Sampling and remixing is as universal as George Bush’s State of the Union address, says Paul Miller, aka DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid. First, Bush tells us that we have to go to war with Iraq because they have weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein must be defeated. Then, after the invasion, they can’t find any WMDs, and no mention is made of Hussein or Osama Bin Laden. They remixed the public perception of his original performance.

–DJ Spooky in a Feb 1st article in Remix (the rest of the article is well-worth your time if you’re interested in Spooky’s work).