-The Slowest Love

I'm proud to announce that I have written the slowest and longest Hardcore Techno track ever, and started to perform it, too.
It runs at 0.000000001 BPM (one billionth beats per minute) and lasts for over 10.000 years.

Here is my composition.

-Low Entropy - The Slowest Love

-At time zero: (the beginning; first quarter note)

Play bassdrum, crash cymbal and chord D#3 F3 A#3 D#4 F#4 C#5

Let the sounds fade out.

-In 1902 years (from time zero): (2nd quarter note)

Play bassdrum, snare drum, hihat and chord C5-D#5-G5-C6

Don't let the chord fade out, but sustain it for 1902 years.

-In 3805 years: (3rd quarter note)

Play bassdrum, rimshot, clap and chord A#4-D5-F5-A#6

Don't let the chord fade out, but sustain it for 1902 years.

Start improvising a synth melody that will be played on the sixteenth notes for the next 3805 years.

-In 5707 years: (4th quarter note)

Play bassdrum and chord G#4-C5-D#5-G#6

Don't let the chord fade out, but sustain it for 1902 years.

Improvise an acid house bass-line on the 16th notes for the next 1902 years (while also still improvising the synth melody)

-In 7610 years:

Play bassdrum and chord G4-A#4-D5-G6

Don't let the chord fade out, but sustain it for 1902 years.

Acid bass-line and improvised synth melody stop.

-At 9512 years

Play bassdrum, 808 cowbell, crash, clap, high tom and snaredrum.

Improvise a chord of at least 6 notes and sustain it for the next 1902 years.

After the drum fades out, play a C2 synthesized bass note run through heavy fx and sustain it for the next 1903 years.

-At 11415 years

Play bassdrum, no other sound.
Then let bassdrum fade out normally
All other sounds stop, too.

-Composition ends (and we are all happy)

Possible variations: feel free to add notes one or several octaves up or down to each chord as you see fit.
I already started performing the track. I played a part of the first quarter note, and a recording of it can be found on my bandcamp.
I'm probably not "on earth" anymore when the 2nd quarter note is due to be played (unless immortality or something else gets invented in the meantime).
But I hope that others will continue / take over the performance of the track, so that it can be played to the end and concluded successfully.

Other artists are free to perform this track too, right now, on their own, btw :-)

Note: I rounded the years to condense the information in these written down instructions a bit. Feel free to do the calculations regarding the exact time and date when each note has to be played by yourself, especially if you intent to help performing this piece.

-"Possible objections" FAQ:

"This is not a real actual composition or track, because:..."

1. "...you didn't use standard music notation for this song / track"

So what? Many composers didn't use standard notation. Also even with standard notation, it's normal to add things / give instructions (such as "fire gun")

Stockhausen didn't use standard notation for his Helicopter String Quartet either ;-) Still it's considered a real composition and was performed.

2. "... you won't be alive until the track is played to the end"

Yes, and? Bach isn't alive either, but his music is still performed (even until the end of the specific piece ;-)

Also, this objection would then also apply to other "long term" music projects such as ASLSP; the original performers won't be alive in 600 years either.

3. "... there is a huge gap of silence between the 1st and 2nd quarter note which invalidates this composition"

So what? It's just that radio stations etc. usually abhor songs that have gaps and include silence. But even in the well-known rock and pop circuit there are instances of silence and "gaps". For example punk, metal, hardcore rock, whatever songs, that start with a palm muted chord, or a scream, then - silence - and then the song continues (or have such "sequences" in the middle part). still they are considered to be valid songs.

there is an instance of silence for almost 1902 years, but the track lasts for 11.415 years.
this would be a ratio about equal to, for example, a punk song that starts with palm muted chords (or short screams) for the first 30 seconds, and then continues 90 seconds with normal chords, vocals, percussion, chorus, verse, and so on.

Maybe unusual, but not "invalid".

And if you step out out of the rock and pop circuit, you will find lots of compositions that incorporate huge amounts of silence.

Think for example a horror movie score, that could employ a single piano chord being played, then pause for half a minute, then another chord, and so, for a very haunting scene.
And, furthermore, once you go into the avantgarde realm, anything becomes possible.

Yes, the time span of silence is particularly long in this composition. But there is no rule that "silence" would invalidate a composition.

Besides, if you think music with 1902 years of silence is "nonsense", then almost the same could be said about other "long" compositions, and one could claim that playing one or several tones for the duration of 100s of days / years is "nonsense".

4. "... your composition might not be actually performed in its entirety".

Point taken. earth might blow up, the idea might get lost, or similar things. or simply no one takes interest and the next notes will not be played because of this.

But while this a somewhat valid point criticzing the "performance", it doesn't invalidate the *composition*.
If a previously unknown or lost, but finished and complete composition by Mozart gets discovered one day, does that mean it is not a "real" or valid composition by Mozart, just because it was never performed?
(Or more simply: if a known piece by a composer was never performed for any other reason - does that imply it is not a true composition by that person?)

A composition doesn't have to be performed in order to "exist".
Besides, if not now, it could also be performed at a future point (maybe in 100.000 years?).

-So, the way I see it, everything is valid here. I "hope" that this composition will actually be performed, even if it not likely (this is a thing i admit); but at least the composition, the piece is "out there". May you enjoy it in one way or the other.

The performance of this composition started at 26.06.2023 23:09 UTC Central European Summer Time ("German time") and the first quarter note was played.
This is important information for future performers, in order to calculate when the next notes have to be played.
As mentioned above: a short recording of the first quarter note was made, and his been upload to the internet (for example, bandcamp).
Do not confuse this recording with the actual piece, btw. It's just there to bear witness. The real composition still needs to be performed until its conclusion.

-Low Entropy, over and out, for now.

To learn more about the Slowcore Techno genre, check:

lowentropyproducer.blogspot.com/p/slowcore-records.html