SCRAPING – Silent Landscapes and Sonic Pariahs

RYPARO – Silent Landscapes and Sonic Pariahs is a music composition that explores and sheds light on the often-overlooked soundscape of noise pollution in urban environments. Extending over 40 minutes and presented through a multi-channel sound system, the work focuses on the relentless mechanical hum of generators, air-conditioning systems, and refrigerator units that overwhelms the city streets. Through targeted field recordings  and the use of specialised microphones, the work traces these low-information and high-redundancy sounds, revealing the hidden sonic layers that shape how we perceive the urban environment. The composition transforms these industrial drones into a bold auditory experience, inviting the audience to confront the unseen sonic backdrop of everyday life. Presented through an immersive sound system, the work enables the listeners to physically and emotionally interact with the evolving textures of urban noise, enhancing their conscious auditory perception and their relationship with the modern-day soundscape.

Field recordings: Theodoros Lotis, Theofanis Maragkos

Programming: Philippos Theoharidis.

Instruments. Enrique Tomàs (Tangible Music Lab-Kunstuniversitat, Linz). Andreas Monopolis (MOCM)

In collaboration with the Electroacoustic Music Research and Applications Laboratory, Department of Music Studies, Ionian University