invited by luke dubois; held at 2-metrotech. lecture by ted gordon.gabriel was also there.
traced the history of 5 practitioners experimenting with synthesizers in the 1960s.
spoke about the idea of a black box: electrical input goes in, a complex non-linear algorithm produces output that cannot be determined; the performance of which cannot be analyzed.
cybernetics-definitions: weiner defines it as a form of 'self governance'. an actor gives input to a complex system.
ra speaks about self-discipline as a virtue. although he claims he was abducted at an early age.
'psychedelic technology’ — i will discover myself more through this computational-exploration because it ‘flows’ through me.
making sounds from synths is not about the sound, but about self-understanding / a form of sonic exploration (pauline oliverios), as opposed to subotnick.
ted gordon spoke a lot about political commitments and how that shapes the work people do. i wonder: whom are my political commitments to?
to check out:
- david tutor
- project in understanding media, marshall mcluhan, 1960.
- david bierman
- ra (music)