 Jul 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, effects This original version of "I Have Many Potatoes But No Closets" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 550, The Huge Setting Sun The huge setting sun - little remains of its power by: Takahama Kyoshi Takahama Kyoshi was a Japanese poet active during the Shōwa period of Japan. He was the editor of the haiku magazine Hototogisu (previously edited by Shiki), where he promoted a more traditional style of haiku, as opposed to other popular schools which d...
2024-07-2204 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemThe Distorted People That I Know (naviarhaiku548)Recorded, mixed & mastered 14 Feb 1988, 30 Nov 2023, 01 Dec 2023 & 03 Jul 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Acoustic guitar, effects This original version of "The Distorted People That I Know" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 548, The Sound Of Silence The sound of silence is all the instruction you’ll get by: Jack Kerouac Like other “Beat Poets”, Jack Kerouac was attracted to Eastern philosophy, perception, and poetry. Together with Ginsberg and Whalen, he helped “Americanise” the haiku form and introduce it to a wider audience outside of Japan. “The American Haiku is not exactly the Japanese Haiku. The Japanese Haiku is str...
2024-07-0202 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemI Can Even Cool Your Goose (naviarhaiku547)Recorded, mixed & mastered 30 Jun 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synth, effects This original version of "I Can Even Cool Your Goose" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 547, Night Deepening night deepening… following my neighbour, I too try to cool myself outside by: Mukai Kyorai Kyorai was a Japanese haiku poet who first trained as a martial artist before he started writing and became one of Basho’s first disciples. Look for me at [patreon.com/blisterpop](http://patreon.com/blisterpop) - patrons get my albums for free! Artwork by Jim Lemanowicz 29 Jun 2016 Music & art © 2016, 2024 Jim Leman...
2024-06-2803 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemThe Girl With The Flash Frozen Mirror (disquiet0651)Thoughts on computer improvisation. Recorded on 20 Jul 2020 & 20-22 Jun 2024. Mixed and mastered on 22 Jun 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, guitar, effects This original version of “The Girl With The Flash Frozen Mirror” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0651: Why Compute?. The Assignment: Respond to a prompt from George E. Lewis - “Why do we want our computers to improvise?” More on the Disquiet Junto at: http://disquiet.com/junto Subscribe to project announcements: https://juntoletter.disquiet.com More on the 651st weekly Disquiet Junto project, Why Compute? — The Assignment: Respond to a prompt from George...
2024-06-1902 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemThe Distributed & Vertical Relish Concerto for Electronic Quartet and Water (disquiet0649)Loosely following concerto form against the golden ratio. Recorded on 19 Apr 2024, 27-31 May 2024 & 06 Jun 2024. Mixed and mastered on 07 Jun 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, rain, effects This original version of “The Distributed & Vertical Relish Concerto for Electronic Quartet and Water” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0649: Concerto for []. The Assignment: Write a piece of music informed by the concerto form More on the Disquiet Junto at: http://disquiet.com/junto Subscribe to project announcements: https://juntoletter.disquiet.com More on the 649th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Concerto for  — The Assignment: Write a piece of music...
2024-06-0404 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemMain Attraction On The Strip (26 May 2024) (excerpt)On May 20th, I had my left knee replaced. One of the conditions of my recovery is very limited time sitting upright. So I grabbed my old EA-1, SQ-1 and Zoom H6 and did this semi-generative piece. In bed. Patreon members hear the whole thing. https://www.patreon.com/blisterpop
2024-05-2502 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemEasy On The Homemaker (disquiet0645)Slowing things down and recording over that. Recorded, mixed and mastered on 12 May 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. This was also Day 1381 of the 100 Day Project. Synths, effects This original version of “Easy On The Homemaker” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0645: Speed Trap. The Assignment: Record something, slow it down, and then record over it. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto Subscribe to project announcements: https://juntoletter.disquiet.com/ More on the 645th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Speed Trap — The Assignment: Record something, slow it down, and then record over it — at...
