finale

The idea behind an appropriated mashup, to me, seems nothing out of the artistic norm. Every type of artist reaches into the past and pieces together fragments to create their own work. Artists are thieves pure and simple. The only reason appropriation in music is going under so much scrutiny is because music is a much more universal art medium. And with this universality comes the corporate overshadowing with copyright laws. I don't know of any paintings or sculptures that have have a "c" emblem painted or etched into them.

However, I do believe credit should be given to the original artist that's being sourced from but I don't think they deserve royalties and kickbacks for their work being appropriated.

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synth britannia

In a time where few things can cause a person to do more than a double-take I find the outrage behind electronic music to be very interesting. I forget all to often that the things I accept as normal were once wholly outrageous. Bands like Kraftwerk, though at their time were revolutionary, I find pleasing only because of their music. I suppose this is a symptom caused from a death of originality as we continue to attempt to revolutionize what has already been done.

The idea of craft also comes into play with this medium. As many members of the various bands interviewed found one of the greatest aspects of electronic music was that you didn't need to be exceptionally talented. I personally don't find an issue with this especially since such instruments as the synth required incredible amounts of time and skill to achieve just a sound. As we move more towards an electronic culture I can see the interiewers beliefs about electronic music being the next movement as very valid. I say this because as we immerse ourselves in electronics in every other way why shouldn't music reflect this trend as well?

PIXELS by PATRICK JEAN. - une vidéo Art et Création @ Yahoo! Video

post 10

surveillance art, to me, seems to bring an issue to my mind that has been so internalized that i still am struggling to find it interesting. The issue of privacy and its implication in modern day society has seem so removed from me due to only seeing word of it in the newspapers or elsewhere. However, "Big Brother Big Business" does help me see how truly monitored I am. Unfortunately, to me, this news falls somewhat flat as I can only appreciate this information but can do virtually nothing to stop it. It seems to have become the status quo to be monitored and recorded and call me blase' attitude generational ignorance but I can't really tie myself up with an issue that I can't change.
the idea of "big brother" is interesting to me only in the sense that it looks as if people are abandoning religion only to create this replica of religion in the form of the "all seeing and all knowing database". Unlike religion, when we are in the wrong it isn't our soul that will be punished but our physical self.

post 9

The documentary on the origins of the hacker reminds me that even the most frivolous activity can develop into something momentous. "Phone Phreaking" for example may be the most inane activity I could imagine but that activity, with its foundation steeped in simple pranksterism, became the catalyst for the home computer. Its this kind of spirit that can be most difficult to appreciate when viewing from the outside. To labor for long hours to simply see what a piece of hardware can do for your amusement can seem like a means to no real end. Then again to find "an end" is something no one ever really hopes to attain but would rather explore the means. The same kind of idea could be said for the arts for it too seeks newer processes to reach unlikely conclusions. This spirit of simple enjoyment within the medium is what, I believe, will ultimately progress a given activity.

Needs to be out there

Out Of A Forest from Tobias Gundorff Boesen on Vimeo.