Longplayer, by Jem Finer

Longplayer

by Jem Finer

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mikemikemikemike The beginning. I vaguely remember where I was as 1999 turned to 2000, though I was not to know of Longplayer's existence until almost two decades later. It feels almost reassuring - rebalancing - to think of the timescale involved and the intentions around Longplayer. I play this now and it takes me to a place that's not sleep, but not quite 'here' either... Favorite track: 1st January 2000 00.00.00 – 00.10.46.

Leon Bacud Yeah. This is only 0.00000076052868303507% of a song... that's meant to last 1000 years.

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Containing essays by Janna Levin, Margaret & Christine Wertheim and Kodwo Eshun, a foreword by Michael Morris and an in-depth account of the development of Longplayer by Jem Finer, the book also includes a 12-inch vinyl record with four excerpts from Longplayer. With photographs by Steve Pyke and Justin Barton, numerous diagrams and drawings, and a description of a score for six human players.

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ISBN 1 902201 12 6

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1.	1st January 2000 00.00.00 – 00.10.46 10:48	info	buy track
2.	5th July 2000 01.02.00 – 01.14.59 10:59	info	buy track
3.	5th September 2000 06.21.00 – 06.32.36 11:36	info	buy track
4.	4th December 2002 04.25.00 – 04.35.40 10:40	info	buy track

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This LP was included in the book, Longplayer, by Jem Finer, published in 2003 by Artangel, documenting Longplayer's composition between 1995 and 1999.

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released March 6, 2022

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Longplayer is a one thousand year long musical composition. It began playing at midnight on the 31st of December 1999, and will continue to play without repetition until the last moment of 2999, at which point it will complete its cycle and begin again. Conceived and composed by Jem Finer, it was originally produced as an Artangel commission, and is now in the care of the Longplayer Trust. ... more

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