Collection: Plunderphonics

Plunderphonics is an experimental music genre that pushes the boundaries of sampling and sound manipulation. It encompasses a range of subgenres, each with its own distinct characteristics. Vaporwave, known for its nostalgic aesthetics and slowed-down samples, creates dreamy soundscapes reminiscent of 80s and 90s pop culture. Mallsoft, a more ambient offshoot, evokes the atmosphere of empty shopping malls through its use of muzak-inspired compositions. Sound collage takes plunderphonics to its extreme, weaving together disparate audio snippets to create intricate sonic tapestries. Broken transmission, as the name suggests, incorporates glitchy, distorted elements that mimic the sound of faulty radio signals or corrupted digital files. Together, these subgenres contribute to plunderphonics' overall ethos of repurposing and recontextualizing existing audio material to create new, often thought-provoking works of art.

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