Plagiarism® is a collective vision. It is also the registered trademark (with tongue deeply in cheek) of the Tape-beatles, originally the Iowa City duo of Lloyd Dunn & John Heck.
They set out to create music without using musical instruments. Their sampling was a conscious attemp at cultural & economic usage of so-called copyrighted material. They were influenced by the audio collage work of French concrete musicians, such as Pierre Henri & Pierre Schaeffer as well as a few other modernist composers like Edgard Varèse & John Cage.
Their first release was a resounding success...
The Tape-beatles - The Subtle Buoyancy of Pulse cassette, Plagiarism, 1989.
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The Big Broadcast side -
The Charlie Murdock Show
The Ads Become the News
Listen to the Radio
These are Our Radio Voices
Sing Sing Sing (Sing Sing)
These are the Real Things
Scream Scream Scream
Play by Their Rules
Microphone Burning in Flames
Really Fine Sounds
Big Show
Opera Lady
Take My Hand
Radio Plays
It's Been Done
Plagiarism [v.2] side -
Individual Choice
Concern About
I'm Lonely
Guitar Filler
A Hard Hand to Hold
Wow, Feel the Amazing Power
Recognize, Resist
The Yoke of Bondage
The Salt (Xatta Xig Xinkel)
I Think I'm in Heaven
The Law of Repetition
The Law of Always Being Nice
Piano Filler
You People are in Great Danger
You Make the Choice
Urgent Rushing Around
What Kind of Problems
Catbird Logo
Blank Filler
Good Morning (reprise)
Here are a couple others to sink your ears into...
America is Confident
Side A -
Grave Implications
Side B -
Home Problems
Grave Implications
Side B -
Home Problems
Enjoy,
NØ
A Subtle Buoyancy
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America is Confident
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Grave Implications
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I don't know why I never really got into The Tape-Beatles, so this is a welcome stimulation to try again. Many thanks, Nate!
ReplyDeleteIf you never really listen to the Tape-beatles, this should be fun. Thanks, brother.
DeleteOooh yeah, this is just what I needed, more chaotic plunderphonics! I've only had "The Grand Delusion" in my collection and always wanted to hear more. Thank you for this share.
ReplyDeleteTo your health, my friend. Enjoy these great outings. Plunderphonics always grabbed my ear. Plus I totally relate to the theft of sounds ethos. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteWhat a treat to have your audience discover this interesting, far out collective (I try to bring "plunderphonics" in my vocabulary, thanks Mooz). I discovered them through People like Us, and just as for them and many others, you can find some (all?) if their discography on the excellent, now extinct but still functional Ubuweb :
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I really enjoyed Public Work's !
Thanks for the Ubu link. More Tape-beatles. yeah.
DeleteOups, of course you propose eps which are NOT on Ubuweb ! Good on you, Nathan, I'll check those two!
ReplyDeleteGlad I could add to your enjoyment.
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