2024-05-1002 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemBlue Sunshine Boils (naviarhaiku539)Recorded, mixed & mastered 02 May 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synth, effects. This original version of "Blue Sunshine Boils” was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 539: The Cormorant In The Forest. The cormorant in the forest; The cherry blossoms Along the evening path. by: Tan Taigi Tan Taigi was a haiku poet of the Edo period. He was a wanderer for most of his life and admired by Yosa Buson for his ability to transcend his eclectic and unconventional lifestyle with sublime poetry. Look for me at patreon.com/blisterpop - patrons get my albums for free! Ph...
2024-04-3003 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemCome Fly With Us (disquiet0643)From a group project inspired by a text by Yoko Ono, originally published in her book Grapefruit, 60 years ago, back in 1964. Recorded, mixed and mastered on 25 Apr 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. This was also Day 1364 of the 100 Day Project. Stones, inner groove noise, field recordings, water, matches, effects This original version of “Come Fly With Us” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0643: Stone Out of Focus. The Assignment: Make music inspired by a poem. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto Subscribe to project announcements: https://juntoletter.disquiet.com More on the 6...
2024-04-2101 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemSleepless Motor Pathways (disquiet0639remix) by Fakeg3nius, Glitcher, SAMPLAIR & Jimmy LemAssembled on 28 Mar 2024 and mixed, mastered on 29 Mar 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Music distributed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 DEED Process notes - I didn't really think too much about this. Every time I worked, I worked quickly with a good flow going. Starting with this track… Disquiet0638 - Fakeg3nius+Glitcher Ftrg Samplair - EGsquared by SAMPLAIR https://soundcloud.com/user-248104983/disquiet0638-fakeg3niusglitcher-ftrg-samplair-egsquared …and following the pathway back to… Fake Genius’s [disuquiet0637] EGEG - ModMix https://soundcloud.com/fake-genius/disuquiet0637-egeg-modmix …and then finally this… Bassline Collab (disquiet0636) by Noodle Twister https://soundcloud.com/noodletwiste...
2024-03-2602 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy Lem"Intracavernous Administration" (disquiet0638) by Samplair, Wasicube & Jimmy LemOriginal posted for #disquiet0637 by wasicube https://soundcloud.com/wasabicube https://soundcloud.com/wasabicube/cavernous-disquiet0637 which in turn used an original posted for #disquiet0636 by SAMPLAIR https://soundcloud.com/user-248104983 https://soundcloud.com/user-248104983/disquiet0636-85bpm-1 Dubbed & mixed 23 Mar 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. For my (center) part here, I used Arturia Augmented Voices, KMI QuNexus, Ableton Live 12, Ableton effects - Scale, Chord, Filter Delay, Grain Delay, Echo - and Aberrant DSP Sketch Cassette II. Music distributed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 DEED Artwork: Edit and additions to disquiet’s original using Adobe Photoshop 2024 and Q’MIC-Qt. ...
2024-03-2303 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemThe Dissolved Embrace (disquiet0638) by Torpid Scorpion, John Wright & Jimmy LemOriginal posted for #disquiet0637 by John Wright https://soundcloud.com/thgirwnhoj https://soundcloud.com/thgirwnhoj/dissolve-left-no-right-feat-torpid-scorpion-disquiet0637 This in turn used an original posted for #disquiet0636 by Torpid Scorpion https://soundcloud.com/torpidscorpion https://soundcloud.com/torpidscorpion/dissolve-left-disquiet0636 Dubbed & mixed 23 Mar 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. For my (center) part here, I used my voice, Ableton Live 12, iZotope Nectar 3, Ableton effects - Delay, Filter Delay, Color Limiter, Pedal, Corpus, Redux, Echo & Limiter Music distributed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 DEED Artwork: Edit and additions to disquiet’s original using Adobe Photoshop 2024 and Q’MIC-Qt. ------ This original version of "The...
2024-03-2102 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemMelted Phosphoria (disquiet0638) by RabMusicLab, SinnySounds2 & Jimmy LemOriginal posted for #disquiet0637 by SinnySounds2 https://soundcloud.com/sinnysounds2 https://soundcloud.com/sinnysounds2/melancholic-2phoria-collab-with-rabmusiclab-disquiet0637 This in turn used an original posted for #disquiet0636 by RabMusicLab https://soundcloud.com/rabmusiclab https://soundcloud.com/rabmusiclab/melancholic-euphoria Dubbed & mixed 23 Mar 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. For my (center) part here, I used a Danelectro 12-string guitar, Ableton Live 12, Ableton effects - Gated Delay & Echo, Arturia effects - Efx Fragments & Dist Tube-Culture. Music distributed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 DEED Artwork: Edit and additions to disquiet’s original using Adobe Photoshop 2024 and Q’MIC-Qt. ------ This original version of "Melted Phos...
