MrDougDoug

MrDougDoug is the alias of Doug Kaplan, co-founder of Chicago-based experimental label Hausu Mountain. Similar to his work with label co-founder Max Allison in the duo Pepper Mill Rondo, Kaplan's solo material embraces plunderphonic techniques, twisting sound sources like pop songs and YouTube clips into fragmented compositions, overwhelming noise collages, and everything in between. Some releases, such as 2016's These Magical Numbers, react to the American political cycle and satirize over-the-top patriotism. With 2016's SOS Forks AI REM and its 2023 sequel, MrDougDoug deconstructs MIDI files gathered from online archives, transforming them into scattered, hyperkinetic pieces resembling mutated video game soundtracks and corrupted karaoke backing tracks.