Oct 12, 2024
Signal to Noise by Forced Entertainment; an excoriating commentary
Belajelijk is a Dutch word. It means ridiculous but somehow hints of truth. Someone might say that something’s a ‘belachelijke concusie, maar ze is waar’ (a ridiculous conclusion, but it’s true). And belajelijk’s the best word to summarise ‘Signal to Noise’ as the performers matched their bodies and energies to those of pre-recorded voices created using AI text-to-speech software. It took me a…