Contextual incongruity and musical congruity: the aesthetics and humour of mash-ups
Journal Article
Brøvig-Hanssen, R., & Harkins, P. (2012)
Contextual incongruity and musical congruity: the aesthetics and humour of mash-ups. Popular Music, 31, 87-104. https://doi.org/10.1017/S026114301100047X
The academic literature on mash-ups has been dominated by discussions about issues relating to
their illegal nature and infringement of copyright. We aim to appraise this musi...
In Perpetuity.
Other
Ferguson, P., & Hook, D. (2005)
In Perpetuity
Haftor Medboe writes...The music was written in Edinburgh in the autumn of 2004 as a development of ideas that had evolved through collaboration with fellow musicians and frie...
Music and Place: How Site-Specific Compositions can Complement the Architects' Vision
Presentation / Conference
Burton, K. (2018, April)
Music and Place: How Site-Specific Compositions can Complement the Architects' Vision. Presented at AMPS Moving Images - Static Spaces: Architectures, Art, Media, Film, Digital Art and Design, Istanbul, Turkey
Schafer (2011) said, ‘Without sound space feels lifeless.’ While some site-specific compositions seek to explore the acoustical properties of a building, with music that best ...
The Sound of Architecture - Guest Blog Historic Environment Scotland
Digital Artefact
Burton, K. (2021)
The Sound of Architecture - Guest Blog Historic Environment Scotland. [Website]
Historic Environment Scotland published a guest blog about my site-specific compositions for three post-war and contemporary churches in Scotland.
The blog was published in J...
Challenging authenticity: fakes and forgeries in rock music
Journal Article
Atton, C. (2019)
Challenging authenticity: fakes and forgeries in rock music. Popular Music, 38(2), 204-218. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261143019000084
Authenticity is a key concept in the evaluation of rock music by critics and fans. The production of fakes challenges the means by which listeners evaluate the authentic, by ...
Appropriation, Additive Approaches and Accidents: The Sampler as Compositional Tool and Recording Dislocation
Journal Article
Harkins, P. (2010)
Appropriation, Additive Approaches and Accidents: The Sampler as Compositional Tool and Recording Dislocation. Journal of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music, 1(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.5429/2079-3871%282010%29v1i2.3en
Brian Eno describes the recording studio as a compositional tool that has enabled composers to enjoy a more direct relationship with sound. This article will explore the use o...
(Dis)locating Democratisation: Grime, Digitalisation, and ‘The PlayStation Generation’
Presentation / Conference
Harkins, P. (2020, May)
(Dis)locating Democratisation: Grime, Digitalisation, and ‘The PlayStation Generation’. Paper presented at London Calling IASPM UK & Ireland Conference, Online/University of West London
For many commentators over the last two decades, digitisation represents nothing short of a watershed moment in how music is produced, stored, and consumed. Just as the era of...
Studying Hybrid and Electronic Drum Kit Technologies
Book Chapter
Stillie, B. (2021)
Studying Hybrid and Electronic Drum Kit Technologies. In M. Brennan, J. Michael Pignato, & D. Akira Stadnicki (Eds.), The Cambridge Companion to the Drum Kit (141-155). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Drum kit related technologies, such as such as sample pads, triggers or percussion controllers, have now become commonplace in the hybrid drum kit setups used by many drummers...
Transmission Loss and Found: The Sampler as Compositional Tool
Journal Article
Harkins, P. (2009)
Transmission Loss and Found: The Sampler as Compositional Tool. Journal on the Art of Record Production, 4,
This article explores the use of the digital sampler as one of the studio tools that forms part of this creative process and focuses on interviews with a group of Edinburgh mu...
Digital Musicianship Training for Classically Trained Music Students in a Laptop Orchestra
Conference Proceeding
Cheng, L. (2016)
Digital Musicianship Training for Classically Trained Music Students in a Laptop Orchestra. In Proceedings of the 22nd International Symposium on Electronic Art (40-43
Laptop orchestra is a music platform that focuses on collaborative music making within a computer-mediated environment. It is usually formed by an interdisciplinary team with ...