cheap nfl jerseys free shipping books: these are places where you have a single object for contemplation and engagement, rather than millions of little objects which we're forced to react to in a one-dimensional way."You never hear people complain that life's getting slower or less complicated," he points out. "I think many of us do feel that there's a huge emphasis on quantity of information and objects at the expense of real reflection and quality. To a certain extent that's the inevitable consequence of a networked world: everything just gets multiplied. Therefore there's this statement of mine – a 'manifesto for a slower pace of existence' – which sounds very grand and ambitious! But at heart it's about engaging with fewer objects in a more extended and deliberate way, which I find rewarding. There's something about it that connects with the renewed interest in mindfulness, or slow food – those traditions. It's a kind of ecology of mind."In a painting by Mark Rothko, for instance, there can be a single object with which you engage; it leads to lots of thought, but it is very simple in essence. That's what I've sought to do with Sleep: make a single object that can function like a landscape for the listener to inhabit while sleeping."Some people will not sleep at all, though: namely, the performers, including Richter himself (it is scored for piano, strings, electronics and wordless vocals). "It's a bit like preparing for a marathon," Richter remarks, "but I've structured it so that everyone gets a break. Nobody actually has to play for eight hours. Perhaps the ideal thing would be to be in the right time-zone: to arrive from somewhere jet-lagged and jump straight on stage."One possible downside exists. If someone near you drifts off during the performance, they might snore. What happens then? Richter takes the question in good spirit. "Performance traditions are practical things as well as conventions," he says. "Some of those conventions I find, personally, sometimes rather oppressive, but at their root they're there for a reason: so that people can enjoy the music. I think we'll just have to wing it and see."The one-hour album version of Sleep contains material that is notably different, intended more for active listening than dozy absorption. "The one-hour piece is a little like a daydream, or the tip of the iceberg which pokes above the sea," Richter says. "I think of that as intentional music: music?that you can engage with consciously, listen to analytically and make judgments about. There's music in the one-hour piece that isn't in the eight-hour version at all, and vice-versa, because it's structured for wakeful consciousness. In a way, the two pieces are asking a question about the difference between experiencing or inhabiting the material and listening to it consciously."Don't be put off by the unfamiliarity of it all. "I see the concerts as a laboratory – a bit of an experiment," says Richter. "I expect some people will try to stay up; others will sleep and I imagine most will do a bit of both. It's a voyage of discovery. But don't worry about not knowing the rules. There are no rules." 'Sleep' will be broadcast live on BBC Radio?3 from the Wellcome Foundation, London, from midnight on 26 September. It is part of Why Music?, a weekend of talks and concerts (wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions/why-music" target="_blank wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions/why-music). The one-hour album is out now on DG; the eight-hour version will be available as?a digital download Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) and his fellow "gladers" are patients/hostages in a huge complex run by Janson (Aidan Gillen). They are immune to the flare virus and represent "humanity's best chance of survival".Thomas quickly realises that Janson is not to be trusted and leads a breakout into the "scorch," arid wastelands inhabited by zombie-like beings called cranks.The film is best taken as a teen Mad Max. Thomas and co race across deserts cheap nfl jerseys free shipping cheap jerseys free shipping cheap nfl jerseys paypal