Stupeflips dangereux interlude 1 sample of stupeflips cold world dj shadows this time im gonna try it my way sample of joe 2s untitled. All the missing pieces, all the essentials, and all the tracks that executives of the record industry tried to. Plunderphonic by john oswald album, plunderphonics. Licensed to youtube by merlin virtual label llc on behalf of fony records. John oswald on plunderphonics, grayfolded and audio collage. Plunderphonics is a term coined by composer john oswald in 1985 in his essay plunderphonics, or audio piracy as a compositional prerogative. His best known project is plunderphonics, the practice of making new music out of.
For me, grayfolded had the effect im sure some in the dead camp were hoping for. Oswald s original use of the word was to indicate a piece which was created from samples of a single artist and no other material. An interview with transproducer john oswald by norman igma. Plunderphonics ep plunderphonics was used as the title of an ep release by john oswald. The rest is justexperimental and extremely uncomforting to hear. Plunderphonics is a term invented by john oswald in his essay, plunderphonics, or audio piracy as a compositional prerogative, and refers to the compositional technique of utilising and manipulating one or more preexisting audio sources to create a new composition. He is the originator of the word plunderphonics which is both a meme and an artistic collective that represents illegal art. The term was coined by composer john oswald in 1985 in his essay plunderphonics, or audio piracy as a compositional prerogative. Revisiting the transitive nightfall of john oswalds. John oswald born may 30, 1953 in kitchener, ontario is a canadian composer, saxophonist, media artist and dancer. Plunderphonics is the act of taking familiar music and altering it into something new. At one time the unedited image could also be seen on the wikipedia page for john oswald. John oswald is a canadianborn musician who has spent most of his career on the cutting edge of illegal art. In the original 1981 version of slo ass jolene dolly.
How john oswalds grayfolded brought the grateful dead. Plunderphonics can be considered a form of sound collage although the concept of plunderphonics is seemingly broad, in. Oswald has described it as a referential and selfconscious. Plunderphonics is any music made by taking one or more existing audio recordings and altering them in some way to make a new composition.
Audio production passes through mlab where oswald is director of research. Last weekend the times published a profile of the sound artist john oswald, who has just released an lp version of grayfolded. Part of the list170192 project plunderphonics is a term coined by composer john oswald in 1985 in an essay entitled plunderphonics, or audio piracy as a compositional prerogative. You can listen to the whole podcast series themed on cut ups and plunderphonics via itunes. The blatant borrowings of the privateers of sound are a class distinct from common sample pocketing, parroting, and tune thievery. Quantics time is the enemy sample of rare earths get ready. Patricia taxxons rappr sample of billie eilishs bad guy. Reviews of plexure by john oswald album, plunderphonics. Composer, saxophonist, record producer, dancer, writer, b kitchener, ont, 30 may 1953. Rym ultimate box set plunderphonics rate your music. So our first case study is called plunderphonics, which was invented by a composer, canadian composer called john oswald.
Composer musician artist john oswald coined the term plunderphonics in the essay plunderphonics, or audio piracy as a compositional prerogative, which discussed the efforts to create something new by sampling and distorting audio. The term was coined by composer john oswald in 1985 in his essay plunderphonics. Plunderphonics 6996 is a twocd compilation album by john oswald. Here you can find plexure john oswald shared files. Burroughs cutup technique, he began making plunderphonic recordings in the 1970s. Plunderphonics is within the scope of the music genres task force of the music project, a user driven attempt to clean up and standardize music genre articles on wikipedia. Plunderphonics that would be composer john oswald made his first. Nature and organisation skeletontonguedworld modern classical. Composer john oswald coined the term plunderphonics in 1985, applying it to any music made by taking one or more existing audio. His intentions were noble, but apparently dollys pitch was first fucked with 32 years ago. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from john oswald at the discogs marketplace. John oswald is a canadian composer, saxophonist, media artist and dancer. Plunderphonicss ohell sample of the doorss when the.
In 1994, john oswald turned live recordings of the grateful deads dark star into an epic sonic collage. Grayfolded is a twocd album produced by john oswald featuring the grateful dead song dark star. The normal speed at which to play this record is standard 45rpm but it is intrinsic to the nature of pretender and spring that they may be auditioned at a variety of speeds. Browse the top plunderphonics artists to find new music.
Marie thereses when you come home sample of dash berlins never cry again. Todays deals your gift cards help whole foods registry sell disability customer support. There is no attempt to disguise the fact that the sounds making. His best known project is plunderphonics, the practice of making new music out of previously existing recordings see sound collage. The record is i think very normal and familiar sounding at the same time as it probably seems extremely weird. Plunderphonics can be considered a form of sound collage. Plunderphonics, or audio piracy as a compositional prerogative as presented by john oswald to the wired society electroacoustic conference in toronto in 1985. Either way, it certainly is a powerful early plunderphonic piece by a master of the art.
Isnt dolly parton, elvis presley, igor stravinsky and count basie an odd lineup for a record, especially for an avant gardetype inde release oswald. In a recent dm post, our martin schneider, wanting to give credit where credit is due, wrote attention slow ass jolene dolly parton uploader. There arent spaces in between, so when you download a track, if its. Using over a hundred different performances of the song, recorded live between 1968 and 1993, oswald, using a process he calls plunderphonics, built, layered, and folded all of them to produce two large, recomposed versions, each about one hour long. Even though oswald coined the term in 85, he has been working in the style since the late 1960s, and many people have joined in. It is an experimental form of sound art that uses similar techniques found in sound collage. John oswald 12 atmospheres ligeti sourced plunderphonics. Please visit the task force guidelines page for ideas on how to structure a genre article and help us assess and improve genre articles to good and 1. How john oswald s grayfolded brought the grateful dead back to life. Murray schafer and barry truax at simon fraser university and david rosenboom, casey sokol, richard teitelbaum, and james tenney at york university. The haunting beauty of plunderphonics, field recordings. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks youll love. The term plunderphonics was coined by canadian composer john oswald.
John oswald samples, covers and remixes whosampled. Plunderphonics is a cultural paradox, one of the only truly underground musical phenomena to emerge in the latter quarter of the 20th century this art is more radical in its social and political associations than the introduction of the electric guitar, yet featuring some of the worlds most recognizable music imbedded in novel constellations of sonic diversity by john oswald. It has since been applied to any music made by taking one or more existing audio recordings and altering them in some way to make a new composition. John oswald samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. John oswald is the canadian composer who coined the term plunderphonics, and as such hes central to the movement itself, his body of work featuring both clever and chaotic uses of samples. The album compiles most of oswald s infamous plunderphonics recordings, including the 1989 plunderphonic selfreleased giveway album that ran afoul of the canadian recording industry, and the elektrax promotional ep that had been originally commissioned by elektra records.