Slave to the Algorithm Talk

At last we have video documentation from Mute's night of talks, noise and music investigating the abstract power of algorithms and celebrating the launch of Mute Vol 3 #4 - Slave to the Algorithm

The discussion took place on 13 April 2013 at nnnnn with Bogdan Dragos (finance and the philosophy of technology researcher), Jonathan Kemp (builder of DIY material processing labs and environments), Alberto Toscano (author of Fanaticism: On the Uses of an Idea) and Inigo Wilkins (transdisciplinary noise researcher) – moderated by Mute editors Josephine Berry Slater and Anthony Iles

• Bogdan Dragos (finance and philosophy of technology researcher)

• Jonathan Kemp (builder of DIY material processing labs and environments)

• Alberto Toscano (author of Fanaticism: On the Uses of an Idea)

• Inigo Wilkins (transdisciplinary noise researcher)

– moderated by Mute editors Josephine Berry Slater and Anthony Iles

Followed by an evening of algo-driven noise and music curated by electronic noise artist Ryan Jordan

With:

• Claude Heiland-Allen investigating the complex emergent behaviour of simple systems

• Glich Lich recursive reprogramming, beer, and demonology

• Jonathan Kemp master/slave and a microwave

• Mykola Haleta & Ryan Jordan masterX slaveY: flicker induced neural re-patterning

Watch documentation of the discussion on Vimeo

Full issue information and purchase options:

http://www.metamute.org/editorial/magazine/mute-vol.-3-no.-4-slave-to-algorithm