LONDON – At midnight on Dec. 31, 1999, Longplayer, a 1,000-year-long piece of music composed by Jem Finer, began playing. This year, British loudspeaker manufacturer EM Acoustics sponsored the project, donating loudspeakers for a sound system upgrade at Longplayer’s Trinity Buoy Wharf Lighthouse listening post, where it has been playing for the last 25 years.
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“Many within the music industry remember Longplayer as part of the millennium celebrations back in 2000,” says Greg Clarke, Brand Manager at EM Acoustics. “25 years later, we are thrilled at the opportunity to sponsor this project, which is truly an expression of human and artistic legacy across space and time.”
“Working with EM Acoustics on this new spatial listening post for Longplayer at the Lighthouse has been a real pleasure,” says James Bulley, Longplayer Trustee. “The EMS-51s provide the perfect balance of clarity, discreteness and high-quality manufacture. From all at the Longplayer Trust, we are extremely grateful to EM Acoustics for collaborating with us on this project.”
Now celebrating its first quarter-century milestone, the Longplayer Trinity Buoy Wharf listening post recently upgraded the sound system in its public listening area, which is open to visitors on weekends. 10 EMS-51 series loudspeakers from EM Acoustics are installed throughout the room to reproduce, with perfect clarity, the ancient sounds of Longplayer’s singing bowls. The extremely compact nature of the EMS-51s, coupled with their true passive design, provides discreet yet exceptional audio that truly captures the intricacies of the 1000-year-long composition.
“As always, we’re delighted to be involved with initiatives that leave a meaningful legacy,” confirms Clarke. “We thank Longplayer for their work and the Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust for their support in helping to organize the upgrade.”
