Concrete Island
Sep 25, 2020, 08:07 AM
Minneapolis interstate bridge reimagined by JP Guerrier.
"The piece is a reflection on concrete, water, and the pace of travel in today's society. I was inspired by the juxtaposition of natural and man made elements in the original recording;
I was interested in representing the contrast between relaxed pace of nature and the rush of people and city life - I used a combination of frenetic drum beats and longer, washing tones in an attempt to represent these two opposite elements.
"The wall of sound in the piece is representative of looming concrete buildings and brutalist architecture.
"I used a lot of granular synthesis to create the piece, and the majority of elements in the project are created from the initial recording. I was particularly interested in creating "natural" sounds from man made sources, such as creating tidal sounds from the noise of cars passing.
"The piece reflects on the co habitation of nature and humans in the same spaces, and how this can be resolved, as well as the ever growing distance between the human pace of life and the pace of the natural world around us."
Part of the Future Cities project - find out more at https://www.citiesandmemory.com/future-cities
"The piece is a reflection on concrete, water, and the pace of travel in today's society. I was inspired by the juxtaposition of natural and man made elements in the original recording;
I was interested in representing the contrast between relaxed pace of nature and the rush of people and city life - I used a combination of frenetic drum beats and longer, washing tones in an attempt to represent these two opposite elements.
"The wall of sound in the piece is representative of looming concrete buildings and brutalist architecture.
"I used a lot of granular synthesis to create the piece, and the majority of elements in the project are created from the initial recording. I was particularly interested in creating "natural" sounds from man made sources, such as creating tidal sounds from the noise of cars passing.
"The piece reflects on the co habitation of nature and humans in the same spaces, and how this can be resolved, as well as the ever growing distance between the human pace of life and the pace of the natural world around us."
Part of the Future Cities project - find out more at https://www.citiesandmemory.com/future-cities