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Marc Weidenbaum
@disquiet.bsky.social
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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.
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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
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Truly thought, as I approached this awning, that it said “no” — only to eventually recognize it was the address, “110”
Green awning at entrance to building that reads "110"
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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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

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A line drawing of ancient ruins plus the name and number of the project
November 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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AI as reply guy: when you’re just searching for references to a given Oblique Strategies card.
November 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Sidewalks can end in more ways than one
A suburban sidewalk with a no trespassing sign
October 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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A sidewalk can, apparently, simply end
Photo showing a sidewalk in a residential neighborhood where the concrete just stops.
October 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Main thing I like about the new iOS upgrade is the massive time displayed on the lock screen. Every time I glance at it, I feel like the movie that my life is has begun some momentous, title-card-deserving new phase. It's 4:18!
The lock screen of a phone with the time in bright yellow
October 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Now, I am not in the market for a fog machine, but this Craigslist ad certainly makes a compelling case

newyork.craigslist.org/lgi/msg/d/ea...
October 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Disquiet Junto Project 0721: Well Weathered

The Assignment: Play along with a storm

Deadline: Monday, October 27, 2025, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.

Details: disquiet.com/0721

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Frogs falling from clouds, plus the name and number of the project
October 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Great opening act for Rolando’s Make Noise showcase
October 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Was holding out for number 1 but so be it
October 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Yeah, I played hooky this week and went to the de Young Museum for the manga exhibit, which is pretty darn great
October 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Disquiet Junto Project 0720: One from Two

The Assignment: Combine a pair of your recent tracks.

Deadline: Monday, October 20, 2025, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.

Details: disquiet.com/0720

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A person in a hat is listening intently with what appears to be an early version of a stethoscope, while possibly looking into a viewing machine of some sort, plus the name and number of the project
October 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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I'm not, by any means, planning on getting a vanity plate — but if I were to ...
A California license plate that reads RSS4LIF
October 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Bonus points to the musician who set up across the street from the Autechre concert at the Regency and drew a crowd when the show ended, around 11:15pm
October 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Got a good photo of Autechre's awesome show at the Regency
October 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Disquiet Junto Project 0719: Riding on the Metronome

The Assignment: Play with and against a steady beat.

Deadline: Monday, October 13, 2025, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.

Details: disquiet.com/0719

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A pendulum swings over a person's head, plus the number and name of the project
October 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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My wallet survived a gashapon encounter
October 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Current status, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2025
October 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Disquiet Junto Project 0718: Planet Jam It

The Assignment: Record the sound of an advanced alien civilization.

Deadline: Monday, October 6, 2025, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.

Details: disquiet.com/0718

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A drawing of planets in rotation around a central mass, perhaps a sun, plus the name and number of the project
October 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Saw two bands at the Stork Club last Friday. Particularly dug Sachi's Mirror, which involves electric violin through guitar pedals. The other, quite fun, is Angoisse Magazine.
October 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Oblique Strategies are generally right about what to do on a given day
September 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Disquiet Junto Project 0717: Generation Gambit

The Assignment: Layer two eras of recordings, one of them imaginary.

Deadline: Monday, September 29, 2025, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.

Details: disquiet.com/0717

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Two figures against a black background, plus the name and number of the project
September 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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I acknowledge that when I opened this article in New Scientist, I wondered if I could listen to it.
This is a screenshot of the top of an article titled "Is reading always better for your brain than listening to audiobooks?"
September 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM