An extension of goodmans work as lecturer in sonic culture at the university of east london which has also seen his publish the 2010 book sonic warfare, the pair were recruited by sonic research unit audint way back in 2008 to investigate superdirectional speakers. The founding father of dubstep talks hyperdub and sonic warfare. While those familiar with goodmans work as kode9 will expect sonic warfare to focus. Declassified for standalone release for the first time, dead record office is a beguiling 112page book detailing the first three chapters of audints fascinating, hyperstitious history, rooted in the origins of sonic warfare and illuminating a hidden parallel chronology of 20th century experimentation which continues to inform the future. In the heat of drumnbass and garages forging, maverick and influential minds melded scifi, high tech, philsophy, theory and rave culture together. Kode9 stared into the void and it stared back the fader. British electronic legend kode9 talks to experimental trance. Kode9 highlights contemporary migration crisis with. Sonic warfare an introduction to steve goodmans vibrational ontology feature most read september 24 2019. Steve goodman, who has a phd in philosophy, but to a whole group of people he might be better known under his alias.
Sonic warfare is a heady, sprawling read, densely packed with detail. Few have spent more time and energy expanding the language of electronic music than these two, and their conversation is. Kode9s grasp on the throat of bass music in 2010 is almost unparalleled. D in philosophy and written a book that takes an academic approach to music, and the physiological effects of sound called sonic warfare. Eschewing a broad historical survey of sonic weaponry, goodman instead supports. Informed by goodmans varied experiences in electronic dance music cultures, the work is a welcome contribution to sound studies. Apr 05, 2016 ballard loved the sound of machine guns, and your book sonic warfare explored the notion of sound as a weapon.
In sonic warfare, steve goodman explores these uses of acoustic force and how they affect populations. The former is too rich, whereas the latter is fluid with breaks that allow ones to breathe. Entitled sonic warfare, the book offers a deeply theoretical examination of the affective dimension of sound. Hyperdub label celebrates fifth birthday music the.
His trend setting record label, hyperdub, is in its sixth year of viral contagion. As well as teaching the music culture ba at the university of east london, goodman has just finished writing a book, sonic warfare. It is not surprising, then, that goodmans first manuscript is a deeply philosophic examination of how sound systems are used to modulate affect, mood, and bodily behaviors. According to the book, the subbass produced by the soundsystem. Kode9, dubstep producer and ownerchief curator of the massively great hyperdub record label, was talking about his new book sonic warfare. This fed into goodmans continuing academic work most publicly his book sonic warfare, but also into his music and into hyperdub. Sound, affect, and the ecology of fear technologies of lived abstraction kindle edition by goodman, steve. Just to add to that, hes also been a lecturer on sonic culture at the university of east london, and a published author, with a book sonic warfare. Phaeleh and kode9 on friday night at 10 days off day 8 duration. But frequency does have a psychological and physical effect.
In his book sonic warfare, the glasgowborn producer discusses topics ranging from military experiments with sound for crowd control, to the emotional impact of different frequencies. David levenethe guardian goodman, who was a lecturer at the university of east london for nearly a decade, wrote 2010s wellreceived sonic. Since then they have expanded their work to explore the uses and. Kode9 and toby heys release sonic research project on. Sound, affect, and the ecology of fear technologies of lived abstraction by goodman, steve, massumi, brian, manning, erin isbn. Oct 02, 2018 in his book sonic warfare, the glasgowborn producer discusses topics ranging from military experiments with sound for crowd control, to the emotional impact of different frequencies. The loud, obnoxious, 3,500year history of sonic warfare. The book also explores how sound can be deployed to set moods of dread and fear, how sound can be used as torture, as a weapon and as a threat. His book, sonic warfare, explores the use of sound as a weapon through history. Hes seemingly everywhere right now, in distinctly different roles. Steve goodman, better known as the dj kode9 and the founder of the record label hyperdub, is also a scholar and author.