2024-03-2003 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemAtaxophobia, Right? by encym & Jimmy Lem (disquiet0367)Original by encym https://soundcloud.com/encym Dubbed & mixed 15 Mar 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. This was also Day 1338 of the 100 Day Project. Music distributed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 DEED Process notes Last week, encym(https://soundcloud.com/encym) recorded & uploaded “Neat Disorder” and I downloaded it on 3/13 His original post and notes - https://soundcloud.com/encym/neat_disorder_disquiet0636 “This week’s Junto project has always been one of my favourites – so I recorded the first third of what will eventually become a trio. I played it on my Tele through a simple, straightforward signal chain of C...
2024-03-1103 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemFour Variations for Left (disquiet0636)Recorded, mixed & mastered 09 Mar 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Process notes This is my Danelectro 12-string electric guitar in four similar variations in Live 12 Suite. Each variation is through Live's 2x12 Near On-Axis amp preset and my own channel strip, including compression, sometimes high. I quantized these pretty close to whatever grid I was using at 76 bpm, if that matters to anyone. Use them as you would like! Variation 01 - three notes, stretched out a bit in the Texture warp mode, with one note stretched a bit more. Live's overdrive is on here at mid-high frequencies. ...
2024-03-0702 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemThere’s More Under The Sheets (disquiet0635)Imagining that my musical partner is a train. Recorded, mixed & mastered 23 Jun 2019, 02/03 Mar 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Field recordings, samples, synths, effects This original version of “There’s More Under The Sheets” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0635: ’Round the Bend. The Assignment: You’re in a duo, and your bandmate is a train. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto Subscribe to project announcements: https://juntoletter.disquiet.com Project discussion takes place on https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0635-round-the-bend More on the 635th weekly Disquiet Junto project, ’Round the Bend — The Assignment: Y...
2024-02-2802 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemBrown Paper Lips (disquiet0632)Making the most of the disturbance within a field recording. Recorded, mixed & mastered 07 Jun 2019, 27 Oct 2021 & 09-10 Feb 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Field recordings, samples, synths, effects This original version of “Brown Paper Lips” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0632: Shear Wind. The Assignment: Make the most of the disturbance within a field recording. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto Subscribe to project announcements: juntoletter.disquiet.com Project discussion takes place on https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0632-shear-wind/66073 More on this 632nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Shear Wind — The Assignment: Make the most...
2024-02-0403 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemBowling For HowieRecorded & mixed live to Ableton Live on 03 Feb 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. ©2024 Jim Lemanowicz Instruments - Eurorack, including Nonlinearcircuits 4-Voice Cluster, DIY Braids, DIY O_c, Behringer Neutron, Behringer Abacus, Korg SQ-64 providing gates & Ableton Live native devices Grain Delay and Delay providing effects. I used Ableton Live Beta 12 for this. I grabbed 5 or so minutes from the full 27 minute improv for this because I liked this section. The rest may appear alongside it in an album titled "How Many Licks?" in the next few years and most likely in different form. Photography - Bryant P...
2024-01-3105 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemThe Radius Of The Shoulder Zone (disquiet0628)Music exploring alchemy. Recorded, mixed & mastered 13 Jan 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. This was also Day 1280 of the 100 Day Project. Synths, voicemail, drum samples, effects This original version of “The Radius Of The Shoulder Zone” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0628: Alchemical Brothers. The Assignment: Explore an aspect of the ancient occult science using music. More on the Disquiet Junto at: http://disquiet.com/junto Subscribe to project announcements: http://juntoletter.disquiet.com Project discussion took place on https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0628-alchemical-brothers Look for me at patreon.com/blisterpop - patrons get my alb...
