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William Gibson on The Age of The Remix

Posted by Zonk on from the re-re-mixing dept.

wordisms writes "William Gibson of Neuromancer fame gives his thoughts on remix and innovation in the digital age, in a short essay at Wired Magazine entitled God's Little Toys. From the article: 'Our culture no longer bothers to use words like appropriation or borrowing to describe those very activities. Today's audience isn't listening at all - it's participating. Indeed, audience is as antique a term as record, the one archaically passive, the other archaically physical. The record, not the remix, is the anomaly today. The remix is the very nature of the digital.'"

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  1. Great, until... by paiute · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm pretty sure his enthusiasm for the mix culture will wane the first time his new novel gets remixed and redistributed.

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  2. Article Remix by islandrain · · Score: 5, Funny

    Today's audience (uh huh) isn't listening at all - it's participating (uh huh, yeah). Indeed, audience is as antique a term as record (biggups to B.I.G.), the one archaically passive, the other archaically physical (what's up, foo'?). The record, not the remix (rica rica reeeemix), is the anomaly today. The remix is the very nature of the digital (Inch'allah).

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    1. Re:Article Remix by Eberlin · · Score: 3, Funny

      Today's audience ain't listnin at all
      they participatin' an havin a ball (uh huh yeah)
      da audience be as old as yo momma's record playa
      an as passive as a chronic smokin' Sith Darth Vader (yeah, yeah)

      So don't be lookin' at me all clueless and quizzical (what?!?!)
      like I am wit yo momma, remixing is all too physical. (yeah!!!)
      A record's an anomaly like Neo in the rain.
      This post is a hit with props to islandrain! (a wikiwiki wild wild rain)

    2. Re:Article Remix by rynix · · Score: 2, Funny

      Watch for Slashdot's remix of this current Slashdot article in the near future.

      Courtesy of DJ Slashdot Editor

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  3. Mitch Hedburg said it best by MetaRiko · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I remixed a remix.......it was back to normal!"

  4. Listen to the man! by NetDanzr · · Score: 3, Funny
    William Gibson knows exactly what he talks about. The other day, I was driving from Atlanta to New Jersey, listening to Neuromancer. I didn't realize I left my mp3 player on random selection, until the entire book finished.

    Already years ago, Gibson was writing books that could be read/listened to in a randomized chapter sequence. I guess he really knows the subject of mixing and remixing...

  5. Re:Buzzword alert by jd · · Score: 2, Funny

    Buzzccess? Buzzbert? Phraseshare? Pointy-haired Constructionism?

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  6. Re:Buzzword alert by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Brandi Meeming... Sounds like a good name for a one hit wonder popstar or supermodel or something.

  7. Poet Laureatte, a Mr."Vanilla Ice" said it best... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You see, his goes like "dunh-dunh-dunh da-da dunh-dunh", and ours goes like "da-da-da dunh-dunh da-da". They're totally different!