Blog: Quiet Color

by reggie Like The Avalanches or Girl Talk , Kutiman makes something whole out of parts, something that transcends its source material to offer a new artistic expression. What makes this different is the medium, which in turn changes the message. Girl Talk or The Avalanches sample bits and pieces of popular music, creating a sort of spot-the-sample game that comments on our fascination with popular culture commercial music. When Kutiman samples, say, a mother with a [...]