Go-Slow (2014) is a soundscape composition made entirely of car horn sounds heard in the Lagos traffic. The piece was presented as part of Saout Radio‘s public art project here. now. where? in the Marrakech Biennale, Morocco, 2014.

The sounds have been taken from Lagos Soundscapes recorded by Emeka Ogboh, and rearranged, treated and played by me. The idea has been to elevate a mundane, chaotic and stressful situation (go-slow = traffic jam) into a more contemplative and sensuous “jam”.

The piece also appears on Emeka Ogboh and my album LOS-HEL: Possible Cities (2016).

Go-Slow (2014)

Composition, treatments, mixing and production: Ilpo Jauhiainen

Field recordings, production: Emeka Ogboh

Curated by Younes Baba Ali and Anna Raimondo (Saout Radio)

Supported by Saout Radio and the Marrakech Biennale