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Disquiet Junto: The Voight-Kampff Concerto

Disquiet Junto 0649 had me consider the form of the concerto: its constraints, its traditions; and to create our own composition based on these traits. I read up, listened, read some more, and made my list of rules and constraints. Then I set to it.

The solo instrument is an ARP2600 that I sampled in the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS) a couple of years ago. I improvised some chord movement with a generic pad and got the thin, flute-like ARP lead kind of dancing around on it in a single take. The overall feel reminded me of "Deckard's Blues" from the Blade Runner soundtrack, so I ran with that. The entire composition is 4 tracks of analog synths and an illegal quantity of reverb.

Listen to "The Voight-Kampff Concerto" by Coraline Ada Ehmke on Soundcloud wearing good headphones, like the ones you got at that little shop under the glittering c-beams near the Tannhauser Gate.

Drone Day 2024

May 25, 2024 made year 4 of my 5-year "Gangs of Ireland" project. Starting in 2021, each year on Drone Day (droneday.org) I've created a new experimental piece inspired by a segment from an 80s-era Irish talk show featuring young goths, punks, & mods. This year was "The Mod".

The performance was live-streamed, and you can see the concert video from the livestream broadcast from NO SIGNAL Multimedia Labs.

The studio and live versions of this track are available on the "Gangs of Ireland" playlist on SoundCloud.

Disquiet Junto: Making Ice at Home May Seem Overwhelming

My response to the latest Disquiet Junto prompt, "0627 - Just Ice Society", calling for a piece built around the sound of ice in a glass.

The vocals were created by AI-enhanced text-to-speech, with a script adapted from a WikiHow article. The track was recorded and produced at NOSIGNAL Multimedia Labs, The Shambles, Chicago, IL USA.

Headphones are recommended, and please remember to use your allocated break time to make connections with others in your work unit.

Listen to "Making Ice at Home May Seem Overwhelming" by Coraline Ada Ehmke on Soundcloud.

New Release: The Nine Doors

Following 2022's debut "Five Lies Left" EP, this new release, "The Nine Doors" is a full-length album featuring 9 original songs. The wordless narrative of "The Nine Doors" unfolds through the dark instrumentation, hypnotic rhythms, broken synths, and haunted piano that is the signature sound of Sudre's Violin.

The theme and feel of "The Nine Doors" is inspired by the modern literary classic "The Club Dumas" by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. (There's also an obligatory Nick Drake reference, of course.)

Listen or pick up "The Nine Doors" on Apple Music, Amazon Music, Bandcamp, Pandora, Soundcloud, or Spotify.

Coraline's music on bandcamp

All my music is available free-or-pay-what-you-want on bandcamp:

• Sudre's Violin
• A Little Fire Scarecrow
• Auntie Kismet
• Calamity Orchestra

Friends on bandcamp

Some folks in my community I recommend checking out:

• In Good Company
• I Kong Kult
• Errant Space
• Savage Republic
• Jenn Vix
• Layer Cake