The book runs on the real fiction that sonic warfare is our ambient normality, purring away in the background so that you dont even notice it that is what i call the politics of frequency. Jake newby gets a lesson in sonic theory in a nightlife scene so often flooded by djs with the suffix model or who boast residencies at obscure clubs, the return of kode9 to shanghai is a welcome alternative. Sound can be deployed to produce discomfort, express a threat, or create an ambience of fear or dreadto produce a bad vibe. Now hes letting loose sonic warfare, a masterful motherfucker of a book.
Nov 23, 2009 we speak to the enigmatic hyperdub boss, dj, and producer before the release of sonic warfare, his book about acoustic forces, sonic mobilization, and unsound. Together they fuse charged aspects of the universe that precipitate into a terrifying, thrilling tomorrow. Sound, affect and the ecology of fear mit press 2010. In a transverse embodiment, kode9 is steve goodman, theorist and writer of the compelling recent book sonic warfare.
The track, by producer dylan beale, was released eight years before musical mobs. The book is neither merely an evolutionary or historical analysis of acoustic weaponry, nor primarily a critical aesthetic statement on the use of sonic warfare as a metaphor. Goodman analyzes environments, or ecologies, in which sound contributes to an immersive atmosphere or ambience of fear and dreadwhere sound. Melissa bradshaw examines the hyperdub 5 compilation and kode 9s new book sonic warfare at the start of a new decade and likes what she. But hes also a respected lecturer on music culture with a phd in philosophy and an acclaimed book on sonic warfare. His londonbased hyperdub label and webzine are positioned in a widening nexus of transnational media and. Sound, affect, and the ecology of fear, a book exploring the uses of acoustic force and how it affects whole populations was published by mit press. But in terms of frequency, obviously sonic warfare is something that was tested by the us military officially, im not sure if thats how you talk about it here. Oct 23, 2015 whether in his work as kode9, with hyperdub, or in his other creative pursuits he has earned a phd in philosophy and tied his interests together in the fascinating 2009 book, sonic warfare. Theres a huge difference between kode9as he exists behind his cdjsand steve goodman, as he exists away from the booth.
Kode9, aka steve goodman, goes viral with latest sonic weapon steve goodmans latest album as kode9, recorded with mc the spaceape, stirs up disquieting musical experiences even as it propels. None of these components are available to buy separately and the box set has been made in a limited run of just 256 copies, never to be repressed. Please dont be put off by the fact that the author is an electronic music producer, as that is the least important thing to know about this book. Steve goodman, known as kode9 is a glasgowborn, londonbased electronic music artist, dj, and founder of the hyperdub record label. I think there is an audience for this book that would appreciate it for its ability to connect several key topics, namely, affect theory, sound studies, and sonic warfare. Their final ep, the killing season, is released in october. Earlier this week, sbtv unearthed a piece of music from wolverine. By insisting on the primacy of vibration in the nexus of sound, affect, and power, sonic warfare charts a transdisciplinary micropolitics of frequency that breaks with the orthodoxies of phenomenology and cultural studies and triumphantly succeeds in immersing us in the present of viral capitalism, pirate media, and asymmetric warfare. Goodmans wide range is, in part, influenced by his background. Rewire international festival for adventurous music. British electronic legend kode9 talks to experimental. How dub master kode9 became the hero of zero music the.
