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<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">My PhD has now been approved by university, so I can now share my thesis and the media that goes along with it. Here's the main page with the thesis download and links: grahamdunning.com/phd In a three-year practice-as-research project, I developed new instrumental interfaces, performances, recordings and collaborations with the Mechanical Techno extended turntable setup.…</p>
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Yeah it's all done now, the viva was in December.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://post.lurk.org/users/grahamdunning/statuses/116320033252410769</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://post.lurk.org/users/grahamdunning/statuses/116320033252410769</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[grahamdunning@post.lurk.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:34:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to PhD Thesis: Mechanical Techno: extended turntable as live assemblage on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:37:11 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/grahamdunning%40post.lurk.org">@<span>grahamdunning</span></a></span> I’m already showing the videos to everyone I know, if they are into DIY, music, techno or nothing of the above. Congratulations! Do you still have to defend the thesis, or is that over, too?</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://merveilles.town/users/zuggamasta/statuses/116319101340234651</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://merveilles.town/users/zuggamasta/statuses/116319101340234651</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[zuggamasta@merveilles.town]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:37:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to PhD Thesis: Mechanical Techno: extended turntable as live assemblage on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:34:05 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/grahamdunning%40post.lurk.org">@<span>grahamdunning</span></a></span> wahey, congrats!</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/catnip/statuses/116319089168280397</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/catnip/statuses/116319089168280397</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[catnip@mastodon.online]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:34:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to PhD Thesis: Mechanical Techno: extended turntable as live assemblage on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:10:46 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/grahamdunning%40post.lurk.org">@<span>grahamdunning</span></a></span> congratulations!</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.toplap.org/users/dktr0/statuses/116318997482126368</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.toplap.org/users/dktr0/statuses/116318997482126368</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[dktr0@social.toplap.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:10:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to PhD Thesis: Mechanical Techno: extended turntable as live assemblage on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:05:48 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/grahamdunning%40post.lurk.org">@<span>grahamdunning</span></a></span> Fabulous, congratulations!</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/jarkman/statuses/116318977964300845</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/jarkman/statuses/116318977964300845</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jarkman@chaos.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:05:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to PhD Thesis: Mechanical Techno: extended turntable as live assemblage on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:51:24 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/grahamdunning%40post.lurk.org">@<span>grahamdunning</span></a></span> v cool &amp; Congratulations!!!</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/junklight/statuses/116318921333363354</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/junklight/statuses/116318921333363354</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[junklight@mastodon.art]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:51:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to PhD Thesis: Mechanical Techno: extended turntable as live assemblage on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:39:33 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/elifyalvac%40tldr.nettime.org">@<span>elifyalvac</span></a></span> yeah, thanks!</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://post.lurk.org/users/grahamdunning/statuses/116318874696263607</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://post.lurk.org/users/grahamdunning/statuses/116318874696263607</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[grahamdunning@post.lurk.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:39:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to PhD Thesis: Mechanical Techno: extended turntable as live assemblage on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:22:32 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/grahamdunning%40post.lurk.org">@<span>grahamdunning</span></a></span> Finally! Amazing! Once again, congrats!</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tldr.nettime.org/ap/users/115865200528309297/statuses/116318807813514261</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tldr.nettime.org/ap/users/115865200528309297/statuses/116318807813514261</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[elifyalvac@tldr.nettime.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:22:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to PhD Thesis: Mechanical Techno: extended turntable as live assemblage on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:12:35 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>@grahamdunning incredible work!</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/seance_mpx/statuses/116318768689674719</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/seance_mpx/statuses/116318768689674719</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[seance_mpx@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:12:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to PhD Thesis: Mechanical Techno: extended turntable as live assemblage on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:10:03 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/ranjit%40friend.camp">@<span>ranjit</span></a></span> thanks! Glad to final get it over the line.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://post.lurk.org/users/grahamdunning/statuses/116318758707268263</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://post.lurk.org/users/grahamdunning/statuses/116318758707268263</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[grahamdunning@post.lurk.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:10:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to PhD Thesis: Mechanical Techno: extended turntable as live assemblage on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:09:37 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/grahamdunning%40post.lurk.org">@<span>grahamdunning</span></a></span> Congratulations!!</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://friend.camp/users/ranjit/statuses/116318757057242819</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://friend.camp/users/ranjit/statuses/116318757057242819</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ranjit@friend.camp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:09:37 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>