[ GUNST ]

life supporting machines
radia #293: zen and napalm  + radia #258 algorhythmic noises
[pls. scroll down for english version]

"… die maschinen sollten als lebenserhaltende geraete betrachtet werden. eine herz-lungen-maschine spielt den soundtrack deines lebens", meint pharoah chromium aka ghazi barakat. und fragt dann allerdings auch (auf seine weise, versteht sich):
"wer entscheidet, wann abgeschaltet wird?" hören wir mal.

im anschluss lauschen wir mit shintaro miyazaki und michael chinen vom institute for algorhythmics noch einmal jenen kleinen geraeten, die uns laengst so sehr an herz und hirn gewachsen sind, dass wir ihre pulse unwillkürlich teilen.
ob wir ihre sprache verstehen, steht auf einem anderen blatt.

credits und hintergrundinformationen: siehe unten

[english]

"… machines as life support devices. a cardiopulmonary bypass playing the soundtrack of your life", says pharoah chromium aka ghazi barakat.
however, he also asks (and be sure he does it his way): "when is the time right to turn it off?" let's listen.

afterwards, we'll listen another time with shintaro miyazaki and michael chinen from the institute for algorhythmics to the small devices that have already become parts of our hearts and brains. obviously we share their pulses.
but do we speak their language? that's another story, you'd bet.

credits:
miss.gunst would like to thank the following artists and sound collectors:
jovica for the space machine, corsica s for some beautiful radiator sounds;
pharoah chromium aka ghazi barakat and reboot fm, berlin, for listening to life-supporting machines;
shintaro miyazaki and michael chinen from the institute for algorhythmics for doing the same (but different);
as well as radia.fm radio art network for being a crowd of incredibly creative partners.