While his hyperdub imprint has radically shaped the world of electronic music as we now hear it, his work as a scholar of sonics puts an ear to something often spoken of in his alteregos world of dubstep the feeling. Steve goodman, aka kode9, dubstep producer and ownerchief curator of the massively great hyperdub record label, was talking about his new book sonic warfare. Apr 27, 2018 his book, sonic warfarea philosophical meditation on the primacy of vibration in the nexus of sound, affect, and poweris taught in college classes. And then, as an academic, he recently published sonic warfare. Few have spent more time and energy expanding the language of electronic music than these two, and their conversation is as enlightening as youd expect. Jun 14, 2011 steve goodman, better known as the dj kode9 and the founder of the record label hyperdub, is also a scholar and author. The wires monthly series of salontype evenings continues with author and the wire contributor ken hollings author of welcome to mars and destroy all monsters and presenter of the hollingsville series on resonance fm and steve goodman kode9, author of sonic warfare, discussing the uses and abuses of sound and noise from sonic bombs to soundclashes. As a producer, dj and record label owner, kode9 has helped define the genre of dubstep. Kode9 and toby heys release sonic research project on super.
Jul 10, 2014 kode9 and toby heys release sonic research project on super limited vinyl exploring psychoacoustic warfare. Affect and the ecology of fear is a book written by dr. Kode9 and toby heys sonic research unit delves into untold sonic histories in this custom triple gatefold containing 112page book, 180g clear vinyl record, and six 12 x 12 dead record archive cards. Steve goodman, known as kode9 is a scottish electronic music artist, dj, and founder of the hyperdub record label.
Kode9 on sonic warfare thoughts on everything under the sun. Sound, affect, and the ecology of fear mit press, steve goodman explores the power of sound as a tactic of irritation, intimidation, or even permanent harm. Goodmans work as lecturer in sonic culture at the university of east london which has also seen his publish the 2010 book sonic warfare, the. Aug 17, 2012 i think there is an audience for this book that would appreciate it for its ability to connect several key topics, namely, affect theory, sound studies, and sonic warfare. Oct 30, 2017 the loud, obnoxious, 3,500year history of sonic warfare. Kode9, aka steve goodman, goes viral with latest sonic weapon. The book is neither merely an evolutionary or historical analysis of acoustic weaponry, nor primarily a critical aesthetic statement on the use of sonic warfare as a metaphor within contemporary music culture. Steve goodman is an independent researcher, a member of sonic research cell audint and the ccru cybernetic culture research unit, is founder of the record label hyperdub and is djproducer under the name kode9. His book, sonic warfare a philosophical meditation on the primacy of vibration in the nexus of sound, affect, and poweris taught in college classes. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Sound, affect, and the ecology of feara theoretical text based on the politics of frequency. To bo honnest to myself, kode9s book writting style is not as effective as his music writtings.
Whether in his work as kode9, with hyperdub, or in his other creative pursuits he has earned a phd in philosophy and tied his interests together in the fascinating 2009 book, sonic warfare. Memories of the future and black sun both featuring the late mc, the spaceape. According to the book, the subbass produced by the soundsystem will plug straight into the algorithms of the brain and nervous systeminducing moods of. In addition to being a writer and theorist, he doubles as an accomplished producer of dubstep under the alias kode9, wandering a subterranean world of bonerattling bass pressure, towering speaker stacks, and crowded rooms. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Kode9 and toby heys explore psychoacoustic warfare on.
Frequencybased warfare will become more widespread due to its capacity to be covert and. In 2009, the producer, label owner hyperdub, philosopher and reluctant academic, steve goodman, released a book that would transform the philosophy of sound and, in turn, open up whole new avenues for sonic investigation through both theory and practice. Earlier and related post on hyperdub and sonic warfare book. Passiveaggressive sonic warfare an introduction to. Hyperdub 2010 and kode9, the knight of the living bassheads.
Sound, affect, and the ecology of fear, a headturning book that surveys aural culture at its most ideologically expansive and. As a composer, producer, and dj, kode9 has been an influential figure in global trends in electronic music of the last decade. The aim of my book sonic warfare is to say that a lot of people dont go past the idea of sound as narrative, sound as a text, goodman explains, his voice and body animated by a subtle. Kode9 we speak to the enigmatic hyperdub boss, dj, and producer before the release of sonic warfare, his book about acoustic forces, sonic mobilization, and unsound. An exploration of the production, transmission, and mutation of affec.
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