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Frank Rothkamm - Frank Genius is Star Struck

Frank Rothkamm,  Frank Genius is Star Struck, Flux, bastard pop, experimental, free form, mashup, supermodernism, cut up, impro, muzak, plagiarism, Aurelio Cianciotta, FrankRothkamm_FrankGenius.jpg CD - Flux
Following a multifarious talent, without either prejudices or gender barriers, Frank Rothkamm is back to bring his unique version of what today we could simply define as 'popular electronic music'. These kinds of sounds are well represented in 'Frank Genius is Star Struck' and they are also carefully  ... [ Continue ]


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bastard pop . mashup . plagiarism

Negativland - Thigmotactic

Negativland, Thigmotactic, Seeland, Mark Hosler, emotional plagiarism, folk-pop, country, rock, bastard pop, mash up, artwork, booklet, CD, Jonathan Ritchman, humor, Aurelio Cianciotta, Negativland_Thigmotactic.jpg CD - Seeland
Deconstructing previous forms, and taking a different approach from more normal genres, Negativland (mainly a Mark Hosler production), in a work called ‘Thigmotactic, looks to reveal the evident affinities in the appearance and nature of the sounds used. Intelligence and humour are here applied to the  ... [ Continue ]


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breakcore . experimental . mashup . plagiarism . rave

Dj Donna Summer - Panther Tracks

Dj Donna Summer, Panther Tracks, Jason Forrest, breakcore, experimental, mash-up, plagiarism, rave, techno, happy hardcore, hardstyle, booty, bass, Cock Rock Disco, Ellis D, Dj Slipmat, Ratpack, bad dancing, experimental,  Aurelio Cianciotta, DjDonnaSummer_PantherTracks.jpg CD - Cock Rock Disco
The artistic trajectory of Jason Forrest, aka DJ Donna Summer, is evolving towards more and more radical ways. He's one of the gods of plagiarist breakcore, a genre which is itself transforming, halfway between new booty, techno and mash-up attitudes. Originally conceived as a sort of remix record, 'Panther  ... [ Continue ]


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experimental . mashup . plagiarism

Oh Astro - Champions of Wonder

Oh Astro, Champions of Wonder, Illegal Art, oh_astro_champions_of_wonder.jpg CD - Illegal Art
In the ever-changing landscape of specific samples use in music, Illegal Art label represent a constant artistic challenge to copyright and its zealots. His roots are deep in plagiarism first and then mashup, that have extensively generated a myriad of sound works crafted with the attitude of sampling as art. Oh  ... [ Continue ]


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abstract . bastard pop . mashup

Girl Talk - Night Ripper

Girl Talk, Night Ripper, CD, Illegal Art, Bastard Pop, mash-up, hip hop, booty, grunge, indie rock, dance, hit, club, samples, Gregg Gillis, Nikka Costa, 2PAC, girltalk_nightripper.jpg CD - Illegal Art
Disembodied pop shards, detached from their original contexts, skillfully recombined with mash-up techniques: it's Gregg Gillis, (aka Girl Tank), the author of these compulsive but joyous dissections. He maniacally investigates every assonance, hoarding completely forgotten songs from the Eighties and  ... [ Continue ]


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breakcore . gabber . mashup

Tim Exile - Tim Exile's Nuisance Gabbaret Lounge

Tim Exile, Tim Exile's Nuisance Gabbaret Lounge, Planet Mu, timexilegabbaret.jpg CD - Planet Mu/Goodfellas
Experimental and shaky electronica, flamboyant audio-abuse, breakcore, jungle, techno and mash-ups, all together, recorded (without any interventions) during a live performance by Tim Exile, an artist with a drun'n'bass past who released many productions for Moving Shadow and Renegade Hardware  ... [ Continue ]


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breakcore . mashup

Doddodo - Sample Bitch Story

Doddodo, Sample Bitch Story, Adaadat, doddodosamplebitchstory.jpg CD - Adaadat
A definitely multi-form album with surprises at every track and passage, in a mix of noise, country-folk and beatz, in the plunderphonic abuse, with influences always skillfully reconciled with clearly non-conventional tastes and listening attitudes. The breakcore  ... [ Continue ]


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