Plunderphonics

Plunderphonics is a genre characterized by its bold experimentation with sonic appropriation, often incorporating fragments of existing music, sound effects, and spoken word into new, irreverent compositions. Emerging in the 1980s, plunderphonics drew upon the avant-garde and noise traditions, as well as the cut-up techniques of William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin. Artists associated with this genre frequently employ sampling, tape loops, and turntable manipulation to create a distinctive, often humorous sound that challenges notions of authorship and originality. Plunderphonics' peak popularity in the 1990s coincided with the rise of electronic and experimental music, influencing later genres like mashup and glitch. Notable for its DIY ethos and anti-commercial stance, plunderphonics has maintained a cult following, appealing to fans of experimental sound art and those intrigued by the genre's subversive, playful approach to musical creation.

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  1. August 8, 2025
  2. July 26, 2024
  3. May 17
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  4. April 17
  5. March 13
  6. October 6, 2023
  7. March 22
  8. September 1, 2022
  9. May 1
  10. April 4
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  11. March 14
  12. December 16, 2021
  13. September 16
  14. August 27
  15. August 6
  16. April 12
  17. January 17
  18. December 25, 2020
  19. August 21
  20. July 31
  21. June 5
  22. May 22
  23. May 8
  24. April 17
  25. March 5
  26. March 2
  27. February 5
  28. January 13
  29. September 19, 2019
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  30. September 3
  31. August 21
  32. December 28, 2018
  33. December 1
  34. November 9
  35. September 10
  36. September 9
  37. July 4
  38. June 16, 2017
  39. February 28
  40. January 31
  1. July 26, 2024
  2. May 17
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    13 tracks
  3. March 22, 2023
  4. May 1, 2022
  5. April 4
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    17 tracks
  6. August 27, 2021
  7. April 12
  8. December 25, 2020
  9. July 31
  10. May 8
  11. April 17
  12. March 5
  13. December 28, 2018
  14. November 9
  15. September 10
  16. July 4
  17. June 16, 2017
  18. February 28
  19. January 24
  20. December 30, 2016
  1. August 8, 2025
  2. April 17, 2024
  3. March 13
  4. October 6, 2023
  5. September 1, 2022
  6. March 14
  7. December 16, 2021
  8. September 16
  9. August 6
  10. January 17
  11. August 21, 2020
  12. June 5
  13. May 22
  14. March 2
  15. February 5
  16. January 13
  17. September 19, 2019
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  18. September 3
  19. August 21
  20. December 1, 2018