2024-01-0702 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemUp The Lazy Piglet (2024 ADJM Mix)Recorded & mixed Apr 2019, Oct 2019, May 2020, Nov-Dec 2023, remixed and mastered 07 Jan 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratory for Blister Pop Unlimited. Instruments - Ableton Live, Brian Funk's 100-Year Old Piano, Ableton Spectral Time & other Live-native audio & MIDI devices, Arturia Delay Brigade & Comp Diode-609, Moog MF-104S Delay & iZotope Ozone 9. © 2019-2024 Jim Lemanowicz Be sure to check out the album - https://jimlemanowicz.bandcamp.com/album/locria This track was originally released under the artist name "Our Quiet Fog."
2024-01-0404 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemHave You Ever Been To Butter? (disquiet0626)A sonic diary. Recorded, mixed & mastered 29-30 Dec 2023 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, Atari 8-bit emulator, Brian Funk's 100-year old piano, sax, voice. This original version of "Have You Ever Been To Butter?" was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0626: Audio Journal 2023. The Assignment: Create a sonic diary of the past year with a dozen (or more) super-brief segments. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto Project discussion took place on https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0626-audio-journal-2023 Artwork/photo by Jim Lemanowicz, 06 Sep 2018, Wantagh LIRR station, NY, USA Look for me at p...
2023-12-2604 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemThe Lady With The Watermelon Hugs (disquiet0625)What does this room sound like? Recorded, mixed & mastered 23 Dec 2023 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Sax, bathroom, effects This original version of “The Lady With The Watermelon Hugs” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0625: Noise Ceiling. The Assignment: What does this room sound like? More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ Discussion took place on https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0625-noise-ceiling Artwork/photo by Jim Lemanowicz, 27 Feb 2010 Look for me at patreon.com/blisterpop - patrons get my albums for free! This track was originally released under the artist name "Wishbook." Music & art...
2023-12-1902 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemLittle Iodine Crack (disquiet0622)Depicting shadows in sound. Recorded, mixed & mastered 14 Feb 1988, 30 Nov / 01 Dec 2023 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, acoustic guitar, samples & effects This original version of "Little Iodine Crack" was submitted as part of **Disquiet Junto Project 0622: Know the Shadow.** The Assignment: How do you depict a shadow in sound? More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ Discussion took place on https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0622-know-the-shadow Artwork/photo by Jim Lemanowicz, 31 May 2017, Boston, MA, USA Look for me at patreon.com/blisterpop - patrons get my albums for free! A newer mix of this piece...
2023-11-2503 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemColumbia-Princeton Enema CenterRecorded 01 Jan 1999 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Mixed and mastered on 19 Nov 2023. ©1999, 2023 Jim Lemanowicz Process notes - I recorded this on 01 Jan 1999 using a Yamaha SU-10 sampler, probably a Pignose Crossmix 150R guitar combo amplifier into a Tascam 424 Portastudio. I transferred to Ableton Live on 04 Jun 2023 and mixed with some Live effects, the texture warp mode and mastered with Ozone 9 and Live's Dynamic Tube device. I used these delay racks made by Brian Funk BF Delay Master BF One Word Delays BF Noise Dirt Delay This track was originally released under the artist name "Intimacy Coordinator."
2023-11-1706 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemPinch Appeal (disquiet0621)This piece uses material I had discarded in 2005 to create a new piano piece. Conceived, recorded, mixed, mastered 05 Feb 2005 & 23 Nov 2023 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa, NY. Piano, effects This original version of "Pinch Appeal" was submitted as part of ​Disquiet Junto Project 0621: The Leftovers. The Assignment: Use recently discarded material to make something new. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ Project discussion took place at https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0621-the-leftovers Artwork: 11 Sep 2017, Massapequa, NY by Jim Lemanowicz Look for me at patreon.com/blisterpop - patrons get my albums for free! This trac...
2023-11-1503 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemI Am As Dry As A Fish (disquiet0619)This piece kind of deconstructs a samba rhythm. Kind of. Recorded, mixed & mastered 08-10 Nov 2023 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, drum samples, effects This original version of "I Am As Dry As A Fish" was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0619: Beat Accrual. The Assignment: Rebuild a complicated rhythm from scratch. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto Project discussion took place at https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0619-beat-accrual Artwork: Penn Station, NYC 17 Dec 2010, by Jim Lemanowicz Look for me at patreon.com/blisterpop - patrons get my albums for free! This t...
