FINDING LONGPLAYER
In addition to its flagship location at the Lighthouse in Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, Longplayer can be heard at several public listening posts around the world, as well as through a live stream on the world wide web. Beginning in 2009, sections of Longplayer have also been performed by live musicians in a series of long-durational Longplayer Live events.
Google Earth information for terrestrial listening posts is in this .kmz file. To view this file you will need to have Google Earth installed.
ONLINE
Live Stream
A 56kbps live stream can be heard by clicking (or right-clicking) here:
longplayer.m3u
Once dowloaded, this .m3u file should open in your default music application. The stream originates from the Lighthouse in London and is hosted by SPC.org. If you are interested in mirroring this stream on your server, please get in touch .
Excerpts
In addition to the live stream, you may listen to four excerpts below. These excerpts are also available on the LP included with the Longplayer book. The dates and times of these excerpts are listed in IDL, ie. as they occurred at the International Date Line.
| 1st January 2000 | 00.00.00 - 00.10.46 |
| 5th July 2000 | 01.02.00 - 01.14.59 |
| 5th September 2000 | 06.21.00 - 06.32.36 |
| 4th December 2002 | 04.25.00 - 04.35.40 |
The Longplayer Trust is committed to keeping Longplayer free and available to the public. If you enjoy these streams and would like to support the project please consider making a donation here.
UNITED KINGDOM
The Lighthouse
Trinity Buoy Wharf, 64 Orchard Place, London E14 0JW
The original Longplayer installation, running since the 31st December 1999, is situated inside the 19th century lighthouse at Trinity Buoy Wharf.
Opening Hours: From the 21st June 2009 open every weekend, 11am - 5pm (winter times, October - March inclusive, 11am - 4pm).
Visitors are advised to check the News page for any last minute schedule changes.
Free of charge, though donations are welcome.
By Train: DLR train to East India. Do not take the bridge across the road to the offices.
Take the stairwell nearest the riverside and turn right (east) along the main road, Aspen Way. This will take you up to a roundabout. Go around this, keeping the river to your right, and down the slip road. See map below.
By Bus: 277 bus to Leamouth.
By Boat: You can take a boat from the centre of London to QE2 pier, which is on the opposite bank from the Lighthouse. From there, take a Jubilee Line train to Canning Town. One stop on the DLR takes you to East India. For schedules and information visit the Thames Clippers website.
By Car: Parking is free.
Thanks to Urban Space Management, in particular Eric Reynolds and John Burton, and to the Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust for their generous support, in making this listening post possible.
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The Royal Observatory
Greenwich, London SE10
Official Website
The Science Museum
Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2DD
Official Website
EGYPT
Bibliotheca Alexandria
El Shatby, Alexandria, Egypt 21526
Official Website
USA
The Long Now Foundation Museum
Fort Mason, San Francisco
Official Website
LIVE
Longplayer Live
Since the premiere of Longplayer Live in 2009, sections of Longplayer have been heard in an intermittent series of live musical performances. In these, a small ensemble of 6 – 12 musicians perform a carefully synchronised section of Longplayer’s 1000-year-long score on a large, specially-constructed orchestral instrument. For more information about past performances and upcoming events, see the live page. Up-to-date information can also be found on the news page.
Performances to date:
The Roundhouse, London, 12.09.2009, 08:00 – 13.09.2009, 00:40 BST
The Lighthouse, London, 31.12.2009, 12:00 – 15:00 GMT
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, 16.10.2010, 07:00 – 23:40 PDT
