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Dr Paul Harkins' Outputs (58)

La transmission perdue et retrouvée: Le sampler comme outil de composition et de décontextualisation de l'enregistrement (2012)
Journal Article
Harkins, P. (2012). La transmission perdue et retrouvée: Le sampler comme outil de composition et de décontextualisation de l'enregistrement. Réseaux, 172(2), 92. https://doi.org/10.3917/res.172.0092

According to Brian Eno, the recording studio is a composition tool that enables musicians to enjoy a more direct relationship with sound. This article examines the role of the sampler as a technology that is tightly interlinked with the creative proc... Read More about La transmission perdue et retrouvée: Le sampler comme outil de composition et de décontextualisation de l'enregistrement.

Music, Democratisation, and the Digital Age (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harkins, P. (2012, February). Music, Democratisation, and the Digital Age. Presented at Popular Music Seminar, University of Edinburgh, UK

Contextual incongruity and musical congruity: the aesthetics and humour of mash-ups (2012)
Journal Article
Brøvig-Hanssen, R., & Harkins, P. (2012). Contextual incongruity and musical congruity: the aesthetics and humour of mash-ups. Popular Music, 31(01), 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 musical style with a
socio-musicological approach to focus on its aesthetics.... Read More about Contextual incongruity and musical congruity: the aesthetics and humour of mash-ups.

Appropriation, Additive Approaches and Accidents: The Sampler as Compositional Tool and Recording Dislocation (2010)
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 of the digital sampler as one of the studio tools that forms part of this cr... Read More about Appropriation, Additive Approaches and Accidents: The Sampler as Compositional Tool and Recording Dislocation.

Transmission Loss and Found: The Sampler as Compositional Tool (2009)
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 musicians called Found who successfully combine the writing of pop songs with... Read More about Transmission Loss and Found: The Sampler as Compositional Tool.

Transmission Loss and Found: The Sampler as Compositional Tool (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harkins, P. (2009, July). Transmission Loss and Found: The Sampler as Compositional Tool. Paper presented at International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) International conference, University of Liverpool, UK

Brian Eno describes the studio as a compositional tool which has enabled composers to enjoy a more direct relationship with sound. My paper will explore the use of the digital sampler as one of the studio tools that forms part of this creative proces... Read More about Transmission Loss and Found: The Sampler as Compositional Tool.

Sampling Spirituality: The Sound of Todd Edwards & UK Garage (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harkins, P. (2008, September). Sampling Spirituality: The Sound of Todd Edwards & UK Garage. Paper presented at International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) UK and Ireland conference, University of Glasgow, UK

My paper will examine the role of New Jersey producer within the development of UK garage by focusing on his unique style of sampling which critic Simon Reynolds describes as a ‘technique of cross-hatching brief snatches of vocals into a melodic-perc... Read More about Sampling Spirituality: The Sound of Todd Edwards & UK Garage.

Todd Edwards & the microsample: speed & spirituality in UK Garage. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harkins, P. (2007, October). Todd Edwards & the microsample: speed & spirituality in UK Garage. Paper presented at Mediation, Movement and Microrhythm in Groove-Based Music Workshop

My paper will examine the role of New Jersey producer Todd Edwards within the development of UK Garage by focussing on his use of microsamples which Simon Reynolds describes as a “technique of cross-hatching brief snatches of vocals into a melodic-pe... Read More about Todd Edwards & the microsample: speed & spirituality in UK Garage..