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<<after^lite discoteknic>>
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- trampoline party¹
HOWWWWW????!!!!???? :‘(((())))))))))’:
ATTENTION:
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t elex c ritical
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c ommon
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m ovement
hiiiii so does ANNYONE ever FEEL like THEY’RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO DO IT and like STILL has ALWAYS WANTED TO MAKE NOIS/VIS ART ?
ITS JUST THAT WE NEVER
LIKE DONT REALLY
FEEL LIKE WE”RE PROPER ARTISTSSSSSS O
okokokok. hear me out pls ?? Xo
l et u s PLAY !!!
and CREATE a PLACE thatsCOOL
like Play School
lets SETUP
like
8 play stations (not necessarily Sony, see below)
put them PUT THEM in some space somewhere , anywhere ,
*****WE ARE OFC VERY OPEN TO ANY IDEASSS***
let us ALL ,
we thePeople who are not rotting
let us CREATE @ playsCOOL
.
beyond karaoke: designing an aesthetic technology system
toward the popular production of Art, contra the mass consumption of media.
okay so like u kno those
<<baby's first kitchen>> s that you see
at curbside collection
out in the rain
screamiNG
YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU U UUUUUUU
UUUUUUUuuuuu U S E
¡ M E !
SPACE 2Breathe
¡ M A G ¡ N E = ¡ M A G ¡ K !
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playstation1: a tree of old Apple devices,
-WARE
HARD: iPod Nano 5th Gen, iPod Touch 5th Gen,
SOFT: Instagram (new accounts, to be algorhythmically generated through interaction from intra-actors)
-PUT
IN: human interaction with Apple hardware + software
OUT: 3.5mm aux (+lightning adapter) -> mixer -> OT
Visuals -> Airplay +/ Hdmi -> vMixer-> displays
{logistix}
design + create tree structure,
threading cables along branches,
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playstation2: playstation2
-WARE
HARD: sony playstation 2 + controller, selection of games, dvds, etc.
SOFT:
-PUT
IN: human interaction with PS2 controller
OUT: RCA L+R -> mixer -> OT -> speakers
RCA visual -> vMixer -> displays
{logistix}
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playstation 3: playstation 3
-WARE
HARD: sony playstation 3 + controller, selection of games, dvds, etc.
SOFT:
-PUT
IN: human interaction with PS3 controller
OUT: HDMI/RCA au L+R -> mixer -> OT -> speakers
HDMI/RCA visual -> vMixer -> displays
{logistix}
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playstation 4: playstation 4
-WARE
HARD: sony playstation 4 + controller, selection of games, dvds, etc.
SOFT:
-PUT
IN: human interaction with PS4 controller
OUT: HDMI au -> mixer -> OT -> speakers
HDMI vis -> vMixer -> displays
{logistix}
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playstation 5:nintendo mariokart evolutions
-WARE
HARD: DSLite x2 , DSi x1 , 3DS x1; Wii x1
SOFT: mariokart DS , mario kart Wii , mario kart 7
-PUT
IN: human interaction with consoles
OUT: 3.5mm aux ; RCA -> mixer -> OT -> speakers
HDMI visuals (+Au) -> vMixer -> displays
{logistix}
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playstation 6: synthS—COOL!
-WARE
HARD: Korg Minilogue XD , Behringer TD-3 ,
SOFT:
-PUT
IN:
OUT:
{logistix}
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playstation 7: vMix
-WARE
HARD:
SOFT:
-PUT
IN:
OUT:
{logistix}
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playstation 8: MASTER
-WARE
HARD: Elektron Octatrack MKii , Apple Macbook Pro ,
SOFT: Ableton Live 12 Suite , Apple Logic Pro ,
-PUT
IN:
OUT: PA
{logistix}
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**Researcher:** enjay Binnie (he/they) — Noise Philosopher, De:composer
**Site:** Meanjin (Brisbane)
**Praxis:** `abriefconstellationofspectacles.n0153fl`
---
### **Core Thesis: Against Alloproduction**
> *"thou shalt listen to noise. it is in the background of every sound ever heard."*
UQ’s dismantling of music technology epitomizes **alloproduction**—neoliberal outsourcing of sonic knowledge to platforms (Spotify, YouTube). This project activates **autoproduction** through the **noise floor**: the inescapable residue of late capitalism reclaimed as raw material. Using 317 discarded voice memos (2017–2024) and salvaged UQ tech, I construct *N0ISEFL00R.memos_000*—a gallery-installed **hyperstition** that weaponizes background noise to sabotage allopolitical control.
---
### **Theoretical Framework**
#### **1. Noise Floor as Political Category**
- **Definition**:
> *"The acoustic residue of everyday life... beneath the everyday."*
- Technical (audio engineering’s baseline hum) → Philosophical (nausea/dispute; from Old French *noise*).
- **Late Capitalism’s Brutal Noise**:
- Webcam acoustics surveilling bodies (Benn Jordan); Spotify’s algorithmic "positivity."
- *Contrast*: Voice memos as accidental archives of "banal turned sublime."
#### **2. Autoproduction vs. Alloproduction**
| **Concept** | **Manifestation** |
|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| **Alloproduction** | Knowledge externalized to markets (UQ outsourcing; Max Martin’s hit-factory) |
| **Autoproduction** | Self-determined creation from debris (317 memos; circuit-bent e-waste) |
| **Hyperstition** | *"Ideas that bring themselves into actuality"* (CCRU) via noise decomposition |
#### **3. Arrière-Garde as Method**
- Medieval *jongleur* reimagined: **itinerant noise priest** distributing tools.
- Kant’s Sublime → **Sonic Omnipotence**:
> *"Capacity to hear every conversation in a restaurant at once."*
---
### **Methodology: De:composition**
#### **Phase 1: Salvage**
- **Inputs**:
- 317 Apple MPEG-4 voice memos ("technologically mediated memory").
- Discarded UQ synths/software.
- **Process**:
> *"Reproducing Sounds of Interest as sonic photographs."*
- Extract "lighter clicks, Uber radio, cutlery clinks" (allopolitical debris).
#### **Phase 2: De:compose**
- **Toolkit**:
- **Abstraction Protocols**: Meticulous layering to achieve "delusional dissociation."
- **Glitch Jams**: Code corruption of streaming algorithms.
- **Output**:
#### **Phase 3: Hyperstitious Activation**
- **Autoproduction Index**:
- Track participant engagement post-exposure (e.g., DIY noise projects).
- **Policy Noise**:
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aw , poor thing :(
the people who were there—the carers— they were crying. the doctors. the outher stroke survivors, you do miss the old you.
its okay, we understand.
i miss me 24hrs a day—well not the times i was asleep. then he was trying to work out how many hours were in the day.
WE thePEOPLE NEED some ol’
consciousness raising
things outside their normal world
hard to get need to have a whinge circle thats
safe comfortable—
went through
massive change in the 60s
music changed IT ALLL —gransie
change in vision /
looking at life
my parents lived their life like their parents and backward
YESS it all changed very quickly in 61+62 , 62 REALLY is when i noticed cos life was
very bland , u kno ??
hollywood said my grandparents
no this is real life on the screen (moon landing)
we are going through MASSive technological crises ,
cybersecurity .