NXO25 – Rise And Fall Of Nexicon

Nexicon was an extension of the Nexialist Organization ethos, conceived as a transdisciplinary platform connecting architecture, music, and visual design through shared creative methods and theoretical inquiry. 

A collaboration between the Nexialist Organization and Annihilvs, Nexicon merged improvised digital sound and live performance into a raw experiment in real-time composition and technological deconstruction.

Nexicon consisted of Mark Kammerbauer, Lee Bartow, and Tim Spann. The project represented a digital tour-de-force of improvisational sound — non-linear, non-semantic, and uncompromising. The trio sought truly spontaneous uses of digital tools, often pushing their equipment to destruction. This is what free jazz might eventually sound like in fifty years.

 

The recordings of Nexicon range from introspective and mysterious to violent and explosive. Initially intended as a one-off live appearance at Pyramid in New York City in 2002, the brutal metallic quality of the performance became legendary and directly inspired the subsequent recording sessions.

 

In 2003 Nexicon created a heterotopia of improvised noise and ambient sound at Tonic, New York City. The performance drew on months of joint sessions using analog and digital instruments, with additional contributions from Edgey and Replogen. Video ambience was provided by Broklyn Beats, who also hosted the event — a release party for a joint 12″ vinyl record, now sold out. A selection of the session recordings were further edited and refined for a release on Annihilvs, which was eventually published years later, after the project had already disbanded.

This is a special NXO25 – 25th Anniversary of the Nexialist Organization post.