Mashed up : music, technology, and the rise of configurable culture

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sinnreich, Aram, Author.

Series:

Science/Technology/Culture Series

Science/technology/culture Mashed up

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular music--Social aspects.

Popular music.

Music and technology--History and criticism.

Music and technology.

Mashups (Music)--History and criticism.

Mashups (Music).

Remixes.

Turntablism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] University of Massachusetts Press 2010

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From ancient times to the present day, writers and thinkers have remarked on the unique power of music to evoke emotions, signal identity, and bond or divide entire societies, all without the benefit of literal representation.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Bust

Part I: When the Mode of the Music Changes

Chapter 1: Music as a Controlled Substance

Chapter 2: The Modern Framework

Chapter 3: The Crisis of Configurability

Part II: Drawing Lines in the Sand

Chapter 4: Yes, But Is It Art? The Art/Craft Binary

Chapter 5: Some Kid in His Bedroom The Artist/Audience Binary

Chapter 6: Something Borrowed, Something New The Original/Copy Binary

Chapter 7: Live from a Hard Drive The Composition/Performance Binary

Chapter 8: Hooks and Hearts The Figure/Ground Binary

Chapter 9: "He Plays Dictaphones, and She Plays Bricks "The Materials/Tools Binary

Part III: The Lessons Configurability and the New Framework

Chapter 10: Critique and Co-optation

Chapter 11: "Plus Ça Change" or Paradigm Shift?

Notes

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

1-61376-044-2

OCLC:

794925391