Plunderphonics

2026-11-09T03:41:09Z

HumbertTruth: Basic summary of the subgenre

Plunderphonics is a music genre that consists primarily of sampling. The genre’s name was made by composer John Oswald. Plunderphonics is a form of sound collage<ref>https://www.conservapedia.com/Noise_music</ref> and the artists who partake in the genre often are committing the crime of [[Copyright Infringement]] and piracy. Plunderphonics artists often compose their work on [[radio]] shows and live, and only later releasing it to a purchasing public where they profit off of other people's music and claim it as their own. The original Plunderphonics movement started as a libertarian protest of overly restrictive copyright laws put in place by the government, this ideal was later co-opted by the leftists to make it into an anti-capitalist movement. Some of the most famous works of Plunderphonics music include [[Frank Zappa]], NegativLand and [[DJ Shadow]]. Plunderphonics work has been more recognized in the mainstream after the trend of "[[YouTube]] Poops" became prevalent, which is the act of comedically splicing together clips from famous shows and movies to make them say and do vulgar actions that the copyright owner didn’t intend for. The simplest, 'pure' form of this style of media is [[DJ]] (Disc Jockey) mixing where people mix a instrumental from one song and the lyrics from another together.

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Frank Zappa

2026-11-09T03:18:46Z

HumbertTruth:

'''Frank Zappa''' (1940–1993) was an [[avant-garde]] [[rock]] musician, [[guitar]] player, and [[composer]]. His music spanned a wide range of genres, though he is perhaps best known for his distinctive guitar-driven jams and for his band ''the Mothers of Invention''.<ref>http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19802/m1/</ref> Social satire also played a central role in nearly all of his music. His song lyrics were often obscene.

A self-described "practical conservative," Zappa was a [[libertarian]] politically and considered running on the [[Libertarian Party]] ticket in the [[1988 Presidential Election]].<ref>http://www.afka.net/articles/1988-02_Buzz.htm</ref> He was critical of anything he considered conformist, from [[organized religion]] to the [[hippie]] culture that was ascendant around the same time his music began to be. He is also notable for his staunch opposition to [[illegal drugs]], which he maintained throughout his life. Zappa constantly switched genres, sometimes even multiple times per song. Starting their career in 1966, Frank Zappa has released over 62 albums to differing success. Zappa mastered the art of tape recorders, to which he used to modify and cut up songs and samples he made to distort them further. Zappa was an atheist and heavy tobacco smoker, which contradicts their politics about drugs and education.

== See also ==
* [[PMRC]]

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== External links ==
* [http://www.zappa.com/ Official site]

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