“Britney Spears + Bruce Gilbert = HOT” (Mashup, 2010)
..
..
..
..
The seventh in my series of Britney Spears experimental remixes, superimposing Spears’ “Everytime” over top of B.C. Gilbert’s “Slot Andalou” (from the album Ordier). Bruce Gilbert was the guitarist for legendary avant-garde rock band, The Wire, who went on to produce a number of solo recordings in the 80s and 90s. Part of the ongoing Britney Spears Best of Noise project.
The first 8 tracks of this project were released on the concept album Britney Spears + Noise = HOT. Download the album for free.
This is not a remix, as such, but a rhizomatic layering (rhimix) of two tracks supercomposed over top of one another in the hope that multiple points of contact might be established between them, which would not have been there previously. The editing on each track is minimal as I am more interested in the chance occurrences which come from superimposing two separate tracks, rather than constructing a traditional remix. The ethics of this project is inspired by both John Oswald’s plunderphonics and John Cage’s Music of Chance.
..
..
December 6th, 2010 at 5:52 am
[...] Quote from here. [...]
February 18th, 2011 at 9:00 pm
I like this one more with the music video
February 21st, 2011 at 10:32 am
Interesting – why is that do you think?
February 21st, 2011 at 4:54 pm
when I first heard it I (unfortunately) dismissed the track in my head as a pop love ballad I’m really not into those ATM. The video forced me to re-engage with the work.
February 22nd, 2011 at 12:10 am
Right – I get that. It is a pretty OTT soppy song, but yeah, the video gives it a certain bite.
October 7th, 2011 at 6:54 pm
I know the song and video and it stands on it’s own (in the pop world). I do however fail to see how mr. Gilberts happenstance method of overlaying seemingly random sounds brings anything to it. In my opinion he (Mr. Gilbert) should perhaps try to do his “art” on his own, not on the backs of those who already have critical success.
October 7th, 2011 at 11:12 pm
Mr. Gilbert is a well respected musician in his own right, in the avant-garde/experimental music community – he was in the band Wire and also produces solo music. Also, Mr Gilbert did not make this – Artdick did. Read the notes under the video for an explanation of the purpose of mashing Britney with Bruce.