John Oswald : Plexure
This is generaly regarded as sampling maestro Oswald's best work. Split-second samples of several hundreds of widely known hits (from Madonna to Milli Vanilli via Springsteen) but you have no time enough to recognize them. On-and-off available expensive Japan 1993 issue (double-CD price for 22 minutes of music - one can say 'it's worth it' but it will still be too much). A masterpiece of sorts, for sure. Don't miss also Oswald's other site, you can get there (among lots of great reading) a free download of his infamous 'banned' Plunderphonic CD that started the historic judicial battle and a worldwide copyright vs. sampling debate.
Note: Just found out that you can also download his great early Mystery Tapes & Kissing Jesus In The Dark from Ubuweb. Don't miss! Same also on the very interesting Detritus site archives, with some more similar stuff, incl. the truly great Negativland's U2 EP (thanks, Mr.Lucky for this!)
Plexwald
posted by rz at 8:44 AM
6 Comments:
oh..
thanks.
you just make very nice suprise for me. great things on your blog.
thanks one more time.
This work by Oswald really blew my mind, when i first heard it in the late 1990s. A canadian friend made me a copy of the first Plunderphonics-CD, and it's still THE sampling-record to have. It's included on the double-CD "69-96", but with alterations and not in the same order.
On http://detritus.net there're still some of Oswald's blueprints for his later plunderphonics: the MYSTERY TAPES etc.
Cheers
thanks anon,
thanks mr.lucky for the extremely interesting link. lot of great stuff there, found there also some ideas for my next post. in the meantime i found the 'mistery tapes' and 'kissing jesus' also at ubuweb (another great place!)
thanks again, you're always spot-on!
greets
z
yves,
overexposure to oswald's music can give you headache for sure :)
greetings
z
The Kissing Jesus in the Dark tape is great, and I highly recommmend it.
It's an analog tape analog of what Christian Marclay does with vinyl, with lots of tape inching and pause/start manipulation. The last few tracks are ambient pieces constructed of what sounds like extremely slowed down sources.
Thanks for all your great shares!
I shall visit often.
Hello ! I was searching for people that could have an interest for my music with the help of the name Robert Wyatt (I've been compared to him) and found your blog.
My new album is now available for sell, but it's still without its first reviews. In the past, I have received incredible press from a variety of sources (All Music Guide, great composers...).
See and mostly listen by yourself some Philosophie Fantasmagorique.
http://www.critiquesdisques.com/vincent/music.htm
Thank you !
Vincent Bergeron
"In the course of a lifetime, one encounters very few major musical talents. Vincent Bergeron is one of those few, a unique composer who is at the forefront of musical thinking."
Noah Creshevsky
Composer
Professor Emeritus, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York
Director Emeritus, Center for Computer Music at Brooklyn College
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