Visible Sound
Nikola Tesla's Mattergy
THE CCD2 LAB In 1990, CM von Hausswolff, while on a tour in the United States with Karkowski/Bilting, PHAUSS, and The Hafler Trio, visited Dale Travous CCD2 Laboratory located in the basement of the Kalberer Hotel Supply building in Seattle. Travous, who had a keen interest in the scientific and artistic contributions of Nikola Tesla, had constructed a large Tesla coil in his laboratory. During this visit, CM von Hausswolff recorded a demonstration of the coil, and the resulting sound was incorporated into PHAUSS composition, "Nothing But The Truth," which was released on compact disc in 1991 by the Anckarstrom label in Gothenburg, Sweden, and later rereleased in 2022 by Room40 in Brisbane, Australia. This meeting with Travous also led to a collaboration involving The Hafler Trio/PHAUSS and Annie Sprinkle, aimed at advocating for NATO's withdrawal from Iceland. The project utilized two Megavolt Tesla Transmitters, which included four Hewlett Packard function generators, a laser modulator, an SW receiver, and metal runes, culminating in a video and a series of photographs taken by Arthur S. Aubry. The sounds produced by these Tesla coils have been integrated into this production. VISIBLE SOUND: The Mexico Tapes In 1973, the Federal Electrical Commission in Mexico City was involved in the production of a television program for Canal 4 (Channel 4) designed to highlight Nikola Teslas sound experiments with turbines and wireless resonant electric circuits. This initiative was named "Visible Sound." Ultimately, due to concerns regarding low viewership, the decision was made not to air the show. Since then, it has been classified as "Lost Media," archived within annals of the now-defunct Canal 4 in Mexico City. During the sound experiments, members of the Commission employed early synthesizers and circuit boards to capture and manipulate the vibrations produced by these devices. Fast forward to 2024, Telekinett successfully obtained these important recordings, which had been preserved on magnetic tape by a former employee who had worked on their optimization and mastering (Mr. "______" wishes to remain anonymous). These recordings have since been creatively repurposed by Mauricio Reyes and Carl Michael von Hausswolff, resulting in this potent sound research project: "VISIBLE SOUND: Nikola Teslas Mattergy."