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This chapter of the book is based on multiple subjects that explore how sound is presented in nature. The topics that I will be talking about are bionics, shamanism and Pauline Oliveros. In this section of this chapter, Toop explores “this uneasy relationship between nature and technology”, bringing in references from pop culture movies such…

James Dewitt Yancey, also known as J Dilla, was a Hip-hop record producer, rapper, and songwriter. Many producers of today’s society consider J Dilla to be one of the most iconic and influential producers of Hip-hop. His sound and his style are quite distinct against other music producers and his sampling technique was one of…

Bryn Jones, also known under the name Muslimgauze, was a British music producer and an artist. He was an electronic and experimental musician, heavily influenced by the conflicts in the Muslim world. Jones soon found himself to be Pro-Palestinian. Originally he had been named E.g Oblique Graph, but “In 1983 he changed the name of…

Richie Hawtin is an electronic musician and a techno DJ, born in the UK and raised in Canada. Hawtin began DJing in his hometown, Windsor, Ontario and soon he became a pioneer for his own sound, a unique techno sound. Manufactured in Detroit – the home and birthplace of techno music – Hawtins developed a…

For my essay proposal, I am planning to conduct an analysis report on the album IGOR produced and performed by Tyler, The Creator. Tyler, The Creator is an American rapper and record producer based in California, residing in the genres of mainly Hip-hop and Rap.  He started out as one of the founding members of…

Trevor Horn is an English music producer, musician, composer, and recording studio owner. He is one of the biggest pioneers of the 80’s music sound – “the man who invented the 80’s” – producing for artists such as ABC, Yes, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and many more. His main rig consisted of a Fairlight CMI,…

Musique Concrete is a means of musical composition with the use of pre-recorded sounds. Essentially, sampling. It is commonly described through its invention: the musician, Pierre Schaeffer, was experimenting with recorded sounds in a radio studio constructing senseless structures – in which he considers music. (Teruggi, 2015) Schaeffer held a Musique Concrete concert on the…

Drill is a subset of hip-hop music, originating in the streets of Chicago around the early 2010s. Drill began to be regularly connected to the perennial problem of inner city violence. (Lynes and Kelly, 2020) Essentially, the word “drill” itself relates to the slang definition of killing or retaliating. Brooklyn Drill is a subgenre of…

Pauline Oliveros, born on the 30th of May 1932 until her death on the 24th of November 2016, was an American composer and accordionist responsible for the concept of “deep listening”. Her creations are described to be meditative improvisational music – not in the sense that they are intended to support meditation sessions but rather…