Illegal Art
| Illegal Art | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder | Philo T. Farnsworth (pseudonym) |
| Genre | Mashup, Electronic, Dance, Glitch, Experimental music, Pop |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Official website | http://www.illegal-art.net/ |
Illegal Art is a sampling label that was started in 1998. The label was instantly launched to infamy with the legal threats surrounding Deconstructing Beck, a compilation made exclusively from sampling Beck's music.[1] This was followed by two other theme-based compilations, Extracted Celluloid and Commercial Ad Hoc. All three were co-released with Negativland's Seeland Records label and sponsored by RTMark. After these theme based compilations, Illegal Art focused on artist releases. One of the most popular artists on Illegal Art is Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis), who in 2006 released his third album, Night Ripper, to critical acclaim on the label, earning a Wired Magazine Rave Award a year later.[2][3]
Illegal Art also released the Steinski Retrospective, spanning his work from 1983-2006. It includes the legendary Lessons, that have been described as "one of the most desirable and prized bootleg recordings in hip hop" (Antidote). It also contains a variety of other essential tracks, and his critically acclaimed Nothing To Fear: A Rough Mix, an hour-long mashup that was produced for Solid Steel/BBC London and hailed as "the closest to a masterpiece the genre has produced."[4]
As of April 2014 Illegal Art's website states that the label has been on an "indefinite hiatus" since 2012.
Artists on Illegal Art label
See also
References
- ↑ A letter from the recording industry - WTO.org
- ↑ Pitchfork review of Night Ripper
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- ↑ "A love song to bastard pop" - Salon.com
External links
- Illegal Art's Website
- Radio Feature The Some Assembly Required Interview with Illegal Art's Philo T. Farnsworth (2001).
- Illegal Art Exhibition Compilation CD
