Haunted weather : resonant spaces, silence and memory / David Toop.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Toop, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music and technology.

Sound--Recording and reproducing--Digital techniques.

Sound.

Music--21st century--History and criticism.

Music.

Music--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

279 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Serpent's Tail, 2004.

Summary:

Is it possible to grow electronic sounds, as if they were plants in a garden? Why are childhood memories of sound and silence so important to our emotional development? Is it valid to classify audio recordings of wind or electrical hum as musical compositions? Why have the sounds of our environment become so important to sound artists and why is atmosphere so important in music? In "Haunted Weather," David Toop asks these questions and gauges the impact of new technology on contemporary music's sound.

David Toop is a highly regarded author, music critic and musician. Since 1995, he has released three solo albums, curated five compilation albums (including the soundtrack to "Ocean of Sound"). His books include "Rap Attack 3, Ocean of Sound" and "Exotica."

Contents:

Introduction: beginning with a slight breeze 1

Spatial interlude 6

1 What is happening to music? 7

2 Space and memory 40

3 Moving through sound 110

4 Sampling the world 151

5 Growth and complexity 177

6 To play 202

7 Machines and bodies 217

8 Silent music, secret noise 245

9 Epilogue: a book at bedtime 258.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references ((pages [262]-267), discography: (pages [268]-273)) and index.

ISBN:

1852428120

OCLC:

55235677