Neural 79 Explores Tactical Publishing with Cèsar Escudero Andaluz Poster
Neural magazine has unveiled its 79th issue, named "Tactical Publishing (postscript)," with a publication date of 2026 and an ISSN of 2037-108X. Subscribers will receive a complimentary poster designed by Cèsar Escudero Andaluz. Featured within this issue are interviews with Led By Donkeys, Kenneth Goldsmith, Annette Gilbert, Andreas Bülhoff, and Silvio Lorusso. Topics explored include publishing in France, total library culture, and Jasia Reichardt's archive. Reports highlight Screentime/s, The Lure of the Image, and Transmediale 2026. The news section showcases projects such as 12 Years in Azeroth and Justice Control Unit, while a centrefold highlights Signal. Reviews of books and DVDs from various authors, along with music critiques of works by Florian Hecker, are also included. The issue can be accessed through subscription and digital format via Exact Editions.
Key facts
- Neural issue #79 is titled "Tactical Publishing (postscript)" and dated 2026 with ISSN 2037-108X.
- Subscribers receive a free poster by Cèsar Escudero Andaluz titled "The fall of fiber optic control, power and paranoia."
- The issue includes interviews with Led By Donkeys, Kenneth Goldsmith, Annette Gilbert and Andreas Bülhoff, and Silvio Lorusso.
- Articles cover Déborder Bolloré and WHOISBN, the total library, and Jasia Reichardt's archive.
- Reports feature Screentime/s, The Lure of the Image, and Transmediale 2026 with Echoes of Tumult.
- The news section lists 15 projects including 12 Years in Azeroth, Zero Range, and Justice Control Unit.
- Books reviewed include Alessandro Ludovico's Tactical Publishing (The MIT Press) and Trevor Paglen's How to See Like a Machine (Verso Books).
- Music reviews include Florian Hecker's Natural Selection (PAN) and Tristan Perich & James McVinnie's Infinity Gradient (Erased Tapes Records).
Entities
Artists
- Cèsar Escudero Andaluz
- Kenneth Goldsmith
- Annette Gilbert
- Andreas Bülhoff
- Silvio Lorusso
- Jasia Reichardt
- Guy Ben-Ary
- Nathan Thompson
- Matt Gingold
- Stuart Hodgetts
- Emma Pegrum
- Madeline Schwartzman
- Edward Ashton
- Olga Goriunova
- Mindy Seu
- Carlo Bramanti
- Bogna Konior
- Anna Greenspan
- Benjamin H. Bratton
- Nora O'Murchú
- Janez Fakin Janša
- Paul Thomas
- Mónica Bello
- Eivind Røssaak
- Gabriel Menotti
- German Alfonso Nunez
- Nathan Jones
- Sam Skinner
- Trevor Paglen
- Kristoffer Tjalve
- Elliott Cost
- Alessandro Ludovico
- Florian Hecker
- Brian House
- dj sniff
- Martina Testen
- Simon Šerc
- Danny McCarthy
- Tristan Perich
- James McVinnie
- Emiter
- Richard Chartier
- eamon sprod
- Mark Harwood
- Anton Lambert
- Thanos Polymeneas Liontiris
- Armando Balice
- Rytis Mažulis
- Daniele Ciullini
- Annette Vande Gorne
- Led By Donkeys
Institutions
- Neural
- Déborder Bolloré
- WHOISBN
- Transmediale
- Mess Books
- Thames and Hudson
- University of Minnesota Press
- Metalabel
- Set Margins'
- Urbanomic Media Ltd
- Aksioma
- Routledge
- dpr-barcelona
- The MIT Press
- Open Humanities Press
- Torque Editions
- Verso Books
- PAN
- Errant Sound
- Gruen 228/25
- Discrepant
- Staalplat
- Raster
- Pharmafabrik Recordings
- farpoint recordings
- HEIN?
- Erased Tapes Records
- Cronica
- 901 Editions
- Sonic Rubbish
- Penultimate Press
- Kohlhaas
- empreintes DIGITALes
- Music Information Centre Lithuania
- Gruenrekorder
- Silentes
- Persistence of Sound
- Exact Editions
Locations
- France