Comments on: The Age of the Remix http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2007/10/03/the-age-of-the-remix/ Everyone has a right to my opinions Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:36:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Robert Sharp » Blog Archive » Dialogues of Rain and Bamboo http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2007/10/03/the-age-of-the-remix/comment-page-1/#comment-133403 Robert Sharp » Blog Archive » Dialogues of Rain and Bamboo Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:03:09 +0000 http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2007/10/03/the-age-of-the-remix/#comment-133403 [...] are known throughout Scotland for their love of sampling stuff, mixing and remixing what they collect into their music. For this performance, we heard them sample an old 1930s Jazz [...] [...] are known throughout Scotland for their love of sampling stuff, mixing and remixing what they collect into their music. For this performance, we heard them sample an old 1930s Jazz [...]

]]> By: Conceptual Reality - Small is Big http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2007/10/03/the-age-of-the-remix/comment-page-1/#comment-127148 Conceptual Reality - Small is Big Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:14:52 +0000 http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2007/10/03/the-age-of-the-remix/#comment-127148 [...] Imagine my delight then, to discover this: Small Worlds: the art of the invisible, at the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford, and also online, until 6th April.  This, this a beautiful, generous hybrid of genres, that gives a lot more than it asks, and says a lot more than it hypes.  It’s a sumptuous collaboration between artist Heather Barnett and performance poet Will Holloway, an utterly splendid mashup of textile, image, animation and poetry.  It’s beautiful, it’s clever, it’s a delight to encounter.  When’s the next Oxford Tube? [...] [...] Imagine my delight then, to discover this: Small Worlds: the art of the invisible, at the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford, and also online, until 6th April.  This, this a beautiful, generous hybrid of genres, that gives a lot more than it asks, and says a lot more than it hypes.  It’s a sumptuous collaboration between artist Heather Barnett and performance poet Will Holloway, an utterly splendid mashup of textile, image, animation and poetry.  It’s beautiful, it’s clever, it’s a delight to encounter.  When’s the next Oxford Tube? [...]

]]> By: Tracer Hand http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2007/10/03/the-age-of-the-remix/comment-page-1/#comment-101636 Tracer Hand Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:37:43 +0000 http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2007/10/03/the-age-of-the-remix/#comment-101636 "Mashup" has been in use since at least 2001, if not earlier. The first mashup to get widespread recognition was "A Stroke of Genie-us" by Freelance Hellraiser, which combined "Genie in a Bottle" by Christina Aguilera with "Hard to Explain" by the Strokes. http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0206,wolk,32048,22.html “Mashup” has been in use since at least 2001, if not earlier.

The first mashup to get widespread recognition was “A Stroke of Genie-us” by Freelance Hellraiser, which combined “Genie in a Bottle” by Christina Aguilera with “Hard to Explain” by the Strokes.

http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0206,wolk,32048,22.html

]]> By: Maalie http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2007/10/03/the-age-of-the-remix/comment-page-1/#comment-100587 Maalie Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:27:27 +0000 http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2007/10/03/the-age-of-the-remix/#comment-100587 Cripes, I've just looked at your link to the Star Wars boy. But I can't for the life of me understand why it is that popular! Cripes, I’ve just looked at your link to the Star Wars boy. But I can’t for the life of me understand why it is that popular!

]]> By: Clarice http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2007/10/03/the-age-of-the-remix/comment-page-1/#comment-100569 Clarice Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:07:05 +0000 http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2007/10/03/the-age-of-the-remix/#comment-100569 I see where you're coming from, but to me, "mash-up" is a particular subset of the category Remix. To me, its meaning is more specific than remix, closer to "hybrid", because its beauty/genius rather depends on at least one of the constituent products already being part of the cultural vocabulary of the audience/consumer. If you "remix" two hithertoo unknown products (or minds), then what is novel about the result is lost in the fact that the whole <i>thing</i> is novel. So, a Lennon-McCartney song is a collaboration, but it is not a mash-up. I see where you’re coming from, but to me, “mash-up” is a particular subset of the category Remix. To me, its meaning is more specific than remix, closer to “hybrid”, because its beauty/genius rather depends on at least one of the constituent products already being part of the cultural vocabulary of the audience/consumer.

If you “remix” two hithertoo unknown products (or minds), then what is novel about the result is lost in the fact that the whole thing is novel. So, a Lennon-McCartney song is a collaboration, but it is not a mash-up.

]]> By: MK http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2007/10/03/the-age-of-the-remix/comment-page-1/#comment-100536 MK Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:59:37 +0000 http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2007/10/03/the-age-of-the-remix/#comment-100536 I agree that mashups and remixes are a terrific form of expression. These forms have generated things that are sometimes better than the original, and also in some cases have eroded the barrier between art producer and art consumer. However, it shouldn't be taken for granted that this method of creation is without risk, or accepted wholeheartedly throughout society. Two quick references: This article talks about the limitations of Creative Commons (widely seen as an excellent way to license content to be remixed and used by others). CC is terrific but as this article points out, it may not be a panacea - http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue49/korn-oppenheim/ This news piece talks about recent attempts by recording industry giants to get "anti-piracy education" introduced in primary schools, because they've given up on trying to reach teenagers with the anti-piracy (anti-piracy = anti-mashup and anti-remix) message - http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9789821-7.html Just some food for thought. MK I agree that mashups and remixes are a terrific form of expression. These forms have generated things that are sometimes better than the original, and also in some cases have eroded the barrier between art producer and art consumer.

However, it shouldn’t be taken for granted that this method of creation is without risk, or accepted wholeheartedly throughout society.

Two quick references:
This article talks about the limitations of Creative Commons (widely seen as an excellent way to license content to be remixed and used by others). CC is terrific but as this article points out, it may not be a panacea – http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue49/korn-oppenheim/

This news piece talks about recent attempts by recording industry giants to get “anti-piracy education” introduced in primary schools, because they’ve given up on trying to reach teenagers with the anti-piracy (anti-piracy = anti-mashup and anti-remix) message – http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9789821-7.html

Just some food for thought. MK

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