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Ocean of Sound

by David Toop
Michel Faber
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David Toop's extraordinary work of sonic history travels from the rainforests of Amazonas to the megalopolis of Tokyo via the work of artists as diverse as Brian Eno, Sun Ra, Erik Satie, Kate Bush, Kraftwerk and Brian Wilson.
Beginning in 1889 at the Paris exposition when Debussy first heard Javanese music performed, Ocean of Sound channels the competing instincts of 20th century music into an exhilarating, path-breaking account of ambient sound.
'A meditation on the development of modern music, there's no single term that is adequate to describe what Toop has accomplished here ... mixing interviews, criticism, history, and memory, Toop moves seamlessly between sounds, styles, genres, and eras' Pitchfork's '60 Favourite Music Books'

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Publisher: Profile

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  • Release date: August 2, 2018

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  • ISBN: 9781788161046
  • File size: 656 KB
  • Release date: August 2, 2018

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  • ISBN: 9781788161046
  • File size: 656 KB
  • Release date: August 2, 2018

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subjects

History Music Sociology Nonfiction

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English

David Toop's extraordinary work of sonic history travels from the rainforests of Amazonas to the megalopolis of Tokyo via the work of artists as diverse as Brian Eno, Sun Ra, Erik Satie, Kate Bush, Kraftwerk and Brian Wilson.
Beginning in 1889 at the Paris exposition when Debussy first heard Javanese music performed, Ocean of Sound channels the competing instincts of 20th century music into an exhilarating, path-breaking account of ambient sound.
'A meditation on the development of modern music, there's no single term that is adequate to describe what Toop has accomplished here ... mixing interviews, criticism, history, and memory, Toop moves seamlessly between sounds, styles, genres, and eras' Pitchfork's '60 Favourite Music Books'

Expand title description text
History Music Sociology Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Profile

    Kindle Book
    Release date: August 2, 2018

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781788161046
    File size: 656 KB
    Release date: August 2, 2018

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781788161046
    File size: 656 KB
    Release date: August 2, 2018

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English