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NPR's On Point show, "The Art of Mashups"
Saturday, 21 February 2009 17:47
It really is a cut-n-paste world. Recently NPR's radio show, "On Point" did an interview with Jon Nelson of "Some Assembly Required" called "The Art of Mashups." Its an interesting segment that discusses and distinguishes the differences between mashups and audio collage art. The ECC gets mentioned as do Girl Talk, Negativland and other artists.
Wired Mentions the ECC in January issue
Tuesday, 20 January 2009 21:31
Some Assembly Required: Mash-Up Pioneer Dreams in Soundbites
12.22.08
Back in 1999, when a mash-up was something done only to potatoes, DJ and sound-collage artist Jonathan Nelson launched an online radio show called Some Assembly Required. Operating from a college station in Minnesota, it showcased cut-and-paste acts like the Tape-beatles and Evolution Control Committee, as well as Nelson's own mix of music, instructional records, comedy, and wacky effects, digitally sculpted into a one-of-a-kind sound.
Ten years later, his aural experiments play out on a syndicated weekly radio broadcast and a new album titled (Emphasis Added), recorded under the name Escape Mechanism and inhabited by a chorus of voices ranging from Wolfman Jack to motivational speakers. "These are the sounds in my head when I dream," Nelson says, "thanks to growing up in a media-soaked universe."
Oh, you're just suckers for a VidiMasher 3000....
Saturday, 20 December 2008 04:40
Wow! When a hoarse-voiced TradeMark G. made a little YouTube video demonstrating our new video mashup screen, we certainly didn't expect that over 142,000 179,000 of you would see it...! Thanks to BoingBoing, Laughing Squid, Hack A Day, and others for posting this around, ultimately pushing it all the way to be a featured video on YouTube's home page...
Thanks! It's inspired us to make this live video of The VidiMasher 3000 in action at a recent Wheel Of Mashup show at the Red Devil Lounge:
Dorkbot Photos & Video
Sunday, 30 November 2008 05:43
We had a good demo this week of our new video mashup screen at Dorkbot... missed it? Then check the Flickr photo set to see what you missed:
And one video too!
Awesome Outback ECC Photos
Wednesday, 29 October 2008 11:12
The Evolution Control Committee performed a short while ago at the Outback Music Festival -- and the photos they sent of our show are jaw-droppingly great: (click to zoom)
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Almost steampunk-ish... how'd that happen? We performed in a barn at a hot springs...
Thanks KaTreeZ!
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