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Artist Biography For John Oswald

John Oswald Is A Canadian-Born Musician Who Has Spent Most Of His Career On The Cutting Edge Of Illegal Art. He Is The Originator Of The Word Plunderphonics Which Is Both A Meme And An Artistic Collective That Represents Illegal Art. He Is Also Arguably The Father Of Micro-Sampling An Art Form That Has Spawned Several New Genres Of Music Such As Glitch Glitch-Hop And Glitch-Pop. Although He Has Been Mastering This Art Form Since The Late 1960’s His Ground Breaking Claim To Fame Was A Twenty Minute Album Released In 1993 Under The Name “Plexure.” Plexure Set A New Precedent For The Ideals Of Plunderphonics Due To The Inclusive Nature Of Its Sampling - Over A Thousand Songs Are Electroquoted. Plexure Was Commissioned By Its Executive Producer John Zorn. It Was Released In Japan On His Label Avant. John Oswald Has Generated Over A Dozen Albums In His Career And Still Composes Music Today. Moreover He Still Holds True To His Vision Of Plunderphonic. His Ideology Can Be Summed Up With One Quote. "If Creativity Is A Field Copyright Is The Fence" - John Oswald.

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