Chenard Walcker
29 releases

Chenard Walcker tries to explore the potential of making music with cut-and-paste techniques only. He believes that recontextualization of previously ‘finished’ works can be done ethically and can in itself constitute authorship.

He created the Free Sample Zone in january 2005, as a anti-copyright stance. Apart from the albums by The Fuzz and Run, all the music available here was created by Chenard alone. Check our Wikipedia page for more info.

The music is NOT intended to be played through computer speakers. When burning an entire release on CD, please make sure there is no blank between tracks.

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Les Rapeurs Sans Tête
1 release