Unsound Festival director Mat Schultz first discovered sound postcards while digging around in the flea markets of Poland. A product of the late ’60s — vinyl records were hard to come by in the Communist era — each laminated print features a nostalgic image and audio technology that allows it to be played on a turntable. From Polish songs to hit Western songs, the sound quality is still grainy as if ripped straight from vinyl, with the imprint of the disc still intact.
Schultz has amassed hundreds of these cards that are now on display at New York City’s Devotion Gallery. View and listen to some of our favorites from the litter after the jump. Could this potentially be the resurgence of a forgotten medium?
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The Unsound Festival New York kicked off Thursday and will continue to dominate a variety of venues in Manhattan and Brooklyn through Valentine’s Day. This stateside version of the renowned Polish event seeks to move beyond the bounds of techno, drum ‘n bass, and house, to expose an electronic music world that’s more than computer-generated beats for dark, strobe-lit rooms.
The festival has brought together a global community of DJs, producers, promoters, composers, and music collectives to present an adventurous program of panels, film screenings, multimedia performances, and, of course, plenty of good parties. The lengthy list of artists scheduled to appear includes Carl Craig, Moritz von Oswald, nsi., Lillevan, and others, many of whom are making their US debuts.
In the spirit of Unsound’s devotion to talent and creativity, we asked eight of the festival’s most innovative artists the question: “What do you envision as the future of electronic music?” Check out their inspiring responses after the jump.
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