Kramers theory

Timberland – if we ever meet again feat Katie Perry à

this song fits into Kramers theory because it uses elements of point ten with the lyrics of the singing (this is clear to hear as timberlands vocals are distorted and sound more electro), also some of the lyrics are jarred, repeated and looped to show an error in the track, this could also be linking to kramers theory of the creator implying irony into the song as it creates mocking humour.

Stockhausen - "Helicopter String Quartet" à

this song fits into Kramers theory because it blurs the lines between high performance and low performance music, this is shown with the classical instruments being played such as the violin, but then the musicians try to make it more modern by changing the speed and tempo at which they play the instruments and also the rotor blades from the helicopters give a more lower class of music effect as they provide a background beat, also they experiment with different ways of performing music as they are all in separate helicopters and they can hear what the other musicians are doing live through their headphones.

Alvin Lucier – i am sitting in a room à

this song fits into Kramers theory because it is using existing technology to record what he says and then playback what he has just said into the microphone and then he increases the rate that the recording is played every time by layering new ones on top of the first, then it gets so far and it is just a loud distorting sound and it becomes a piece of music in its self