people have asked me about which books cover cutting-edge or experimental music, and until recently there haven't been many. this is a new one, edited by Christoph Cox and Daniel Werner, that I just received, and which looks pretty interesting on a quick glance through, if a bit on the academic side, and it seems to cut off a few years ago (the timeline in the back ends in 2001, although the mention that year of the initial AMPLIFY festival as "the first annual summit of the new global improv" makes me pretty proud).
from the press release:
"Audio Culture includes writing by some of the most important musical thinkers of the past half-century, among them John Cage, Brian Eno, Glenn Gould, Umberto Eco, Ornette Coleman, Jacques Attali, Simon Reynolds, Pauline Oliveros, Paul D. Miller, David Toop, John Zorn, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and many others. The book is divided into nine thematically-organized sections, each with its own introduction. Section headings include topics such as "Modes of Listening," "Minimalisms," and "DJ Culture." In addition, each essay has its own short introduction, helping the reader to place the essay within
musical, historical, and conceptual contexts. The book concludes with a glossary, a timeline, and an extensive discography."
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...195198-4268166
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