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Dark waves : the synthesizer and the dystopian sound of Britain (1977-80) / Neil O'Connor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Connor, Neil, 1979- author.
- Series:
- Popular musics matter: social, political and cultural interventions.
- Popular Musics Matter
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Electronica (Music).
- Popular music--Great Britain.
- Popular music.
- Great Britain--History.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2023]
- Summary:
- "This book examines the role of the synthesizer and electronics in shaping the dystopian sound of electronic music in 1970s Britain, presenting a musicological analysis of a variety of acts-including Cabaret Voltaire, Gary Numan, Throbbing Gristle, The Normal, Visage, Fad Gadget-and considering background, influences, and technological approaches"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Part 1. Background Noise. Dystopian Sentimentalities ; Political, Economic & Cultural Influences ; The Synthesizer & Aesthetical Frameworks
- Part 2. Outsiders Electronics. Cabaret Voltaire - Dadaism Up North ; Throbbing Gristle - Music from the Death Factory ; The Normal - The Car Crash Set ; Fad Gadget - Mechanised Curiosity
- Part 3. Crossing The Mainstream. The Human League - Electronically Yours ; Gary Numan - Subhuman in Suburbia ; Visage - The New Guard
- Conclusion. Afterwards & Influences.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-5381-6531-7
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