Marc Weidenbaum
@disquiet.bsky.social
Disquiet.com since 1996: ambient/electronic music, field recordings, sound studies. I moderate the Disquiet Junto community of weekly music projects. I've written for The Wire, Pitchfork and Nature. I publish ThisWeekInSound.disquiet.com. Offline weekends.
New Disquiet Junto music community project this week: The year’s almost over; do the thing you’ve been meaning to do. Full details at disquiet.com/0724. Tracks due Monday, November 17, at 11:59pm (your local time).
Disquiet Junto Project 0724: Work It – Disquiet
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November 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
New Disquiet Junto music community project this week: The year’s almost over; do the thing you’ve been meaning to do. Full details at disquiet.com/0724. Tracks due Monday, November 17, at 11:59pm (your local time).
Today in dual Oblique Strategies cards:
“Distorting time”
“The inconsistency principle”
“Distorting time”
“The inconsistency principle”
November 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Today in dual Oblique Strategies cards:
“Distorting time”
“The inconsistency principle”
“Distorting time”
“The inconsistency principle”
A new #DisquietJunto music community project will appear at 12:10am Pacific tomorrow (November 13, 2025) at disquiet.com/0724, and go out at the same time to the email list (juntoletter.disquiet.com). The theme explores waning time.
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
A new #DisquietJunto music community project will appear at 12:10am Pacific tomorrow (November 13, 2025) at disquiet.com/0724, and go out at the same time to the email list (juntoletter.disquiet.com). The theme explores waning time.
When the cover of the ancient paperback you're reading begins to flake apart, you can make a bookmark of the piece that fell off
November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
When the cover of the ancient paperback you're reading begins to flake apart, you can make a bookmark of the piece that fell off
Based on recent personal experience, I would not recommend putting your AirPods case next to your Tic Tacs
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Based on recent personal experience, I would not recommend putting your AirPods case next to your Tic Tacs
Truly thought, as I approached this awning, that it said “no” — only to eventually recognize it was the address, “110”
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Truly thought, as I approached this awning, that it said “no” — only to eventually recognize it was the address, “110”
I love when you Shazam the music in a movie and it tells you the name of the cue in the score
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I love when you Shazam the music in a movie and it tells you the name of the cue in the score
This is the third or fourth time I've done the n+1 reading list questionnaire, and for the first time I received in my "personalized booklist" a book I've already read (in fact: two)
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is the third or fourth time I've done the n+1 reading list questionnaire, and for the first time I received in my "personalized booklist" a book I've already read (in fact: two)
Put different text-to-speech apps on your phone, laptop, and tablet to see how they handle the same spoken words. Go for a walk with earbuds on "transparency" and listen for what's amplified. Play the last song on several favorite albums. And have a good weekend. See you Monday, or maybe Tuesday.
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Put different text-to-speech apps on your phone, laptop, and tablet to see how they handle the same spoken words. Go for a walk with earbuds on "transparency" and listen for what's amplified. Play the last song on several favorite albums. And have a good weekend. See you Monday, or maybe Tuesday.
Reposted by Marc Weidenbaum
When you figure it out- please write a blog post about it, Marc.
Please.
My distributed digital music library has been like a cluttered attic for about 15 years.
I can no longer find the shit that I’m looking for.
Please.
My distributed digital music library has been like a cluttered attic for about 15 years.
I can no longer find the shit that I’m looking for.
November 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
When you figure it out- please write a blog post about it, Marc.
Please.
My distributed digital music library has been like a cluttered attic for about 15 years.
I can no longer find the shit that I’m looking for.
Please.
My distributed digital music library has been like a cluttered attic for about 15 years.
I can no longer find the shit that I’m looking for.
Reposted by Marc Weidenbaum
I had a very @disquiet.bsky.social moment the other day; I was listening to one of the Clicks & Cuts IDM compilations, and thought the current song sounded very disjointed, even by genre standards.
It turned out to be the "album teaser: 20 seconds of each track".
It turned out to be the "album teaser: 20 seconds of each track".
November 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I had a very @disquiet.bsky.social moment the other day; I was listening to one of the Clicks & Cuts IDM compilations, and thought the current song sounded very disjointed, even by genre standards.
It turned out to be the "album teaser: 20 seconds of each track".
It turned out to be the "album teaser: 20 seconds of each track".
I may, for the first time in a long time, have my MP3 scenario set. By typing these words, I’ll probably cause my Mac mini, which serves as my server, to go wonky.
November 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I may, for the first time in a long time, have my MP3 scenario set. By typing these words, I’ll probably cause my Mac mini, which serves as my server, to go wonky.
One of my first jobs, while in high school, was working a slide projector at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. I’d been warned of James Watson’s temper but, frankly, putting a slide in upside down was entirely my fault.
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
One of my first jobs, while in high school, was working a slide projector at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. I’d been warned of James Watson’s temper but, frankly, putting a slide in upside down was entirely my fault.
On the airplane home, I was using headphones with noise cancellation, so I was confused when I could suddenly hear the sounds of the airplane, including the voices of flight attendants. Then I recognized it was from the TV series I was watching.
November 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
On the airplane home, I was using headphones with noise cancellation, so I was confused when I could suddenly hear the sounds of the airplane, including the voices of flight attendants. Then I recognized it was from the TV series I was watching.
Disquiet Junto Project 0723: Do the Collapse
The Assignment: Make music that falls apart repeatedly.
