Special thanks to Graham Dunning for including “Language [as] Meta-Technology” in the latest episode of “Fractal Meat” on NTS Radio (episode 235, 17 Feb 2025).
The programme features “two hours of turntable experiments, dark ambient, field recording, noise music and lo-fi electronic weirdness”, including Emilie Škrijelj & Tom Malmendier, Jako Maron, Institut für Feinmotorik, Disinformation, Magda Drozd, Opt Out & Diurnal Burdens, Shadwa Ali, Cumsleg Borenail, Marc Hasselbalch, Curvy Operations, Place For, Astral Social Club, XQM, Ekstasis, Ex.sses, Empusa and Ggggggggggg.
https://www.nts.live/shows/fractalmeat/episodes/fractalmeat-17th-february-2026
https://fractalmeat.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/episode-235-tracklist/
A glitch has emerged with the Disinformation videos archived on Flickr, eg, here –
https://www.flickr.com/disinfo/52527857538/
… the videos play fine on mobile devices, however, it seems, the “Play” buttons don’t display when seen on laptops. Pending a permanent fix, click the “Full screen” button (2 diagonal arrows, top right of the image) and play from there.
“Language [as] Meta-Technology” graphics feature in the publication “What is an Art Book?” volume 4, curated by The Modern Language Experiment, 3rd event, at Gallerie J.J. Heckenhauer (Munich) – 25 Feb 2026, 6pm to 8pm
Gallerie J.J. Heckenhauer
Theresienstr 48
München 80333
Germany
“If you want to hear the dead talk, visit a library…” – https://tinyurl.com/2panrm4a
“Language [as] Meta-Technology” May 2025 – https://tinyurl.com/4j4345a3
“When you are immersed in the game, you don’t really hear the crowd. You can almost decide for yourself what you want to hear… I can hear someone shift around in their chair. I can hear someone coughing. I can hear someone whisper in the ear of the person next to them. I can imagine that I can hear the ticking of a watch.” – Zinedine Zidane, “Zidane”, Douglas Gordon & Philippe Parreno (2006)
See “Rorschach Audio” book, pages 177 to 191
Further emphasising this cross-pollination between academia and the arts, auto-didact artist and researcher Joe Banks was next to present, exhibiting and discussing (the) sonic artwork “Language [as] Meta-Technology”, which centres on “the power of language as both a repository of traditional knowledge and as a tool of personal and political self-empowerment…” –
https://thinkpieces-review.co.uk/2025/11/24/the-languages-of-the-future-conference/
Representing the Architectural Association, Ashoka University (Sonipat), Carnegie Mellon University, Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, Leuphana University (Lüneburg), Joy University (Kanyakumari), National Centre for Academic & Cultural Exchange, SETI Institute, Universities of Essex, Exeter, London, Oxford and Ulster, Wilson College (Mumbai), plus independent researchers, the “Languages of the Future” conference at UCL featured presentations by Matthew De Abaitua, Javier Andreu-Perez, Emily Baker, Joe Banks, Renate Lurdesa Baumane, Helen Buckley-Woods, Joseph Cook, Varshita Dhanda, Scott Ennis, Bronac Ferran, Matt Finch, Jason Goldfarb, Marina Iodice, Bart Kuipers, Evelyn McCune, Joseph Murray, John Preston, Davina Quinlivan, Kieren Reed, James Rowson, Flora Sagers, Beatrice de Salles, Mohammed Shafeer K P, Nelli Shkarupina, Sarah Sigal, Sonakshi Srivastava, Riitta Valijarvi and Josh Weeks.
“Language [as] Meta-Technology”, the “Ammonite” video/s (at Outernet Arts) and the “Antithesis” exhibition (of electromagnetic sound art) discussed on the Digital Arts Blog; interview by writer and curator Cansu Waldron –
https://www.digitalartsblog.com/artist-spotlights/artist-interview-joe-banks
The Digital Arts Blog also features interviews with and works by the artists Louisa Clement, Auriea Harvey, Jonas Lund, Sofia Malemina, Vera Molnár, Roy Nachum, Yoko Ono, Calin Segal, Subliexe and Ziyi Zhang, etc (among many others).
“Language [as] Meta-Technology” graphics feature in the publication “What is an Art Book?” volume 4, curated by The Modern Language Experiment, launching at Space N.N. (Munich) 24 to 26 Oct 2025, and at Super Books 6, Haus der Kunst (also Munich) 25 to 26 Oct 2025 (see websites for opening times)…
Space N.N.
Gabelsbergerstraße 26
80333 München
Germany
Haus der Kunst
Prinzregentenstraße 1
80538 München
Germany
“National Grid” audio commentary on Wave Farm “Audio Buffet”…
WGXC 90.7-FM and on-line, 10 Oct 2025, 3pm USA, 8pm UK
https://wavefarm.org/radio/wgxc/schedule/11vz9p
Special thanks to Bianca Biberaj & Meredith Kooi
Thanks to Pedro Almiro, Nathan Gray & David Palliser (Cashmere Radio) + Loes Verstappen (Extra Extra) + Ģirts Reiniks (Skaņu Mežs) + Tom Roe (Wave Farm) + Oliver Hottner & Markus Rhein (Zustände in München)
Cashmere Radio, 27 June 2024 – https://tinyurl.com/k2n23v39
Extra Extra, ??? Sept 2024 – https://tinyurl.com/5h8b8re6
Radio Naba, 12 December 2023 – https://tinyurl.com/4jk8kfk8
Wave Farm, 13 April 2024 – https://tinyurl.com/ze8aenmy
Zustände in München, 25 April 2024 – https://tinyurl.com/rtnj4y7e
