Manos Saklas invites Steve Goodman (Kode9) a London-based artist, writer, and electronic musician on Otoliths in Flux.
Their discussion delves into Goodman’s practice, which spans theoretical research, electronic music production, sound installations, and label curation. They further talk about his explorations of sound, affect, and the politics of frequency, as well as his recent projects, including Astro-Darien and Escapology. Goodman also discusses his collaborative endeavors with AUDINT, his conception of Flatlines—a sublabel of Hyperdub dedicated to audio essay formats—and his recent contributions to Sonic Faction, an exhibition series and a book published by Urbanomic. Lastly, they reflect on his past experiences as a member of the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit (CCRU), highlighting the enduring influence of this collective on his practice.
Goodman’s work examines sonic warfare, the affective dimensions of sound, and the intersections of music, philosophy, and speculative fiction. Drawing from his seminal book Sonic Warfare: Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear and the AUDINT-edited Unsound: Undead, Goodman reflects on how sound operates as a force that modulates perception, behavior, and urban space.
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Steve Goodman aka Kode9 is a DJ/Producer, artist and writer. He set up the record label Hyperdub in 2004, the sub label Flatlines in 2019, and from 2017 Hyperdub’s monthly event series Ø. His book Sonic Warfare: Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear was published on MIT Press in 2009, and with AUDINT he co-edited the book Unsound: Undead for Urbanomic Press (2019). With the group AUDINT he has produced numerous sound installations, and his sound designs have also been presented as part of the Hyundai commission at the Tate Modern (2018) and the Barbican ‘AI: More than Human’ in London (2019).
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Otoliths in Flux • Artist Talk • Steve Goodman (Kode9) w/ Manos Saklas (16.02.2025)

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