Boring Day. Performative Opera in 4 Mini-acts

The project is a study of the genre of Plunderphonics, which was proposed by Canadian composer John Oswald in 1980. The key question becomes the very existence of this genre as an independent one, its influence on other genres and its forerunners. The work provides examples from the history of music and sound studies, and analyzes contemporary culture. Part of the research is devoted to the study of the Russian scene and the pioneers of plunderphonics in the Russian context. Bootlegs, mash-ups, remixes make up a huge stratum of current internet culture, largely derived from the research of Oswald and other plunderphonics. Pastiches, quotations, and sampling are at the foundation of postmodern culture. Thus, the program that John Oswald proposed in the 80's in his essay on plunderphonics is being carried out by contemporary musicians in one way or another.