Kode9
Kode9 is Scottish producer, DJ and writer Steve Goodman, founder of Hyperdub and collaborator of the Spaceape, with solo albums and work in sound research.
Steve Goodman established Hyperdub as a record label in 2004, following its earlier existence as a web publication. Early recordings with vocalist the Spaceape included Sine of the Dub, followed by the albums Memories of the Future in 2006 and Black Sun in 2011. The label also released artists including Burial, DJ Rashad and Fatima Al Qadiri.
Goodman’s solo albums include Nothing, Escapology and Astro-Darien. He and Burial compiled Fabriclive 100 in 2018. In 2019 he founded the Hyperdub sub-label Flatlines for audio essays and sonic fiction. Alongside music, Goodman completed a philosophy doctorate at the University of Warwick and published Sonic Warfare: Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear in 2009. His work includes writing, DJing and audiovisual projects as well as conventional recordings.
