WERKSHOW – 25th Anniversary of the Nexialist Organization

WERKSHOW: 25 Years of the Nexialist Organization – A Monumental Archive Release Spanning Universes!

Architecture as text, text as sound, sound as architecture: This guiding principle has defined the Nexialist Organization since its inception in the year 2000. To mark our 25th anniversary, I am looking back at decades of transdisciplinary inquiry and sonic constructivism. With WERKSHOW, I am releasing a comprehensive archive that goes far beyond a best-of compilation—it is a sonic DNA analysis of more than a quarter-century of work.


Inside the Vault (100 Tracks & 10 Films): This release bundles milestones that document the evolution from human-machine synthesis to spatial analysis:

Full albums, including Angel Position: The "opus magnum" recorded under the Fragment King alias as a synthesis of lyrical defiance and conceptual critique; Generating Space: An experimental study in sonic architecture under the alias Torso, where digitally processed sound explores imaginary spatial perception; Schismotecture: An audio cycle inspired by Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves and Friedrich Kiesler’s Endless House, occupying the space between industrial drone and electroacoustic experimentation.

The Visual Dimension: WERKSHOW encompasses 10 films revealing how architecture can be made audible. Highlights include the Xenakis Emulator (1999), an audiovisual homage to Iannis Xenakis; Mimesis (2004), a site-specific operation conducted within a building designed by architect Peter Haimerl, where the pneumatic facade became a resonant instrument; and Critical Void (2013), a site-specific audio analysis and performance in collaboration with Z'EV, examining the planning crisis of Munich’s MaximiliansForum through sound, dialogue, and documentation.

 

Release Formats:

Digital: 30 curated tracks (including 10 exclusive "Anomalies"). Physical: A custom night-black USB edition (limited to 10 copies) containing the definitive archive of 90 audio tracks and 10 films, plus an exclusive artcard and button designed by Liis Roden.

 





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