Chapter

Declassified Report to IIRIS: Excerpts from Report on The Research Unit AUDINT

EXCERPT

Formed in late 1945 by ex-members of the deception-based US military division known as the Ghost Army alongside German former military scientists (sequestered under Operation Paperclip), the research unit AUDINT has been composed of oscillating liveware for nearly three quarters of a century. By 2019 it is in the throes of its third wave, staffed by cultural producers—Souzanna Zamfe, Patrick Defasten, Toby Heys, Steve Goodman, and Eleni Ikoniadou. As far as can be ascertained, their remit is to upload all findings and the associated DRA (Dead Record Archive) into the fleshdrives of the human populace via vinyl and cassette recordings, art installations, books, performances, essays, and encryption/production software.…