Muzak

CD: 12 Min

Copies: Unlimited

Concept: Hail, but remember you are mortal

As performed live in 2004.

CD: 17 Min

Copies: 30/p. press

Music created for the exhibition “Meeting Mars” by the STARS Design group (a collaboration project between University of Lund and NASA concerning “housing” on the planet Mars).

Concept: What if there were sound in space? What would it sound like?

“Sound consists of pressure variations in matter and therefore it needs a pre-existing medium, such as air, in order to be transmitted. Any sound originating from space is created by vibrating molecules in the air caused by electromagnetic waves. These vibrations are then interpreted by radio sets and translated into sound. Electromagnetic waves, unlike sound waves, do not need a tangible medium to pass through and can thereby travel through the vacuum of space. Since any oscillating particle motion can be considered as sound, electromagnetic waves are a source of sound in the exploration of space audio.”

CD: 26 Min

Copies: 30/p. press

Concept: What if wahhabists made modern music? What would it sound like? (part 2)

“so lose no heart,
nor fall into despair.
for ye must gain mastery
if ye are true in faith.”

CD: 25 Min

Copies: 30/p. press

Concept: What if wahhabists made modern music? What would it sound like? (part 1)

“The concept of Jihad is more a state of mind rather than an absolute statement. The aesthetics and strength of Jihad lie in its firmness and devotedness. Jihad speaks for those who lack influence, and for those who have been forced to watch their state and their country fall apart, and with it their entire lives. When people turn away from their traditions and become ignorant of its wisdom and laws, and deviate towards contradictory laws based on the opinions of the capitalistic world, their unity will disintegrate and they will become ignorant of their past, present and future state and unaware of what will harm or benefit them. Jihad is the protector and keeper of traditions and culture: your identity. There is no reward for the volunteers of Jihad that can be measured in wealth. Though you will not find any organization past or present, religious or non-religious, that presents a better reason for mobilization. A true follower of Jihad in spirit and in soul will continue carrying out Jihad against its disbelievers until they will comprise the struggle and its cause. Jihad is an active resistance, a holy war, against whatever is threatening your traditions and values. The spiritual aim of Jihad is to prevent its followers from becoming corrupted by the ever-growing consumer-society/anti-culture that is about to claim all nations. This high purpose can only be achieved through the establishment of the Paradise state, a nation under God.”