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. [Source]