Darkness Rises
TEMKO

It is this slow farewell that inspired Aart Strootman to write Darkness Rises; a translation of technology and space turned into music.
A 30 year-long radio transmission of Pioneer 10's journey towards the unknown, comprehended into a 50-minute experience, including a sonification of the last dataset from Pioneer 10 ever to be received and a video tailor made by Dries Alkemade, fitting the piece as a glove.

Electric guitar & composition - Aart Strootman
Bass guitar & electronics - Fred Jacobsson
Piano - Rogier Telderman
Marimba & percussion - Ramon Lormans

Recorded in Muziekgebouw Eindhoven recital hall in 2016