{secret songs of your surroundings}
Christopher DeLaurenti
RapidRide
An interactive audio project captures the sounds of place.
What stories can be heard in the sounds of a bus corridor?
For the RapidRide A Line in South King County, Christopher DeLaurenti created {secret songs of your surroundings}, a temporary sonic portrait of the corridor that highlighted discrete sounds, sound patterns, and the act of listening itself. It was the first sound-based public art project ever commissioned by 4Culture.
Visual prompts on RapidRide buses and stops invited commuters to listen and co-compose a unique soundscape, either online or by phone. Online, riders used three sliders to control the audio output; the three continuums ranged from past to future, mysterious to obvious, and relax to explore. By phone, they used the phone keypad to create a randomized mix. These interactions were available in seven languages commonly spoken along the corridor.Continue Reading ›
Mining the route and its proximate surroundings, DeLaurenti, who produced his first field recordings aboard King County buses, encountered and recorded a plethora of audio activity. The field recordings he selected for inclusion ranged from amplified resonances of abandoned houses to serendipitous interviews on the streets.
Based in Seattle, DeLaurenti is a composer, improvisor, and phonographer. His sound work includes field recordings, electroacoustic and acousmatic music, text-sound scores, free-improvised low-tech electronics, and compositions for acoustic instruments.About the Location
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