OCCULTURE 113: Dr. Kristen Gallerneaux // Sonic Spectres, Audio Anomalies, Earth as Media & The Object Hereafter

Our guest this time around is Dr. Kristen Gallerneaux, an artist, curator and sonic researcher with a Ph.D. in Art Practice & Media History, an MA in Folklore and an MFA in Art. She is also the Curator of Communication and Information Technology at The Henry Ford Museum in Detroit, Michigan, where she continues to build upon one of the largest historical technology collections in North America. But it is Kristen’s recent book High Static, Dead Lines that forms the basis for our conversation. This book has been described as “a literary mixtape that explores the entwined boundaries between sound, material culture, landscape and esoteric belief.” The book contains essays and fictocritical interludes are arranged to evoke a network of ley lines for the “sonic spectre” to travel through—a hypothetical presence that manifests itself as an invisible layer of noise alongside the conventional histories of technological artifacts. And the connective thread is the recurring presence of sound charting the contentious sonic histories of paranormal culture.   PATREON EXTENSION Listen at patreon.com/occulture Tree telephony & the internet of trees Charles Francis Jenkins’ work on marine fax machines & listening to Mars Hacking TV stations & broadcast possession ARPANET, bridging dimensions, witchcraft & coding Legend tripping & local folklore Imprinted trauma & memory on objects & physical places Loving the trauma of horror films George Tyrell’s theory of apparitions & “when I think a haunting, I make a haunting”   RESOURCES High Static, Dead Lines on Strange Attractor High Static, Dead Lines on IndieBound High Static, Dead Lines on Amazon Kristen’s website Kristen on Instagram Kristen on Twitter   DONATE If recurring monthly support via Patreon isn’t your thing, we do accept one time-donations via PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Every little bit helps. Click here if you’re interested.   MERCH We recently released new merch! Check it out on our website or at our Etsy shop.   SOCIAL Twitter Instagram Facebook Tumblr   MUSIC Vestron Vulture - “I Want to Be a Robot (Tribute to Giorgio Moroder)” Occams Laser - “Martyr Farker (Occulture Edit)”   PRODUCTION & LICENSING This podcast is produced in the Kingdom of Ohio and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International. Executive Producers: Mike K., Carter Y., Mauricio G., Alyssa S., Daniel R., Kelly C., Kaleb H., Bruce H., Corey T., David G., Jeremy V., Marcelo T., Christopher B., Leonidas, Timothy W., Caleb C., VH Frater RC’s Hermetic Study Group, Nick F., Michael Q., Jamaica J., Mute Ryan, John W., Paul S., Andy E., James B., Colleen F., Ed O., Blake S.   REMINDER Love yourself. Think for yourself. Question authority.