Comments on: DJ Spooky on Jamaican/Digital Culture http://blog.andrewparker.net/2008/02/04/dj-spooky-on-jamaicandigital-culture/ Tech, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Capital in New York City Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:45:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Sahmeepee http://blog.andrewparker.net/2008/02/04/dj-spooky-on-jamaicandigital-culture/#comment-161984 Sahmeepee Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:11:33 +0000 http://blog.andrewparker.net/2008/02/04/dj-spooky-on-jamaicandigital-culture/#comment-161984 Nice post. The cut and paste idea is particularly relevant with Jamaican music: "jamaica’s hyper-productive sound" was made possible by the constant reuse and reinvention of successful riddims to make new and better music. It's something that is still possible with our modern, litigious and copyright-obsessed society, but it's made so much harder if you have to get everything cleared by a team of suits that hyper-productivity is virtually impossible. In the words of 2manydjs: "in these post-modern times of illegal mp3's and white label bootlegs it is all too easy to think you can get away with anything. you can't. never forget that everyone wants a piece of the cake. and watch out if they don't want to be in the dough at all. if you want to include somebody's music on a release of your own you've got to get permission from the owner of the 'master tapes', which usually is the artist's record company. depending on the contract the artist has with the company, they've got to ask his/her permission as well. this process is known as 'licensing' or, in record-company talk, 'clearing' the copyrights." Nice post. The cut and paste idea is particularly relevant with Jamaican music: “jamaica’s hyper-productive sound” was made possible by the constant reuse and reinvention of successful riddims to make new and better music. It’s something that is still possible with our modern, litigious and copyright-obsessed society, but it’s made so much harder if you have to get everything cleared by a team of suits that hyper-productivity is virtually impossible.

In the words of 2manydjs:

“in these post-modern times of illegal mp3’s and white label bootlegs it is all too easy to think you can get away with anything. you can’t.
never forget that everyone wants a piece of the cake. and watch out if they don’t want to be in the dough at all.
if you want to include somebody’s music on a release of your own you’ve got to get permission from the owner of the ‘master tapes’, which usually is the artist’s record company.
depending on the contract the artist has with the company, they’ve got to ask his/her permission as well. this process is known as ‘licensing’ or, in record-company talk, ‘clearing’ the copyrights.”

]]> By: Ethan Bauley http://blog.andrewparker.net/2008/02/04/dj-spooky-on-jamaicandigital-culture/#comment-156592 Ethan Bauley Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:54:11 +0000 http://blog.andrewparker.net/2008/02/04/dj-spooky-on-jamaicandigital-culture/#comment-156592 King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown is the most classic dub record. http://www.amazon.com/Tubbys-Meets-Rockers-Uptown-Deluxe/dp/B00011V80E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1202259129&sr=1-1 Many of the original non-dub versions are on Jacob Miller's "Who Say Jah No Dread": http://www.amazon.com/Who-Say-Jah-No-Dread/dp/B000000QC2 Check these out... Also check out Bill Laswell/Jah Wobble - "Radioaxiom: A dub transmission" for some modern dub that isn't lame or too heavy on the drum 'n bass influence: http://www.amazon.com/Radioaxiom-Dub-Transmission-Jah-Wobble/dp/B00005O7U8 King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown is the most classic dub record.

http://www.amazon.com/Tubbys-Meets-Rockers-Uptown-Deluxe/dp/B00011V80E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1202259129&sr=1-1

Many of the original non-dub versions are on Jacob Miller’s “Who Say Jah No Dread”:

http://www.amazon.com/Who-Say-Jah-No-Dread/dp/B000000QC2

Check these out…

Also check out Bill Laswell/Jah Wobble - “Radioaxiom: A dub transmission” for some modern dub that isn’t lame or too heavy on the drum ‘n bass influence:

http://www.amazon.com/Radioaxiom-Dub-Transmission-Jah-Wobble/dp/B00005O7U8

]]> By: phil http://blog.andrewparker.net/2008/02/04/dj-spooky-on-jamaicandigital-culture/#comment-156282 phil Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:41:32 +0000 http://blog.andrewparker.net/2008/02/04/dj-spooky-on-jamaicandigital-culture/#comment-156282 sweet post shmengilla... thanks for the fun read... viva la open source culture! sweet post shmengilla… thanks for the fun read… viva la open source culture!

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