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New and forgotten ways of making radio

New and forgotten ways of making radio

Nr. 2008 and 2009… Kaggen is a demiurge and folk hero of the San people of Southern Africa. He is a trickster god who can shape shift, usually taking the form of a praying mantis but also a bull eland, a louse, a snake, and a caterpillar. This piece — inspired by this entity and informed by the elementary principles of neural synthesis — consists of a collage stemming from a series of recording sessions, employing both field recordings and phrases/ phonemes generated by a circuit of analogue components arranged in order to achieve self-generative feedbacks.
ZÄRTLICH GEHT DIE WELT ZUGRUNDE: STILL LOOKING FOR MEDUSA is a tribute to corals, the sensitive critters of Gaia’s underwater realms, showcasing their profound ability to forge symbiotic relationships. Corals, as holobionts for zooxanthellae, epitomize interdependence; as reefs, they offer shelter to many marine creatures; as strong formations, they modulate the ocean’s ebb and flow into gentler currents. As the ancient ancestors of Medusa, they hold the spirit of nature’s often misunderstood and transformative powers. Medusa herself, a female figure of Greek mythology, represents the recurring theme of metamorphosis and the complex dynamics of power and seduction, banished to safeguard the male gaze.
New and forgotten ways of making radio