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floating_islands 2004

by staalplaat soundsystem

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Floating Islands is a mechanical floating orchestra , commissioned for the opening of the Dutch Embassy in Berlin.
The orchestra consists of fifty small floating “sound islands . A 60 by 15 meter formation fixed in a free water space. The base bodies of the ‘islands’ are floating red plastic buoys. Self-built flutes made from plastic bottles are fixed on top , a battery of 50 vacuum cleaners breathes life into the flutes like a huge lung. The steering unit consists of a controller running a composition Staalplaat soundsystem & Erwin Stache (d)

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released June 29, 2023

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staalplaat label Amsterdam, Netherlands

staalplaat is an independent record label. Founded in 1982 Amsterdam, the company's mission is to create a sound forum for sound artists, who write and perform new and experimental music.

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