MusicFirst LookDiamond Version - EP3Presenting a visceral hyperreality, the cryptic electronic sound artists have a message for youShareLink copied ✔️January 23, 2013MusicFirst LookTextFlora Yin-Wong Preceding a series of equally hyperreal videos, the forward-thinking German producers (and Raster-Noton label founders), Byetone and Alva Noto behind the experimental collaborative project, Diamond Version, created a recondite 'mission statement' playing out a repetitive digital message over a backdrop of dark, synthetic tones. Displaying: 'A greater measure of confidence. A promise for life. A virtual world of live pictures. Because I'm worth it'… the video presented endless corporate slogans removed from their contexts, creating a sinister utopia along with the duo's track titles which were to follow.Conceptually adopting the phrase 'Daily Short Message Information Culture (DSMC)' to describe the relentless slogans they've come across rendered meaningless by their constant repetition, the duo have aimed to explore them via their tracks: Science For A Better Life, Shift The Future and Forever New Frontiers, presenting a visceral reality merged with a surrealist future. Established as some of today's most forward-thinking electronic music-cum-sound art via their German label, the new project from Carsten Nicolai (Alva Noto) and Olaf Bender (Byetone) is a more driving, energetic and perhaps dancefloor-appropriate endeavour, the end result of live experimentation via their shows. Here they premiere their heavy-hitting, wildly-crescendoing, full throttle EP3 video exclusively on Dazed Digital: "At Diamond Version we’re not just dedicated to your life. We’re fanatical about it. We want to see you thrive. Which is why we create each and every one of our groundbreaking solutions with your life in mind. Our innovative products drive performance, improve collaboration and empower you to set your life apart." Diamond Version - EP3 is out on 12" and download on 28 January 2013 Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREAn interview with IC3PEAK, the band Putin couldn’t silenceFrost Children answer the dA-Zed quizThe 5 best features from PinkPantheress’ new remix albumMoses Ideka is making pagan synth-folk from the heart of south LondonBehind-the-scenes at Oklou and FKA twigs’ new video shootBjörk calls for the release of musician ‘kidnapped’ by Israeli authorities‘Her dumbest album yet’: Are Swifties turning on Taylor Swift?IB Kamara on branching out into musicEnter the K-Bass: How SCR revolutionised Korean club culture‘Comic Con meets underground rap’: Photos from Eastern Margins’ day festWho are H.LLS? Get to know London’s anonymous alt-R&B trioTaylor Swift has lost her grip with The Life of a Showgirl