Another interesting remix thread at the Freesound project, at freesound.iua.upf.edu. The first file, “bewonderen.aiff,” is a brief sample of a spoken Dutch phrase, translated “to admire,” contributed by Hans Timmermans. Then an Anton Woldhek showed up, attempting in his words “to remove some of the low end and other rumble.” A few weeks ago, dropthedyle arrived and “elongated and mangled” the Woldhek file. Why not join in and fiddle about yourself? There is much to admire at Freesound, an open-source soundfile-sharing project hosted at the website of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona.
Current Activities
• October 13, 2016: This day marks the start of the 250th weekly Disquiet Junto project. • November 16, 2016: I'll be sharing the mic at Adobe Books in San Francisco with my fellow 33 1/3 author Evie Nagy for an evening hosted, from 7pm to 10pm, by Marc Kate (facebook.com). • December 1, 2016: A likely speaking engagement. Details to come. • December 13, 2016: This day marks the 20th anniversary of Disquiet.com. • January 5, 2017: This day marks the 5th anniversary of the Disquiet Junto. • Ongoing: The Disquiet Junto series of weekly communal music projects explore constraints as a springboard for creativity and productivity. There is a new project each Thursday afternoon (California time), and it is due the following Monday at 11:59pm: disquiet.com/junto. • My book on Aphex Twin's landmark 1994 album, Selected Ambient Works Vol. II, published as part of the 33 1/3 series, an imprint of Bloomsbury, is now in its second printing. It can be purchased at amazon.com, among other places.