agitated slowness

Agitated slowness continues my recent explorations of larger forms. Within a long time span, clearly marked sections develop contrasting density states. The human voice as main sound source leads us through calm, but at the same time fast pulsing resonant spaces.
The 24 channels surround the listener in the shape of a cupola and allow the creation of aural spaces which go beyond the physical dimensions of the concert hall.

 

 

 

The audio files are available as mono files (48 kHz, 24 bit)

The 24 loudspeakers are mounted in three rings of 8 speakers each. The lower ring receives channels 1-8 and should be approximately at ear height. The middle ring receives channels 9-16. The upper ring receives channels 17-24 and should be mounted in such a way that a dome shape with the lower rings is approximated. The middle and upper rings have increasing smaller diameters.

Refer to this picture for channel assignments

To download the individual channels, right-click each link and “save as”   agitated-slowness-48-24-low_01.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-low_02.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-low_03.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-low_04.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-low_05.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-low_06.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-low_07.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-low_08.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-mid_01.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-mid_02.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-mid_03.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-mid_04.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-mid_05.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-mid_06.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-mid_07.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-mid_08.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-up_01.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-up_02.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-up_03.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-up_04.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-up_05.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-up_06.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-up_07.aif agitated-slowness-48-24-up_08.aif