Since January of 1999, Some Assembly Required has featured work by a variety of artist and groups who work with bits and pieces of their media environments, giving something back to the cultural landscape from which they so enthusiastically appropriate. The genre is young, despite examples dating as far back as 1961, when James Tenney constructed a tape collage borrowing heavily from cut-up fragments of a recording by Elvis Presley. Both provocative and surreal, this style continues to evolve and to challenge.
01 DJ Bombjack (feat. Ben Grim) – “The brothers Grim sideshow”
02 Steve Dirkx – “Mother of the sky”
03 The Bran Flakes – “Mutual admiration and love”
04 John Oswald – “Mother”
05 Negativland – “Perfect scrambled eggs (live)”
06 Lecture on Nothing – “The heimlich maneuver”
07 Silica-Gel – “Mom happy”
08 Realistic – “Mother’s maidenhead”
09 Public Works – “Progeny”
10 People Like Us – “My son Jim”
11 Ill Media – “Brother in the back”
12 The Evolution Control Committee – “Acid family”
13 DJ Shadow – “Organ donor”
14 Laso Halo – “Sleepy time jazz”
15 Anon – “My name is funk soul brother”
You can learn more about Jon’s podcast and associated subjects of interest on his blog at www.some-assembly-required.net/blog. You can access this and other podcasts on the Some Assembly Required homepage at www.some-assembly-required.net.
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