Diebold

Diebold formed in Montreal, Canada in 2002 as an exciting new experiment in controlled, technologically-enhanced, two-party democracy. Sophie Trudeau (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, A Silver Mt. Zion, etc,) and Ian Ilavsky (Sofa, A Silver Mt. Zion, etc.) became roommates around this time, and decided to take politics off the kitchen table, agreeing instead to submit their disputes to arbitration in a designated soundproof area, using a mix of traditional and modern tools calibrated to maximize output and allowing the participants to explore policy, express vision, and reach consensus in a largely non-verbal though highly aural manner. The results, officially documented and made public here for the first time, provide a vital new road map for international peace and reconciliation, and can be instantly verified using any standard CD or phonograph record playback device.

Diebold combines a simple, time-tested, user-friendly interface (drums, bass) with years of research into the potentialities of various signal-processing devices to create a stable, accessible system that anyone can understand. Using the popular and well-known concepts of "riff", "feedback" and "distortion", Diebold translates these through it's patented bi-amplification routing architecture, allowing for a powerful and resilient stereophonic interpretation of basic gestures. Diebold also deploys portable, real-time "loop" technology to outsource various routine procedures in an immediate and responsive manner, permitting certain "multiplier effects" that virtualise participation and human agency when necessary.