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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Plagiarism? I Wrote And Performed Each Of These Songs!


"Inspired" by a number of recent copy/paste indiscretions around our workplace this week's mix is focused upon plagiarism.

I personally would define plagiarism as "the wrongful appropriation, close imitation, or purloining and publication, of another author's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions, and the representation of them as one's own original work."[1][2] The modern concept of plagiarism as immoral and originality as an ideal emerged in Europe only in the 18th century, while in the previous centuries authors and artists were encouraged to "copy the masters as closely as possible" and avoid "unnecessary invention."[3][4][5][6][7]

The 18th century new morals have been institutionalized and enforced prominently in the sectors of academia and journalism, where plagiarism is now considered academic dishonesty and a breach of journalistic ethics, subject to sanctions like expulsion and other severe career damage. Not so in the arts, which have resisted in their long-established tradition of copying as a fundamental practice of the creative process, with plagiarism being still tolerated by 21st century artists.[8][9]

Plagiarism is not a crime but is disapproved more on the grounds of moral offence.[3][10]

I googled "indie rock blog mp3" and gave myself no more than 20 clicks of the mouse to "create" this "original" piece of "work".

I Wrote And Performed Each Of These Songs.

1. Braids – Lemonade
2. Shigeto – Bakers Blunt Basics
3. A-Trak – Trizzy Turnt Up
4. Twin Tigers – Everyday(Bear In Heaven Remix)
5. Lali Puna – Fast Forward
6. Kaki King – 2 O’Clock
7. The Tallest Man On Earth – King Of Spain
8. Jason Lytle – Yours Truly, The Commuter
9. Wavves – So Bored
10. Kaiser Chiefs – Never Miss A Beat (Yuksek Remix)
11. Tapes ‘n Tapes – Freakout
12. Local Natives – Sun Hands
13. Salim Nourallah– Western Hills

Get the mix here

Sunday, February 6, 2011

The Senses of Our World



Here's my "senses" mix. I'm pretty proud of the cover...ain't it slick? This mix coincidently has a "Film & TV" theme, which I didn't notice until after the fact.
We begin with a general introduction by The Bugaloos, then progress straight into the sixth sense (yes, that's Haley Joel Osment on the cover). Next we have the sense of hearing, followed by touch. After that we have two stellar jams about eating - be forewarned, the Kobayashi and Yoshino track from the film "Hausu" will be stuck in your head for days. Also, see that movie, it's amazing (not just for it's climactic ending). After that there's a single song that's vaguely related to the sense of smell, then a whole whack of sight songs. The whole mix is pre-80s, with the exception of the last track; but I couldn't resist putting this Dead Milkmen track on, as it's one of my favourite songs of all time. Out of curiosity I googled this song and found Joe Jack Talcum's website (the singer from DM). He has an INSANE amount of mp3s available for download in his bootleg archive.

...but you can get MY mix here.

01] The Bugaloos - The Senses of Our World
02] Ramases & Selket - Mind's Eye
03] The Dovers - The Third Eye
04] The Move - I Can Hear The Grass Grow
05] Harper’s Bizarre - I Can Hear the Darkness
06] Jackpots - I Hear Trumpets Blow
07] BBC Radiophonic Workshop - Scene & Heard
08] Dave Richmond - Fingers & Thumbs
09] Mood Mosiac - A Touch of Velvet - A Sting of Brass
10] Kobayashi & Yoshino - Cherries Were Made For Eating
11] Tomorrow’s Keepsake - Eat Your Hotdog Boy
12] Les Fleur de Lys - Gong With the Luminous Nose
13] Act of Creation - I've Just Seen You
14] Those Rogues - Wish I Could See You Again
15] One in a Million - Double Sight
16] Honeybus - Delighted to See You
17] The Left Banke - Nice to See You
18] Tintern Abbey - It's Just That the People Can't See
19] Glazer & Tripp - Why Can't I See in the Dark
20] Capt. Paul & The Seafaring Band - I'll Be Seein' Ya in the Movies
21] Dead Milkmen - Dollar Signs in Her Eyes