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"’Voyager II’ was launched August 20, 1977 from Cape
Canaveral by NASA. ... Attached to the exterior of the spacecraft
with titanium bolts is an aluminium case protecting a porcelain cartridge,
a diamond stylus, and a copper phonograph record sprayed with gold.
Engraved on the cover are instructions in scientific language on how
to play the record. The package is designed to last 1 billion years.
(...) "Whirlpool" results from the pleasure of imagining
someone encountering the 27 excerpts of music on the voyager record
for the first time. ... For ‘Whirlpool’ I selected eight
pieces of music. These selections were made in the same spirit as
the ‘Voyager’ selections - a valuing of the diversity
of earth music ..." (Reese Williams, zit. nach Plattencover). |
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