Subject: Re: justification of sampling and DJing was Re: [EA] Impact of electronic/techno music
From: A Dontigny (ad@electrocd.com)
Date: Thu Jun 13 2002 - 20:50:44 EDT
Well, yes, in fact I do take for granted that sampling is art.
Even pushed to its extreme (like, say, V/VM renditions of Chris deBurg or
Lionel Ritchie songs, only distorted) there is at least a conceptual
statement in the the process of choosing and tweaking an existing
composition, or parts of it.
I think Kim Cascone's article "Aesthetics of Failure" (Computer Music
Journal, winter 2000) addressed the issue quite well:
"Electronica DJs typically view individual tracks as pieces that can be
layered and mixed freely. This modular approach to creating new work from
pre-existing materials forms the basis of electronic music composers' use
of samples. (...) The 'atomic' parts, or samples, used in composing
electronica from small modular pieces had become the whole. This is a clear
indication that contemporary computer music has become fragmented, it is
composed of stratified layers that intermingle and defer meaning until the
listener takes an active role in the production of meaning."
BTW, the whole article is a wonderful introduction to "glitch" as a whole.
At 01:23 02-06-14 +0100, you wrote:
>this is really interesting to me, as i take it for granted that sampling
>also is an art form... but i wonder how many members of this list agree
>with me and to what extent they believe sampling is art... take for
>example Negativland's 'U2'... which samples an entire piece, all that is
>done to it is two guys talking over the top....
>but i think its wonderful....
A Dontigny
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