Can Music be Digitised? Samplers, Democratisation, and 'the Digital Age'
Presentation / Conference
Harkins, P. (2018, December)
Can Music be Digitised? Samplers, Democratisation, and 'the Digital Age'. Paper presented at Music, Digitalisation, and Democracy
Rather than an abrupt or revolutionary shift from analogue to digital, I will argue in this paper that the use of digital technologies such as samplers have been part of a mor...
Contextual incongruity and musical congruity: the aesthetics and humour of mash-ups
Journal Article
Brøvig-Hanssen, R., & Harkins, P. (2012)
Contextual incongruity and musical congruity: the aesthetics and humour of mash-ups. Popular Music, 31, 87-104. https://doi.org/10.1017/S026114301100047X
The academic literature on mash-ups has been dominated by discussions about issues relating to
their illegal nature and infringement of copyright. We aim to appraise this musi...
Microsampling: from Akufen's microhouse to Todd Edwards and the sound of UK Garage.
Book Chapter
Harkins, P. (2010)
Microsampling: from Akufen's microhouse to Todd Edwards and the sound of UK Garage. In A. Danielsen (Ed.), Musical Rhythm in the Age of Digital Reproduction (177-194). Ashgate Publishing
The Strange Delights of ‘The Whipped Cream Mixes’: The Aesthetics, Humour and Tradition of Mash-ups
Presentation / Conference
Harkins, P. & Brøvig-Hanssen, R. (2010, December)
The Strange Delights of ‘The Whipped Cream Mixes’: The Aesthetics, Humour and Tradition of Mash-ups. Paper presented at Art of Record Production (ARP), Leeds Metropolitan University
No abstract available.
Todd Edwards & the microsample: speed & spirituality in UK Garage.
Presentation / Conference
Harkins, P. (2007, October)
Todd Edwards & the microsample: speed & spirituality in UK Garage. Paper presented at Mediation, Movement and Microrhythm in Groove-Based Music Workshop, University of Oslo, Norway
My paper will examine the role of New Jersey producer Todd Edwards within the development of UK Garage by focussing on his use of microsamples which Simon Reynolds describes a...