This is the second panel interview featuring Audio Terrorist collaborators: frontman Kalib Duarte; video artist Thomas Asmuth; mixer and writer Tim Leehone; producer Amit M. Amram; musician Tyrone Stanford; and long-time friend Joe Price. We delve into the club scene of the ’80s and karaoke gatherings as we explore the history of Audio Terrorist leading up to its 40th anniversary.

In this episode, I mention preparing to play a show for Terra Luna Dark Matter. You can listen to recordings of the patch I performed with them at kzluna.bandcamp.com/album/dark-matter.

Listen for a time warp in the episode that transports you into the world of botany with Dr. Forrest Fruend.

According to Joe, The Down Low was a speakeasy-style club in Berkeley where Kalib and Tyrone performed.

This was also a karaoke space. Tyrone helped record and sing with Kalib, and it served as a collaborative meet-up space for singer/songwriters—typically a group of 4 to 6 people.

In the pre–smartphone era, they connected with individuals who had the technology to record audio and video. The networked sense of community was everything.

Thomas has a soft sculpture of a Prozac molecule in his studio, which you can hug to experience the same effect as taking the pill.

Tim offers counseling services for Kalib’s collaborators.

Kalib sees himself as a curator of Audio Terrorist, viewing the music as a conversation with other musicians.

Scars are marks of character—imperfections that make our music unique and highlight the difference between human and AI.