As much a radical arts organization as a band, Negativland have made a major impact on not only the world of experimental music, but popular culture and mass media as a whole. Similar to composer John Oswald's concept of plunderphonics, Negativland coined the term "culture jamming" to describe their particular brand of subversive media manipulation. Assembling much of their work out of found and re-appropriated material, particularly easily recognizable sounds and images from advertisements and other mainstream media, the group create dense, semi-musical collages which provide surreal commentary on topics ranging from religion to celebrity culture to intellectual property issues. The group's biting sense of humor has always been one of its most crucial assets, and they've received more widespread attention for their hoaxes and media ...
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