Turning Solos into Duets Toward Trios

As of this morning, Tuesday, March 12, we ended up with 47 tracks in the first part of this three-part sequence of projects, over the course of which the Disquiet Junto community will eventually produce numerous trios asynchronously. All but one of those 47 tracks (see the spreadsheet) are in the SoundCloud playlist. There may still be a few stragglers, which is fine, as always. If you’re familiar enough with the Junto, let alone an old hand at this, then you know what the next project’s instructions will be, because we’ve been doing this trio sequence for several years. That said, if you can wait until Thursday, please do, as there will be specific instructions in regard to anyone looking to do a second or third track in the second week, when we turn the solos into duets, in advance of potential trios. Almost all Junto projects state to just do one track, but for the second and third of this sequence of three projects, you’re be able to do more than one. The hope is that as many as possible of the solos at least get to become duets, if not proper trios. More details to follow. Instructions will go out on Thursday via juntoletter.disquiet.com. This trios sequence is a great way for people to work together, to get to know each other, to potentially hear their own work in different contexts — and to record with a larger sense of purpose, knowing that one needs to leave space for others, and use the space provided to one by others. The project isn’t just about collaboration. It’s also about process, and planning, and patience. People have mentioned, in the past, that leaving room for others has led to them leaving more room in their own work, and to them thinking more thoroughly of the various parts of their own recordings as distinct yet interrelated elements.