Plunderphonics is a term coined by composer John Oswald in 1985. It describes any music that is constructed by mutating existing audio recordings into entirely new compositions. By making plunderphonic music artists tackle copyright law, fair use, the legitimacy of sampling, and numerous other issues surrounding the production of art in a digital world. Join us as we discuss the history of plunderphonics, how listening to plunderphonic music has shaped our musical tastes and experiences, and how this all relates back to vaporwave. Steal This Episode!
Plunderphonics is a term coined by composer John Oswald in 1985. It describes any music that is constructed by mutating existing audio recordings into entirely new compositions. By making plunderphonic music artists tackle copyright law, fair use, the legitimacy of sampling, and numerous other issues surrounding the production of art in a digital world. Join us as we discuss the history of plunderphonics, how listening to plunderphonic music has shaped our musical tastes and experiences, and how this all relates back to vaporwave. Steal This Episode!
Music Sampled
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Greyfolded - Grateful Dead & John Oswald
Pekka Pohjola - Sekoilu Seestyy (Madness Subsides)
DJ Shadow - Midnight In A Perfect World
NEGATIVLAND - U2
Related Links
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"Plunderphonics, or Audio Piracy as a Compositional Prerogative"
Why a Canadian Composer’s Controversial 80s Work is Still Ahead of Today's Copyright Laws
Take A Byte Out: DJ Shadow, the Avalanches and the History of Plunderphonics
Girl Talk - All Day
George Marsh on Drums: Interviewed by Terry McGovern
Every Sample From The Avalanches Since I Left You
DJ Shadow on crate digging in the documentary Scratch
Credits
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Music by: 2Mello
Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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