Each Thursday in the Disquiet Junto music community, a new compositional challenge is set before the group’s members, who then have five days to record and upload a track in response to the project instructions.
Membership in the Junto is open: just join and participate. (A SoundCloud account is helpful but not required.) There’s no pressure to do every project. The Junto is weekly so that you know it’s there, every Thursday through Monday, when your time and interest align.
Tracks are added to the SoundCloud playlist for the duration of the project. Additional (non-SoundCloud) tracks also generally appear in the llllllll.co discussion thread.
Disquiet Junto Project 0744: Cold Chocolate
The Assignment: Turn a shared sample into something refreshing.
Step 1: Download the recording at the following link. It is the sound of cocoa powder being mixed in a ceramic cup of oat milk using a metal spoon.
This URL should work fine:
This URL should eventually work:
https://freesound.org/people/disquiet/sounds/849399
Step 2: Sampling the above audio, record an original piece of music that you feel sounds refreshing.
Tasks Upon Completion:
Label: Include “disquiet0744” (no spaces/quotes) in the name of your track.
Upload: A person participating in the Disquiet Junto should post only one track per weekly project (SoundCloud account preferred but not required). If on occasion you feel inspired to post more than one track (whether to a single account or across multiple accounts), you should clarify which is the “main” rendition for consideration by fellow members and (if on SoundCloud) for inclusion in the SoundCloud playlist.
Share: Post your track and a description/explanation at https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0744-cold-chocolate/
Discuss: Listen to and comment on the other tracks.
Additional Details:
Length: The length is up to you.
Deadline: Monday, April 6, 2026, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.
About: https://disquiet.com/junto/
Newsletter: https://juntoletter.disquiet.com/
License: It’s preferred (but not required) to set your track as downloadable and allowing for attributed remixing (i.e., an attribution Creative Commons license).
Please Include When Posting Your Track:
More on the 744th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Cold Chocolate — The Assignment: Turn a shared sample into something refreshing — disquiet.com/0744.
Hi! The sample link doesn’t work for me. I searched Freesound, but couldn’t find any recording similar to what you describe there.
Thanks, Jonas. I’ve now revised the link above and sent out a correction to the email list.