ABOUT
The Raga Project is a 24-hour audio work that is synced to the local time of the listener. Borrowing from the construct of classical Indian ragas where improvised melodies invoke specific moods for particular times of the day, the piece is a score in six, four-hour phases. It is comprised of psychoacoustic binaural audio, The Schumann Resonance, voice messages from people describing their surroundings, numbers stations (synced to their broadcast time), Mongolian throat singing, time-stretched raga samples, iceberg and wind samples, and more.
The Phases
Phase I :: 00:00 – 04:00
Phase II :: 04:00 – 08:00
Phase III :: 08:00 – 12:00
Phase IV :: 12:00 – 16:00
Phase V :: 16:00 – 20:00
Phase VI :: 20:00 – 24:00
The Raga Project has been presented in numerous forms, including:
RAGA/CHAKRA
RAGA/VINDA
RAGA/PEAK
CREDITS
This project would not be possible without the generous support of the following individuals
and institutions:
VCCA, The Institute for Electronic Arts, Alfred University, Patty Ortiz, Mardee Goff and
The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Peekskill Project 6, HVCCA, The Field Library,
Emilie Nilsson, Emily Bartlett, Melonie Moultrie, Gyan Riley,
Tuguldur Yondonjamts, Megan McDevitt, and everyone who called to leave messages.
Special thanks to Jodi Waynberg for her belief in this project from its inception.
—Man Bartlett, Winter 2017