{"id":41199,"date":"2026-04-21T07:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T05:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/spktr-about-the-past-and-the-future\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T07:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T05:23:11","slug":"spktr-about-the-past-and-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/spktr-about-the-past-and-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"SPKTR about the past and the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/spktr-Graeme-Revell-publicity-photo-02-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/spktr-Graeme-Revell-publicity-photo-02-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/spktr-Graeme-Revell-publicity-photo-02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/spktr-Graeme-Revell-publicity-photo-02-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/spktr-Graeme-Revell-publicity-photo-02-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/spktr-Graeme-Revell-publicity-photo-02.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>SPKtR<\/strong> is the revival of the legendary Australian industrial project <strong>SPK<\/strong>, which was founded in 1978 and disbanded ten years later. Graeme Revell was always artistically ahead of his time with his <strong>SPK<\/strong> project. After decades, he returns as <strong>SPKtR<\/strong> together with his son Robert to a debate that could hardly be more topical: Artificial intelligence and creativity. Graeme looks back with us in our May\/June issue, but above all talks about why AI is not a tool for him, but a partner. And why we need to fundamentally rethink our understanding of art &#8230;    <\/p>\n\n<p>Watch the video for &#8220;The Last of Men&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OR_Rkbpcd8Q?si=SnPSkgRczagA6Q0Y\" title=\"The SPKtR - The Last of Men (Official Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OR_Rkbpcd8Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Already subscribed to our newsletter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38308\" style=\"width:214px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-636x636.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Choose your favorite CD as a subscription bonus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-28206b41 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orkus-shop.de\/c\/abo\/deutschland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscription premium<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPKtR is the revival of the legendary Australian industrial project SPK, which was founded in 1978 and disbanded ten years later. 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