2023-11-0202 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemBegrabe Das Lied (disquiet0618)This piece transforms text from Black Panther, Vol. 9, No. 3, November 4, 1972 “A Matter Of Life Or Death, vote “no” on proposition 17, 4th paragraph,” into music. Recorded, mixed & mastered 02-03 Nov 2023 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Samples, electric bass, cymbal, nylon string guitar & effects --- This original version of "Begrabe Das Lied" was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0618: Burying the Lede. The Assignment: Turn old news into new music. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ Project discussion took place on https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0618-burying-the-lede Artwork generated via Adobe Express Generative AI by Jim Le...
2023-10-3002 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemSanitized For Your Own Good (disquiet0616)Recorded, mixed & mastered 19 Oct 2023 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa, outside. Synths & effects This original version of "Sanitized For Your Own Good" was submitted as part of ​Disquiet Junto Project 0616: : Definition Jam. The Assignment: Explore, in music, the nuanced differences between two closely related words. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ Discussion took place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0616-definition-jam/ Artwork/photo by Jim Lemanowicz, 31 May 2017, Boston, MA, USA Look for me at patreon.com/blisterpop - patrons get my albums for free! A newer mix of this piece was included on...
2023-10-1603 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemMy Resistance Is Not My Personality (disquiet0612)Recorded, mixed & mastered 22-23 Sep 2023 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa, outside. Snare drum, landscaping equipment & effects This original version of "My Resistance Is Not My Personality" was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0612: Drum Vector. The Assignment: Walk the listener through variations on the same percussive instrument. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ Conversation took place here - https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0612-drum-vector Artwork/photography by Jim Lemanowicz, 23 Sep 2013, Bryant Park, NYC, NY, USA Look for me at patreon.com/blisterpop - patrons get my albums for free! Sign up for...
2023-09-1802 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemCactus, O Cactus (disquiet0610)Contains recordings by Tristan Louth-Robins, Thomas Undermulden, Hugh G Prat, Jonathan Zorn and Bo OhWell Mixed & mastered 10 Sep 2023 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Samples & effects ----- This original version of "Cactus, O Cactus" was submitted as part of ​Disquiet Junto Project 0610: Speed Limit Pt 2 The Assignment: Combine two or more pre-existing 60 BPM tracks into something new — at half the speed. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto Conversation took place here - https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0610-speed-limit-pt-2/63990/45 Artwork/photography by Jim Lemanowicz, 09 Sep 2010, NYC subway. Look for me at patreon.com/blisterpop - patr...
2023-09-0502 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemPlease My Parching Tongue (disquiet0609)For this, I continued down the road paved by my 0605 & 0606 submissions, these being extensions of what I did for 0530 and the subsequent album of its evolutionary brothers and sisters. Recorded, mixed & mastered 31 Aug 2023 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths & effects ----- This original version of "Please My Parching Tongue" was submitted as part of ​Disquiet Junto Project 0609: Speed Limit Pt 1. Record a track at precisely 60 BPM with the intention someone will subsequently rework it. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ Discussion took place on https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0606-three-to-one/63610 Artwork/photo by Ji...
2023-08-2603 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemSpaces In Transition (disquiet0606)Three times as much silence as sound. Recorded, mixed & mastered somewhere between 10pm and midnight on 11 Aug 2023 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Raw recording is from 11 Aug 2019. ©2023 Jim Lemanowicz Synths & effects ----- This original version of "Spaces In Transition" was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0606: Three to One. The Assignment: Compose a piece of music with three times as much silence as sound. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ Discussion took place on https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0605-fifty-fifty Artwork/photo by Jim Lemanowicz, 31 May 2017, Boston, MA, USA ----- Look for m...
2023-08-0904 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemManner of Displacement (disquiet0605)Recorded & mixed 06 Aug 2023 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. This was day 1230 of the ongoing 100 Day Project. ©2023 Jim Lemanowicz Synths & effects ----- This original version of "Manner Of Displacement" was submitted as part of ​Disquiet Junto Project 0605: Fifty Fifty. The Assignment: Compose a piece of music with as much silence as notes. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ Discussion took place on https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0605-fifty-fifty Artwork/photo by Jim Lemanowicz, 31 May 2017, Boston, MA, USA Look for me at patreon.com/blisterpop - patrons get my albums for free! A newer mix of...
