Contextualizing the art and artlessness of remixing
September 15, 2010 · Posted in Uncategorized
This is part 1 of Everything is a Remix, a work-in-progress documentary, by filmmaker Kirby Ferguson, that looks at contextualizing the art and artlessness of remixing.
Remixing is a folk art but the techniques involved — collecting material, combining it, transforming it — are the same ones used at any level of creation.
Check it out and let me know what you think!
Songs Used in Everything is a Remix Part 1
- 0:04 Star Wars Theme, John Williams
- 0:11 Hey Ladies, Beastie Boys (the version used in the video is an official remix that no longer seems to be commercially available)
- 0:32 Rapper’s Delight, The Sugarhill Gang
- 0:40 Good Times, Chic
- 0:48 The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Flash
- 0:54 Everything’s Gonna be Alright, Father MC
- 0:59 It’s All Good, Will Smith
- 1:05 2345Meia78, Gabriel O Pensador
- 1:10 Around the World, Daft Punk
- 1:16 No Pause, Girl Talk
- 1:36 Your Time is Gonna Come, Led Zeppelin
- 2:06 T&T, Ornette Coleman
- 2:27 The Ocean (Live), Led Zeppelon
- 2:37 Bring it on Home, Led Zeppelin
- 2:47 Bring it on Home, Sonny Boy Williamson
- 2:53 The Lemon Song, Led Zeppelin
- 3:00 Killing Floor, Howlin’ Wolf
- 3:08 Black Mountain Side, Led Zeppelin
- 3:15 Blackwaterside, Bert Jansch
- 3:21 Dazed and Confused, Led Zeppelin
- 3:34 Dazed and Confused, Jake Holmes
- 3:40 Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin
- 3:57 Taurus, Spirit
- 4:11 Black Country Woman, Led Zeppelin
- 4:37 The Rain Song, Led Zeppelin
- 5:53 When the Levee Breaks, Led Zeppelin
- 5:56 Rhymin’ and Stealin’, The Beastie Boys
- 6:01 Return to Innocence, Enigma
- 6:06 Lyrical Gangbang, Dr. Dre
- 6:12 Kim, Eminem

