DJ Spooky (also known as Paul D. Miller )sent an interesting email out today (also archived on nettime) that contains an interview in which he discusses issues of music as a metaphor, remix culture , collage and the relationship between his perspectives of music and the philosophies of Deleuze and Guattari. It’s definitely an interesting read and might even get you motivated to crack open some philosophy texts or at least look up some info on the web.
I find myself more and more fascinated with remix culture and how we can approach it in the classroom without reducing it to a series of activities that our students can do using the software and workstations that we may or may not have access to. The ideas discussed in DJ Spooky’s interview might shed some light on some possible directions to go.