Sounds of the underground : a cultural, political, and aesthetic mapping of underground and fringe music / Stephen Graham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graham, Stephen.

Contributor:

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Series:

Tracking pop

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Underground music--Social aspects.

Underground music.

Underground music--Political aspects.

Underground music--History and criticism.

Subculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book, Stephen Graham examines the largely unexplored terrain of underground music-exploratory forms of music-making, such as noise, free improvisation, and extreme metal, that exist outside or on the fringes of mainstream culture, generally independent from both the market and from traditional high-art institutions. Until now there has been little scholarly discussion of underground music and its cultural, political, and aesthetic importance. In addition to providing a much-needed historical outline of this diverse scene, Stephen Graham focuses on the digital age, showing the underground and its fringes as based largely in radical anti-capitalist politics and aesthetics, tied to the political contexts and structures of late-capitalism. Sounds of the Underground explores these various ideas of separation and capture through interviews and analysis, developing a critical account of both the music and its political and cultural economy.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Part I-What Is the Underground?

1. Introduction to the Underground and Its Fringes

2. The Music and Musicians

3. Global and Local Underground/Fringe Scenes

Part II-The Political and Cultural Underground

4. Politics and Underground/Fringe Music

5. Cultural Policy and Underground/Fringe Music

6. Artists and Music, Improv and Noise

7. The Digital Economy and Labels

8. Festivals and Venues

Part III-Listening to the Underground

9. Noise as Concept, History, and Scene

10. The Politics of Underground Music and Noise

11. The Sounds of Noise

12. Extreme Metal

Conclusion

List of Interviewees

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-289) and index.

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Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9780472121649

0472121642

OCLC:

948511711

Publisher Number:

10.3998/mpub.8295270

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access