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  1. 1 day ago

    Samples from Zelda and Angel of Death, together at last! (This week's a href…

    Samples from Zelda and Angel of Death, together at last! (This week's Junto prompt was to remix something.) I started out by remixing the original Legend of Zelda, focusing on the tenser riffs in that soundtrack. Then, I started making beats for it, at which point I thought I’d adhere to the spirit of the prompt more closely by remixing another track to get drums. I landed on Dave Lombardo’s drums from Angel of Death. And that is how I ended up in mashup territory. I found myself trying to recreate the Angel of Death break riff by chopping up bits of Zelda, at which point I decide to back off because it felt more like musique concréte than remixing. Plus, I thought it’d be fun to let more of the Zelda music just run instead of altering it. It’s therapeutic to listen to. I felt a little guilty about using these monumental drums for a video game mashup at first, but then I realized that track cannot be harmed by anything I can do. Absolutely invincible stuff. I had read that Dave Lombardo never recorded to a click track. (All of the South of Heaven album was recorded in live sessions with the entire band. All of the other instruments were then re-recorded.) While trying to fit NES machine-played riffs to them, I realized that there were more tempo changes than just the major section ones. Furthermore, Dave did not play metronomically; some beats drift. But he was right to play them where he did. Things sound worse if you try to move them into the proper ticks. Dave was right; the metronome was wrong. This is where a lot of the Slayer magic came from, I’m sure. So, I tried my best to fit the square waves and triangle waves to the drums.

  2. 1 day ago

    At one point, I tried to make the Angel of Death break riff using samples from Z…

    At one point, I tried to make the Angel of Death break riff using samples from Zelda exclusively. It was awkward.

  3. 15 Sept

    Wild WildsPer this a href="https://disquiet.com/2026/09/10/disqu…

    Wild WildsPer this prompt about making background music for a board game, this is a soundtrack for Magical Athlete, a game that takes a bunch of very, very simple rules and creates this surprising emergent complexity from them, which in turn creates delightful drama. It also has a great sense of humor.Accordingly, I took a simple riff and made some variations that do not line up until repeated a number of times. I arranged them in a way that builds up complexity in which I hope is a fun way. I did not want to create a serious Steve Reich vibe, as much as I love that stuff.It uses a square wave, so it's chiptuney, which isn't ideal for background music, but then again, it worked for countless NES games.

  4. 8 Sept

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    Eventual ConsistencyThis is handmade phase musicI wanted to play physically for this one, so I got wrote bass and guitar parts. Unfortunately, I wrote a riff for the third little movement that was a bit more than I can handle, what with my not practicing (especially arpeggios) very often, so after trying all day (it’s surprising how you can burn time trying to get a take), I just went with what I had.Still, I think the overall vibe is good, and I learned more about the logistics of physical phase music.Oh, yeah, I should probably practice consistently. Maybe I'll do that...eventually. Ha! See what I did there?

  5. 25 Aug

    There’s some confounding chords in the Link to the Past ending, apparently.…

    There’s some confounding chords in the Link to the Past ending, apparently.

  6. 25 Aug

    Cat VortexThe a href="https://disquiet.com/2026/08/20/disquiet-j…

    Cat VortexThe prompt was to create a sonic zoo, so I took a 30-second sample of Oatmeal (a cat we’re taking care of) and repitched and stacked it using a web audio tool I wrote to do microtonal stuff. It sounds like many bewildered cats!It got a little intense, so I threw in Dr. Wily saying “mrrp!” in breaks.

  7. 17 Aug

    Cursed Minus Worldsa href="https://disquiet.com/2026/08/13/disqu…

    Cursed Minus WorldsPrompt: Make music with three sounds: one you love, one you dislike, and one you consider to be neutral.I thought about just picking three sounds that were short and arranging those samples rhythmically, musique concréte-style, but in the interest of stretching, I went with long field recordings of:A Dave and Buster's-style arcade/bowling alley, packed with casino-like games laser-focused on exploitation.Cicadas near Changgyeonggung Palace in SeoulMy kid trying out the piano sheet music for Super Mario 3 World 1 for the first time (he's only played the actual game once)I had a really hard time fitting in the bowling alley recording. It's not at all rhythmic and has pieces of terrible music in it. I tried substituting this other really terrible field recording from the airport, but that didn't work, either.I'm out of time, so here it is, as kind of an example of field recording emulsion.

  8. 10 Aug

    Richards's Allotted Break TimeThe prompt for this one was a href…

    Richards's Allotted Break TimeThe prompt for this one was lunch break.I wanted this to be a fun break time for Richards, for whom I imagine it's not enough, but he considers himself lucky to have a break at all in this capitalist dystopia. So, we've got to make the most of it.The main riffs popped into my head while I was sleep deprived and walking through Incheon International Airport. I tried to leave the solos fresh and funny instead of following my instinct to try to make them "cool."I also recorded a little audio drama, even though I personally hate all skits (except the Wu-Tang ones; they're the only ones that know how to make relistenable skits). I guess I could not resist the narrative compulsion.I used designerchoices’s servo recordings and solbeatpros’s Sci-Fi Scanner Buzzing Loop samples to build the ambience for that bit.

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    deathmtn
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    327
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