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Remix theory: the aesthetics of sampling

By Eduardo Navas

Book information

Publisher
Springer Vienna Architecture
Year
2012
ISBN
3709112621, 978-3-7091-1262-5, 978-3-7091-1263-2
Google Books ID
J47ikQEACAAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3228866 bytes)
Pages
230\186
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2013-04-08 19:34:15

Description

Remix Theory: The Aesthetics of Sampling is an analysis of Remix in art, music, and new media. Navas argues that Remix, as a form of discourse, affects culture in ways that go beyond the basic recombination of material. His investigation locates the roots of Remix in early forms of mechanical reproduction, in seven stages, beginning in the nineteenth century with the development of the photo camera and the phonograph, leading to contemporary remix culture. This book places particular emphasis on the rise of Remix in music during the 1970s and ‘80s in relation to art and media at the beginning of the twenty-first Century. Navas argues that Remix is a type of binder, a cultural glue—a virus—that informs and supports contemporary culture.

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