Beekkant Square - Vibrations

Patterns of vibrations coming from traffic flows dominate the urban sound space of Beekkant Square. Recurring police sirens articulate the presence of control. This results in a mix of low and high frequencies waves moving through the air. Listening to Beekkant Square only allows a partial exploration of the urban sound space. Underground infrastructure enforces their experience through one’s feet on the ground. The street can be experienced as a ‘sensory surface’ connecting human and other bodies with the rhythm of the underground traffic. Environmental sounds are underrepresented.

In a more recent video clip performed at Beekkant Square (Wz, 2021) a young rapper’s autotuned voice rolls over a dead-and-dry grid-like beat produced by KeyBrams Prod. The track introduces a sound sphere of disruptive energy featuring some micro innovations not just in its creative use of auto-tune and other vocal processing but also in its switching between the rhythmic speech of rap and melodic trills of singing.

Recording (2021)

Video Clip: WZ. (2021). J’vais l’faire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7mDZsdFeO8