About urinals and sampling

The cut-up method from Brion Gysin and William S. Borroughs, together with the emergence of the first conversational interfaces that enhanced the man-machine communication, shaped the sound of the last 40 years.

 

 

why would you think of Grandmaster flash the next time you go to  the toilet?

 

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1. Conscious, Unconscious and Accidental creation [1]

2. Democratization of the creative process (anyone can make cut-ups) [1]

3. Conversational interfaces. [2]

4. Object-oriented programming [2]

5. Man-machine graphical communication system. [2]

6. The concept of appropriation within a creative process

 

[1] William S. Borroughs. 1961. The Cut-Up Method of Brion Gysin. The New Media Reader. 

[2] Ivan E. Sutherland. 1963. Sketchpad, a Man-Machine Graphical Communication System.