- subrealic.net - website of Matthias Fritsch (technoviking.tv)
Matthias Fritsch lives and works in Berlin. ¶ He studied Media Art at the University of Arts and Design Karlsruhe (HfG) in Germany and Film, Fine Art and Curating at Bard College, Center for Curatorial Studies (CCS), New York State, USA. Has made several short and long movies, and media-based installations. He strongly believes in the freedom and accessibility of art, culture and ideas. He is best known as the creator of one of the first internet video memes “Technoviking”. His documentary “The Story of Technoviking” has been viewed more than a million times and has found its way into numerous media studies courses at international universities.
- The video is the work of Matthias Fritsch. The viking is unknown.
- Military–industrial complex (Wikipedia)
The expression military–industrial complex (MIC) describes the relationship between a country’s military and the defense industry that supplies it, seen together as a vested interest which influences public policy. A driving factor behind the relationship between the military and the defense-minded corporations is that both sides benefit—one side from obtaining weapons, and the other from being paid to supply them. The term is most often used in reference to the system behind the armed forces of the United States, where the relationship is most prevalent due to close links among defense contractors, the Pentagon, and politicians. The expression gained popularity after a warning of the relationship’s detrimental effects, in the farewell address of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 17, 1961.
- TechnoViking 100% OFFICIAL Song (youtube.com)
FINALLY! The official version of the song that is played on the TechnoViking video. Some said it was Panderator…Some said it was Can-D-Music. WELL! I played around with the songs a bit, and made quite possibly the biggest human discovery since steamed toast. It is actually Navigator by Can-D-Music, but the DJs in the original TechnoViking video had it sped up either on purpose, or on accident. This uses a 96.5:100 compression ratio. Speed up to 1:30 and you’ll recognize the song instantly. Enjoy all of you TV fans!
- subrealic.net - website of Matthias Fritsch (technoviking.tv)
Matthias Fritsch lives and works in Berlin. ¶ He studied Media Art at the University of Arts and Design Karlsruhe (HfG) in Germany and Film, Fine Art and Curating at Bard College, Center for Curatorial Studies (CCS), New York State, USA. Has made several short and long movies, and media-based installations. He strongly believes in the freedom and accessibility of art, culture and ideas. He is best known as the creator of one of the first internet video memes “Technoviking”. His documentary “The Story of Technoviking” has been viewed more than a million times and has found its way into numerous media studies courses at international universities.
- The original Technoviking video (youtube.com)
This is the internet’s final boss.
- There is a fake (and poorly written parody) interview that claimes the Technoviking was a lumberjack-turned-biologist and was high on speed during the event. Unfortunately these claims are often repeated.
- Techno Viking (Wikipedia)
Techno Viking is an internet phenomenon or meme based on a video from the 2000 Fuckparade in Berlin, Germany.