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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Blectum From Blechdom
Blevin Blectum
Christian Marclay
Christtt
Ergo Phizmiz
John Oswald
Kid606
MIMIDEATH
Negativland
People Like Us
People Like Us & Ergo Phizmiz
Pogo
Porest
The Bran Flakes
The Evolution Control Committee
The Tape-beatles
Treva Whateva
Wobbly
MIMIDEATH
Pogo
Negativland
Kid606
Christtt
The Bran Flakes
People Like Us
Christian Marclay
Wobbly
The Evolution Control Committee
John Oswald
Treva Whateva
Blectum From Blechdom
The Tape-beatles
Blevin Blectum
People Like Us & Ergo Phizmiz
Porest
Ergo Phizmiz