Music for an installation by Cocky Eek and Schweigman&

Curve (music for an installation by Cocky Eek and Schweigman&) (20:30)

cd/dl/stream, August 2024

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The Curve installation is a two-part inflatable tube, with a diameter of 2.5 meters, positioned as two interlocking spirals. One enters the Curve, walks through it, uninterrupted, with the rhythm of the music indicating the pace. At the end of the first tube, in the middle of the installation, there’s an open space. Still slowly walking, the visitor enters the second tube, which spirals outwards and leads towards the exit. The whole experience takes about 20 minutes, and is as beautiful as it is dissorienting.

In the installation, the music (played in a seamless loop) is spread through eight channels, each going to four speakers, so the sound is very spacious. For this standalone version of the score, I tried to make a stereo adaptation that mimics that spatial quality as closely as possible. It might not be the complete 'Curve experience', but it might transport you to interesting places nonetheless.

Curve was first presented at Het Lage Noorden (Friesland, NL), from 22 June until 24 August 2024, then moved to Into the Great Wide Open festival (29 August 29 – 1 September, Vlieland, NL).