Class Notes, 22 Mar 2022

Genre Conflation

This is a counter to sampling and using electronics to invent new music.  Instruments from one style of music are used to perform a style of music from a completely unrelated genre.  My favorite examples are “pirate metal” or the band Orkestra Obsolete playing famous pop music.

Another take on this is how Kraftwerk inspired so many artist in other genres.  Probably the most influential is a sample from “Trans Europe Express” used by Africa Bambatta as the base melody for “Planet Rock“.

I’m skipping EDM, IDM, dub, liquid trap, future soul, and so many types of music.  Again, there’s an entire class in this topic, but Ishkur’s Guide is one place to start exploring the genealogy of music: http://music.ishkur.com/

From the earliest days of theater, foley artists have made a wide variety of sounds by hand (or foot):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO3N_PRIgX0

Mini-assignment:  What sounds would you add to your house to make it more accessible?

 

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