David Curington’s track “BUY THIS THING” presents an intriguing exploration into sound collage, blending vocal, instrumental, and rhythmic elements into a playful yet intense auditory experience. The piece is marked by its experimental nature, layering sounds in a way that challenges conventional listening, making it both fascinating and provocative.
The track is part of Curington’s album Composer REACTS / After These Messages, which delves into glitching, fractured textures as a commentary on the overwhelming sensory input of the digital age. Through its chaotic and ironic soundscapes, the album reflects on the fragmented reality of modern life, with sounds that clash, compete, and deteriorate, creating a powerful, if uncomfortable, listening experience.
Based in Manchester, UK, David Curington is a composer, improvising oboist, and abstract photographer whose work bridges various artistic disciplines. With a PhD in composition from the Royal Northern College of Music, Curington’s music often explores noise, improvisation, and complexity, creating densely layered textures that push the boundaries of classical and experimental music. His innovative approach has earned him recognition, including the RPS Composition Prize, and features on BBC Radio 3’s Freeness.