2023-07-3001 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemContagium (disquiet0603)Leaving lots of space, using high-pass filtering and then contrasting by adding some lower stuff about midway gave me the impression of floating germs - or perhaps nuclear fallout! Recorded, mixed & mastered 20 Jul 2023 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. ©2023 Jim Lemanowicz Voice & effects --- This original version of "Contagium" was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0603: Animated Suspension. The Assignment: Record a piece of music that suggests something floating in air. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ Discussion took place here - https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0603-animated-suspension/63308/40 Original Soundcloud post - https://s...
2023-07-1502 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemAcross The Idlewild Marshes (NaviarHaiku498)Conceived, recorded, mixed & mastered 21 Jul 2023 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Voice, effects ©2023 Jim Lemanowicz This original version of "Across The Idlewild Marshes" was submitted as part of naviarhaiku498 – Long days and warm nights. It is based on this haiku by TreniseFerreira - https://twitter.com/TreniseFerreira. Long days and warm nights Laughter carried through the breeze Summer sings to us Some inspiration from some of the artwork here - whitney.org/exhibitions/spilling-over. The title was inspired by a section in the book "Hidden Waters Of New York City" by Sergey Kadinsky. For more about the Nav...
2023-07-1403 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy Lem49 Nudes & 6 Dogs In Church Arouse Cops (disquiet0601)This piece might match the form of Beethoven's Sixth "Pastoral" Symphony using mostly sculpted noise. Recorded, mixed & mastered 06 Jul 2023 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. ©2023 Jim Lemanowicz This original version of "49 Nudes & 6 Dogs In Church Arouse Cops" was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0601: Hard Six The Assignment: Let a roll of the dice determine the relative prominence of various parts of a track. Outdoor ambience, xylophone, voice, effects Artwork/photo by Jim Lemanowicz, 22 Jul 2018, Tackapausha Pond Park, Seaford, NY, USA --- More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ Discussion took place at https://l...
2023-07-0203 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemHurricane Built For Two (disquiet0600)Recorded, mixed & mastered 01-02 Jul 2023 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Reworking samples provided by Marcus Fischer - https://soundcloud.com/marcus_fischer ©2023 Marcus Fischer & Jim Lemanowicz This original version of "Hurricane Built For Two" was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0600: Reaching Out. The Assignment: This is a shared sample project. Rework a set of seven WAV files provided by Marcus Fischer. Artwork/photo by Jim Lemanowicz, 30 Jun 2019, Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC, USA More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto Discussion took place here - https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0600-reaching-out/63012/82 T...
2023-06-2602 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy LemThe Money Helps Everything Go Away (disquiet0599)Recorded & mixed Jun 25 2023 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Remixed/remastered Jun 28 2023. This was Day 1211 of the ongoing 100 Day Project. Synths & effects. ©2023 Jim Lemanowicz This original version of “The Money Helps Everything Go Away” was recorded for Disquiet Junto Project 0599: Minimal(ist) Blend. The Assignment: Make a piece of music that combines self-contained minimalist parts. About the Disquiet Junto: [disquiet.com/junto/](https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdisquiet.com%2Fjunto%2F&token=c42c85-1-1749420694231) More on this 599th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Minimal(ist) Blend (The Assignment: Make a piece of music that combi...
2023-06-1801 minJimmy Lem
Jimmy Lemmice three mice mice (disquiet0535)Recorded on a train between Boston and New York, 31 Mar 2022, between 11:15am and 11:30am by Jimmy Lem for Blister Pop Unlimited. ©2022 Jim Lemanowicz This original version of "mice three mice mice" was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0535: Jigsaw Disjunction. Break a familiar melody into pieces and play it in a different sequence. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/junto/ Subscribe to project announcements here: tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/ Process notes - This was recorded using Xynthesizr by Phonolynth, Eventide Ultratap, and Supergroup Audiosave within Audiobus 3 on an iPad Mini 4. Xynthesizr allows the use of randomization and custom s...
2022-03-2902 min