Haunted Weather: Music, Silence, and Memory (Five Star Fiction S.) - Softcover

Toop, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1852427892 ISBN 13: 9781852427894

Publisher: Serpent's Tail, 2005

Synopsis

Digital technology has changed the ways in which music is perceived, stored, distributed, mediated and created. The world of music is now a vast and complex jungle, teeming with CDs, MP3s, concerts, clubs, festivals, conferences, exhibitions, installations, websites, software programmes, scenes, ideas and competing theories. In the eye of the storm stands David Toop, shedding light on the most interesting music now being made ? on laptops, in downtown bars in Tokyo, wherever he finds it. Haunted Weather is part personal memoir and part travel journal, as well as an intensive survey of recent developments in digital technology, sonic theory and musical practice. Along the way Toop probes into the meaning of sound (and silence), offering fascinating insights into how computers can be used for improvisation. His wealth of musical knowledge provides inspiration for anyone interested in music.

About this title

About the Author

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), and the sound and music exhibition at the Hayward Gallery - 'Sonic Boom'. His music journalism appears in The Wire, Book Forum, The Times and The Face.

Edition details

• Publisher: Serpent's Tail
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1852427892
• ISBN 13: 9781852427894
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288