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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Aeiou
Alyce Santoro
Anton Mobin
Baz
Beatrix*JAR
Blanketship
Blectum From Blechdom
Blevin Blectum
Bob Ostertag
Bonefish Sam And His Power Orchestra
Brody Johnson
CHANCE デラソウル
Carl Stone
Child Actor
Christian Marclay
Christtt
Co La
Cut Chemist
DJ Food
DOOPEES
Eclectic Method
Elliott Sharp
Ellipse Elkshow
Ergo Phizmiz
FortyOne
Futuro
I Cut People
Idiom Creak
Iwona Glinka
James Towning
Joe Frawley
John Oswald
Karl Koopman
Kevin Blechdom
Kid Koala
Kid606
Kumi Okamato
Kutiman
Lottie Depresstival Bowater
M. Sage
MIMIDEATH
Matthew McCright
Michele Mercure
Mildred Pitt
Ming & FS
Mouth Sounds
Mr Rusty
Mr. Dark Keys
Mr. Dibbs
NVVER
Negativland
O.Lamm
Oneohtrix Point Never
Overturned Big Rig
P. Miles Bryson
People Like Us
People Like Us
People Like Us & Ergo Phizmiz
Plucked
Plunderphonics
Plus-Tech Squeeze Box
Pogo
Porest
Prefuse 73
RJD2
Realistic
Realistic
Robert Voisey
Ros Bobos
Silica Gel
Sismo En Bucarest
Supercrunk
Sweet Valley
The Avalanches
The Bran Flakes
The Evolution Control Committee
The Found Sound Orchestra
The Square Root of Evil
The Tape-beatles
The Toilet
Treva Whateva
Tribe One
Usiah
Vicki Bennett
Wax Tailor
Windows 96
Wobbly
Zen-Zin
braga.wav
days of blue skies
dj BC
dj galen
foodman
notv
the Beige Channel
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The Avalanches
MIMIDEATH
Wax Tailor
Pogo
Kid Koala
Oneohtrix Point Never
Windows 96
RJD2
Cut Chemist
Kutiman
Prefuse 73
DOOPEES
DJ Food
CHANCE デラソウル
M. Sage
braga.wav
Plus-Tech Squeeze Box
People Like Us
Sweet Valley
Child Actor
Kid606
Negativland
dj galen
Mr. Dibbs
foodman
Christtt
Wobbly
Aeiou
Carl Stone
Elliott Sharp
The Bran Flakes
days of blue skies
Realistic
NVVER
People Like Us
Baz
Bob Ostertag
Christian Marclay
Tribe One
The Evolution Control Committee
P. Miles Bryson
Michele Mercure
Treva Whateva
Mildred Pitt
Silica Gel
John Oswald
The Found Sound Orchestra
Blectum From Blechdom
Porest
The Tape-beatles
Co La
Blevin Blectum
Kevin Blechdom
The Toilet
Ergo Phizmiz
Sismo En Bucarest
Ming & FS
People Like Us & Ergo Phizmiz
Eclectic Method
Iwona Glinka
Supercrunk
FortyOne
Plucked
Alyce Santoro
Matthew McCright
I Cut People
Blanketship
The Square Root of Evil
Idiom Creak
Brody Johnson
Karl Koopman
Anton Mobin
Zen-Zin
dj BC
Vicki Bennett
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Ros Bobos
Kumi Okamato
Joe Frawley
Lottie Depresstival Bowater
Robert Voisey
the Beige Channel
Overturned Big Rig
Usiah
Ellipse Elkshow
Plunderphonics
Realistic
Mr. Dark Keys
Bonefish Sam And His Power Orchestra
Futuro
Mr Rusty
notv
Mouth Sounds
Beatrix*JAR
O.Lamm
James Towning