explorers of uselessness, present a sonic miniature culled from aetherpunk’s most haunting moments

the sonic log recording the crossing of imaginary seas and exploring of alien
topologies. An abstract locus which, like in a Platonian Cave, substitutes a direct knowledge of a

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landscapeapprehendedbythesolesenseswiththesoundsthattheconceptual"vessel" ofthe
explorers emits.
In the present track we are moving on the Lake of the Sun on the planet Mars

The instruments used for this piece set the physical parameters of the improvised composition:
A mini modular synthesizer with its ADSR animated wave-table-oscillators and some further self- built drone-boxes, a small FM- and the Crystal Aetherpunk radio, a no-input mixer that, through body contacts, becomes the carrier for the radio sounds and other sonics and a selected amount of effects.

The collaboration of Thibault Autheman and Nemo von Nirgends as Void™– Explorers of Uselessness started in late Spring of 2014 when the two artists met in London and found that their previous solo works including writing algorithms, working with body-feedback and accidental radio waves (T.A.) and experimenting with DIY electronics, working with found sounds and modified electronic devices (N.v.N.) formed a perfect basis for further studies of the possibilities within improvised sound – in part referring to methods of ‘Pataphysics, in other instances to other fictions with more or less stringent methodologies.
Thibault Autheman is a sound artist involved with generative algorithm written in Java language, radio manipulations and multiple sound collaborations with other artists presenting a strong emphasis on improvisation and sonics.
Nemo von Nirgends has been performing and releasing as Tomoroh Hidari, his Namelessness Is Legion as well as, occasionally, Oliver Stummer. A classically trained cellist & rock-guitarist gone electronic he has ever since expanded his sonic repertoire to include such diverse noises as field recordings, diy synthesis or the sound of Dr. Faustroll’s left hand clapping

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