Artists that have used samplers as a creative compositional tool

Intoxicated By Speed, the discs [from the 1994 edition]

The music on these two discs represents two different but related compositional strategies. The first compositional strategy is represented by the creation of the four solo tape works and the second strategy is the creation of the five works for soloist and tape.

The creation of the solo tape compositions involves the composition of several hundred simultaneous musical parts or lines on large manuscript paper. Each part or line is individually performed on an acoustic instrument and recorded. Once all several hundred parts have been individually recorded, they are digitally mixed together with usually no, or very little, signal processing or electronic effects. This working method allows for new and complex polyrhythmic and microtonal tuning relationships between parts that could never be performed by a live ensemble. This compositional technique also allows for unique orchestration and density possibilities that can be constantly transformed.

The exclusive use of acoustic instruments in these recordings could be partially explained by the fact that I regularly perform on the violin, guitar and cello. Therefore I hear a richness of human expression in acoustic instrumental performance which, to me, is largely absent in any other electroacoustic production method. Indeed the sound worlds found in these recordings could not be created by current electronic synthesis techniques, which are unable to produce a large palette of convincingly different timbres or sounds. The narrowness of this range of unique timbres prevents the type of orchestration strategies that can occur for acoustic sounds in which large numbers of sound sources can be combined and the individuality of each sound is somewhat maintained while there is a contribution to the overall sound. Likewise, this music could not be produced by current sampling techniques, which cannot create convincing long musical phrase structures which develop according to the compositional language of each piece.

samples here for anyone interested:

http://www.electrocd.com/en/cat/imed_0317/

you can even sample the samples and make your own composition

http://www.electrocd.com/en/boutique/empreintesdigitales/

plus, empreintes digitales is just a rad label. they put out amazing stuff. and all their CDs now are dvd audio and they sound friggin' great. if you are into state of the art sound that is. if you are an earbud/ipod person than nevermind.

*drops acid*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHj1jY36kGk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJoto35onao&feature=related

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryBVFWd-pxg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEn8Xl8Ve2U

No amen breaks etc.

etc.

Toshio Nakanishi is a hero of mine. Major Force records and his stuff as Tycoon Tosh completely influential in my life. before Major Force he had started the new wave band Plastics. in the early 80's he was doing stuff like this too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZooBeaSaGcY&feature=relmfu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhJEGUzVjl4&feature=related

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUajcyh-F6s&feature=related

and his stuff as Melon is different from all that!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5WsXWBPzmI&feature=relmfu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZIAwC3ij-g&feature=relmfu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh5wEcLLI-w&feature=relmfu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0b_9X0xFYs&feature=relmfu

scott u just redeemed the existence of this idiotic thread

i dunno.... that stuff is prettttty close to "amen breaks etc" territory!

omg not an amen break! how uncreative

No mention of Public Enemy?

4 independent metions of "the bomb squad" and one quote.
walter ruttmann - weekend.
"artist" / "sampler"

mennnnnnnnnnntions.
how would christian marclay fit in?
i'm not sure i could be arsed to even begin thinking about it