RIVERS & BRIDGES - DENMARK:



[UPDATE SUMMER '96]



So far only the sound design has been agreed. The soundscape will have two dimensions:
  1. The HORIZONTAL stream (THE RIVER) floating from left to right (all the way through the broadcast).
  2. The DEPT movement (THE BRIDGE) in both directions: "far to near" & "near to far", but once in a while this movement will be interrupted - " the bridge is up" - or maybe the bridge is not there yet/anymore.

We will start the broadcast, Thursday 5th, Sepember, at 23h15 and go on for 2-4 hours.

I`m the coordinator (email: tob@dr.dk), and a number of colleagues will participate (Peter Kristiansen, Martin Jackobsen, Kirsten Maegaard....etc.), in what I think will be a live jam-session in sound!!!!

I will compose the live inputs from various sources, tapes, lines, recievers, mics., etc. during the broadcast,

Based on the ideas coming in from the participants - I will make the final concept soon - but so far, we have discussed the following headlines:
  1. "SEARCHING FOR DANISH RIVERS" .......as you know - we havent got one single river in Denmark - but many bridges. (we might need riversounds from the rest of the world - if we decide on this headline).
  2. "STORBAELTSBROEN - the bridge of communication - beetween whom ?". This is the bridge you are referring to in your fax - it is not yet finished, and it is going to be one of the worlds biggest bridges* - I think 15 km long. This bridge has been discussed for almost a hundred years in Denmark - but soon it is ready - although nobody remembers what it is good for ! (a minister ealier mentioned that we could get fresh milk from all over the country then !)
    *SEE: newspaper article
  3. "THE BRIDGE - connecting what was not connected before - should it ever have been connected ?

This idea requires sounds with contrasts - and similarities - I guess?

Well - thats all for now - please have patience with us - we are busy people - but we will be "on the beat" soon.


Torben (Brandt).