Synthsized Voices of the Revolutionary Utopia: Early Sonic Experiments in the Soviet Union

This book tells the remarkable story behind the pioneering experiments in audio synthesis and graphical sound that were being conducted in the early years of the Soviet Union by composer-theorists Arseny Avraamov, Boris Yankovsky and many others.
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Mendi + Keith Obadike: American Cypher, A Sound Installation on Race and DNA :: The Studio Museum, 144 W. 125 Street, Harlem, New York City : March 28th, 2013 to June 30th, 2013 ::

The Studio Museum in Harlem presents “American Cypher”, an installation by conceptual artists Mendi + Keith Obadike. This site-specific work is a suite of projects that respond to American stories about race and DNA. The project includes an 8 channel sound & video installation with a series of letterpress prints and a book. Continue reading

Rorschach Audio - Art & Illusion for Sound by Joe Banks :: “The earliest form of sound recording technology was not a machine but was written language…” (page 96) :: Trade distribution by Turnaround Production by Strange Attractor :: Published by Disinformation :: ISBN 978-1-907222-20-7 ::

What are the connections between Leonardo da Vinci and Dick Whittington, between the BBC Monitoring Service and punk band The Clash, between wartime military intelligence work, visual arts theory, battle management systems, Spiritualism, radio and recording technology and criminal witness testimony? What role do JG Ballard, Osama bin Laden, William Burroughs, Jean Cocteau, Jean Genet, Adolf Hitler, William Hogarth, Victor Hugo, Joe Meek, Pope Pius Continue reading