Music on a Long Thin Wire
"Lucier sets things in motion, then leaves them alone. The thin wire is set vibrating four times at four frequencies; the results are great stillness, a churning disturbance, a restless coil of supressed energy, and a profound but not untroubled peace. Fundamental pitches never change, but timbre, volume, and rhythm (from beats between not-quite-in-tune overtones) shift unpredictably, sometimes after long periods of rest. The wires four personalities leave me deeply moved."  Gregory Sandow, The Village Voice