The Importance of Context in Sampling Introduction I did not hear the phrase ‘who will survive in America’ from the original artist, Gil Scott Heron, but instead from Kanye West. I did not hear the bassline from Lou Reed’s ‘Walk On the Wild Side’ from the song itself, but the instead from the popular Tribe …
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Controlling Sonic Spaces
Abstract This writing project was designed to explore the relationship between physical space and sonic space, focused specifically on the dichotomy between quiet and noisy sonic environments. Two spaces I often work in at Davidson College are Wall Academic Center and Chambers Lawn. These two physical spaces each contain two sonic environments based almost entirely …
White Freedom: Kanye West’s Refusal to give into Societal Notions on Race and Music
Josh Lodish March 24, 2019 Professor Rippeon Voice, Noise, Sound, Sense Intro: It may upend your perceptions of race and politics to hear a story of a white actor calling out a black artist for their endorsement and support of Donald Trump. You may be less surprised if you knew that black artist was Kanye …
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