Disquiet Junto Project 0028: Netlabel Net
This week we're going to collectively reworks tracks from a netlabel release — in part to recognize the inspiration that netlabels provide, and in part to encourage a particular type of netlabel.
Netlabels provided one of the strongest inspirations for the origination of the Disquiet Junto. Netlabels offer up the music of their participating artists for free, and they exist in a loose constellation of mutual support. It's a pretty dense constellation. There are estimated to be between 400 and 500 netlabels in existence, all building on the model of the Creative Commons.
While netlabels give away music for free, a surprising few do so under the license that allows for derivative creations — that is, for remixing and reworking. To encourage that sort of license, the Disquiet Junto assignment this week is to remix one of two tracks selected from a recent album on the great Audiotalaia netlabel, all of the releases on which allow for derivative works. The album is Gently Annoying by Xesús Valle. You'll find the music at the following two URLs. Please select one of these two tracks to remix: "Ochita" or "Tanku."
audiotalaia.net/catalogue/at053-xesus-valle/ ;
archive.org/details/at053GentlyAnnoying ;
You can add whatever you'd like to the music in the process of making your remix, even combining the two songs into one.
Deadline: Monday, July 16, at 11:59pm wherever you are.
Length: Please keep your track to between 2 and 5 minutes.
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I selected parts from Tanku and looped, tuned and filtered them, added bass + kick, used grooveshift, effectrix and tremolo.
Perhaps not the most innovative or experimental approach but for me this worked. I first tried some more original things but that somehow didnt work here today.