
The Millennial Loop
Experience 'Longplayer', the sound world at London's Trinity Buoy Wharf, intended to last a thousand years.
Longplayer is the brainchild of one of the founding members of the Pogues, Jem Finer. A sound installation at London's Trinity Buoy Wharf (where scientist Michael Faraday conducted experiments), it began on 31st December 1999 and hasn't stopped since. It is intended to last a thousand years.
Using the sounds of hundreds of Tibetan singing bowls, and a piece of music 20 minutes and 20 seconds long, processed by a simple algorithm, the resulting variations can be played without repetition for a millennium.
We encounter a fraction of that sonic journey, as Carnatic singer, artist and composer Supriya Nagarajan plays with time and sound, as she responds to and duets with Longplayer.
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- Sun 31 Mar 2024 23:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3
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