Q: What kind of radio show is this?
A: Some Assembly Required focuses exclusively on works of appropriation. Appropriation is a term which refers to the reuse of previously existing material. In this case, that material is audio, so I most often refer to the material I play on Some Assembly Required as "audio art."
This work is often described as sound collage, which is very similar (in concept) to photo collage. Sound collage involves the creative reuse of fragments of recorded sound, just as photo collage creatively reuses portions of photographic imagery. Based on bits and pieces of previously existing work, these artists create new compositions from the compositions which came before their own.
Q: Is this music?
A: Basically, while all music is audio art, not all audio art is music. That's a good rule of thumb to keep in mind, when listening to Some Assembly Required. I like to think of the program as a weekly art show. A lot of it IS quite musical, but that's not necessarily always the case.
A: Basically, while all music is audio art, not all audio art is music. That's a good rule of thumb to keep in mind, when listening to Some Assembly Required. I like to think of the program as a weekly art show. A lot of it IS quite musical, but that's not necessarily always the case.
Q: What are "tape-maniplations, digital deconstructions and turntable creations?"
A: Since the show is focused exclusively on works of appropriation, I use the catch-phrase, "tape-manipulations, digital deconstructions and turntable creations," because those are the three ways to manipulate audio. If you want to work with previously recorded sound, you have to use playback devices as your instruments, and those devices are tape-players, record players and a variety of digital equipment such as computers, CD players and samplers.
Since I focus exclusively on work composed primarily of previously existing audio, I can play music from a variety of genres, as long as the tracks in question are composed of bits and pieces of previously recorded sound. You'll hear everything from experimental sound collage compositions to scratch DJs on the show, because while they may fit more comfortably within other genres, they each fit into the theme of my show, by virtue of the fact that they rely on samples to compose.
A: Since the show is focused exclusively on works of appropriation, I use the catch-phrase, "tape-manipulations, digital deconstructions and turntable creations," because those are the three ways to manipulate audio. If you want to work with previously recorded sound, you have to use playback devices as your instruments, and those devices are tape-players, record players and a variety of digital equipment such as computers, CD players and samplers.
Since I focus exclusively on work composed primarily of previously existing audio, I can play music from a variety of genres, as long as the tracks in question are composed of bits and pieces of previously recorded sound. You'll hear everything from experimental sound collage compositions to scratch DJs on the show, because while they may fit more comfortably within other genres, they each fit into the theme of my show, by virtue of the fact that they rely on samples to compose.
Q: Who are you?
A: I'm a collage artist! I've actually created much of my own sound collage, as well as visual collage and assemblage. You can see some of my visual work at:
http://www.mnartists.org/jonathan_nelson
and for information about my sound collage work, go to:
http://www.escape-mechanism.com/
A: I'm a collage artist! I've actually created much of my own sound collage, as well as visual collage and assemblage. You can see some of my visual work at:
http://www.mnartists.org/jonathan_nelson
and for information about my sound collage work, go to:
http://www.escape-mechanism.com/
Q: Why is your FAQ page so short?
A: Because I've just started to work on it. I'll add more as I find time.
Thanks for checking out the site!
A: Because I've just started to work on it. I'll add more as I find time.
Thanks for checking out the site!
