Dust of days: the sound piece

A Sound Composition by COB (1994) & Giovanni Ambrosio

Dust of Days is a sound composition blending spoken word, archival fragments, and live instrumentation, produced by COB (1994, based in Rome) with texts and recordings by Giovanni Ambrosio. The piece unfolds as an auditory collage of memory, urban landscapes, and fragmented identities, capturing the rhythm of Naples, media narratives, and the weight of storytelling. It has been composed as the main piece for the performance Assenti Assenti within Dust of Days installation.

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Voices for an Archive

At the core of Dust of Days is a spoken-word sequence, a fragmented monologue layering Neapolitan imagery, movement, and cultural references. The words, spoken by COB , act as sonic imprints, mapping a mental geography of Naples—its movement, contradictions, and aesthetic tensions.

Sound, Memory & Recomposition

Dust of Days merges:

• Spoken text by COB – A script of layered urban fragments and cultural echoes.

• Piano, played and recorded by Giovanni Ambrosio, interacting with digital textures.

• Interview excerpts from Larry Page & Sergey Brin

• Electronic reprocessing by COB, distorting and reshaping the raw materials of documentary sound.