Deadline: Monday, November 10, 2025, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.
Details: disquiet.com/0723
#DisquietJunto
The Assignment: Make music that falls apart repeatedly.
Deadline: Monday, November 10, 2025, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.
Details: disquiet.com/0723
#DisquietJunto
November 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Disquiet Junto Project 0723: Do the Collapse
The Assignment: Make music that falls apart repeatedly.
Deadline: Monday, November 10, 2025, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.
Details: disquiet.com/0723
#DisquietJunto
The Assignment: Make music that falls apart repeatedly.
Deadline: Monday, November 10, 2025, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.
Details: disquiet.com/0723
#DisquietJunto
A new #DisquietJunto music community project will appear at 12:10am Pacific tomorrow (Nov. 6, 2025) at disquiet.com/0723, and go out at the same time to the email list (juntoletter.disquiet.com). The theme explores collapse. Deadline for tracks will be Nov. 10, 2025, 11:59pm wherever you are.
November 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
A new #DisquietJunto music community project will appear at 12:10am Pacific tomorrow (Nov. 6, 2025) at disquiet.com/0723, and go out at the same time to the email list (juntoletter.disquiet.com). The theme explores collapse. Deadline for tracks will be Nov. 10, 2025, 11:59pm wherever you are.
Overheard on the street in Manhattan this week:
“The bank really wants to know where the money is.”
“Before the solution you were spending more, and now you are spending less.”
“The bank really wants to know where the money is.”
“Before the solution you were spending more, and now you are spending less.”
November 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Overheard on the street in Manhattan this week:
“The bank really wants to know where the money is.”
“Before the solution you were spending more, and now you are spending less.”
“The bank really wants to know where the money is.”
“Before the solution you were spending more, and now you are spending less.”
AI as reply guy: when you’re just searching for references to a given Oblique Strategies card.
November 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
AI as reply guy: when you’re just searching for references to a given Oblique Strategies card.
There is a unique quality to the siren of an emergency vehicle stuck in dense traffic two blocks away, just the same ongoing volume as the light changes over and over, without movement. I’m used to sirens passing, fading, not at a sustained level of loudness for minutes at a time.
October 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
There is a unique quality to the siren of an emergency vehicle stuck in dense traffic two blocks away, just the same ongoing volume as the light changes over and over, without movement. I’m used to sirens passing, fading, not at a sustained level of loudness for minutes at a time.
Reposted by Marc Weidenbaum
soundcloud.com/playing-in-t...
For once I got mine done fast, instead of agonizing until five minutes before the deadline.
Not 100% proud of the solo, but that's the kind of thing that I decided to not obsess over.
Colophon:
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For once I got mine done fast, instead of agonizing until five minutes before the deadline.
Not 100% proud of the solo, but that's the kind of thing that I decided to not obsess over.
Colophon:
llllllll.co/t/disquiet-j...
ICE Spy With My Little Eye (disquiet0722 - Spook Street)
music for a haunted spy film
Made w/ a Martin through a mic, split into Hologram Microcosm (stereo) and Empress Zoia - 4 Track Punk patch, then into Logic
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October 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
soundcloud.com/playing-in-t...
For once I got mine done fast, instead of agonizing until five minutes before the deadline.
Not 100% proud of the solo, but that's the kind of thing that I decided to not obsess over.
Colophon:
llllllll.co/t/disquiet-j...
For once I got mine done fast, instead of agonizing until five minutes before the deadline.
Not 100% proud of the solo, but that's the kind of thing that I decided to not obsess over.
Colophon:
llllllll.co/t/disquiet-j...
When I'm back in New York, I always listen for whose music I'll hear first: Billy Joel's, Bruce Springsteen's, or Bon Jovi's. After a week and a half on Long Island free of all of them, I stepped off the LIRR and into Penn Station, only to be greeted by a busker playing "Uptown Girl" on Melodica.
October 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
When I'm back in New York, I always listen for whose music I'll hear first: Billy Joel's, Bruce Springsteen's, or Bon Jovi's. After a week and a half on Long Island free of all of them, I stepped off the LIRR and into Penn Station, only to be greeted by a busker playing "Uptown Girl" on Melodica.
Disquiet Junto Project 0722: Spook Street
The Assignment: Make music for a haunted spy film.
Deadline: Monday, November 3, 2025, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.
Details: disquiet.com/0722
The Assignment: Make music for a haunted spy film.
Deadline: Monday, November 3, 2025, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.
Details: disquiet.com/0722
Disquiet – Listening to culture. Playing with audio. Sounding out technology. Composing in code.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Disquiet Junto Project 0722: Spook Street
The Assignment: Make music for a haunted spy film.
Deadline: Monday, November 3, 2025, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.
Details: disquiet.com/0722
The Assignment: Make music for a haunted spy film.
Deadline: Monday, November 3, 2025, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.
Details: disquiet.com/0722
A new #DisquietJunto music community project will appear at 12:10am Pacific tomorrow (Oct 30, 2025) at disquiet.com/0722, and go out at the same time to the email list (juntoletter.disquiet.com). The theme explores Halloween, naturally, but with a specificity to the creative constraint.
October 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
A new #DisquietJunto music community project will appear at 12:10am Pacific tomorrow (Oct 30, 2025) at disquiet.com/0722, and go out at the same time to the email list (juntoletter.disquiet.com). The theme explores Halloween, naturally, but with a specificity to the creative constraint.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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