2024
25 min mp3 + wav + bespoke Bang & Olufsen Bookshelf Speaker + Limited Edition Digital Chapbook (mp4, 1920 × 1080, no audio)
Edition of 4

The first four editions of the audiobook, offered as WAV and mp3 of the complete quartet of poems paired with a personalized Bang & Olufsen Emerge Bookshelf Speaker, for seamless display in a private library or listening room. (Purchase unlocks these components via a physical delivery.)

This special edition foregrounds spoken word and the musicality of verse, exploring the ancient tradition of oral poetry as it evolves into a posthuman era, and is the audio equivalent of a rare Collector’s Edition book – an object of function and beauty crafted with bespoke detail in extremely limited quantity.

FOUR CORE TEXTS is written and performed by Sasha Stiles and her AI alter ego, Technelegy, with original music by Kris Bones. Published in partnership with Bang & Olufsen and MakersPlace.

Contents:
-The First Quartet
-Seven Generations
-A Restless Mind
-Humanifesto