Essays – Page 2 – Modernism Unbound

Beyond the Myth of Experience, Part 1

July 20, 2018December 31, 2019 - by

In this essay, Jon Lindblom expands on the link between modernist formal alienation and the techno-scientific augmentation of first-person phenomenological experience.

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Mark Fisher in Memoriam, Part 2: On Popular Modernism

July 18, 2018April 20, 2020 - by

Popular modernism is arguably one of the key concepts of Mark Fisher’s critical project; yet it was never extensively defined in his published writings. In this essay, Jon Lindblom elaborates …

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Modernism Unbound, Part 1: Formal and Sociocultural Development

July 17, 2018May 26, 2020 - by

Through a critical dialogue with technology and the natural sciences, Jon Lindblom outlines some reflections on cultural and aesthetic modernism from the perspective of formal aesthetic and sociocultural development.

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Mark Fisher in Memoriam, Part 1: Capitalist Realism and Beyond

July 14, 2018May 31, 2019 - by

In this first part of a series of essays on the work of the critical theorist Mark Fisher, who passed away on January 13th 2017 at the age of 48, …

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Popular Modernism in Tunisia

December 17, 2019May 26, 2020

Regenerative Feedback #2

May 4, 2019May 26, 2020

States of Consciousness in Cognitive Capitalism

March 3, 2019May 26, 2020

Modernism Unbound is Updated

August 13, 2018May 26, 2020

Houndstooths compelling global compilation of cutting-edge tracks from contemporary electronic dance music fully embodies the culture of the transmodern. As the label put it themselves:

This globe-spanning compilation takes in artists from almost every continent in the world, piecing together the story of how shared sounds and ideas connect many seemingly disparate scenes and cultures across the planet.

It is fuelled by a desire to dissolve borders and transcend perceived norms to promote the existence of alternate viewpoints, lifestyles and identities. Alterity, defined as a state of being ‘other’ or outside convention, aims to push the idea of ‘radical otherness’ and outsider culture to the fore, embracing its vitality for creating, maintaining and enriching society.

Alterity’s 15 tracks document a journey to a parallel plane, through amorphous techno wormholes, caverns of industrial beat science and colossal panoramas of glistening hyper-stylised trance. Each creation espouses local sounds and adapting global musical styles to create a singular, holistic map of modern dancefloors: championing their diversity and inclusivity.

<a href="https://houndstoothlabel.bandcamp.com/album/alterity">Alterity by Various Artists</a>