Ocean of sound : ambient sound and radical listening in the age of communication /

David Toop's extraordinary work of sonic history travels from the rainforests of Amazonas to the megalopolis of Tokyo via the work of artists as diverse as Brian Eno, Sun Ra, Erik Satie, Kate Bush, Kraftwerk and Brian Wilson. Beginning in 1889 at the Paris exposition when Debussy first heard Ja...

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Main Author:	Toop, David (Author)
Other Authors:	Faber, Michel (writer of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Serpent's Tail, [2018].
Series:	Serpent's Tail classics.
Subjects:	Music > 20th century > History and criticism. Music > Philosophy and aesthetics. New Age music > History and criticism. Environmental music > History and criticism. Ambient music > History and criticism.

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Summary:	David Toop's extraordinary work of sonic history travels from the rainforests of Amazonas to the megalopolis of Tokyo via the work of artists as diverse as Brian Eno, Sun Ra, Erik Satie, Kate Bush, Kraftwerk and Brian Wilson. Beginning in 1889 at the Paris exposition when Debussy first heard Javanese music performed, Ocean of Sound channels the competing instincts of 20th century music into an exhilarating, path-breaking account of ambient sound.
Item Description:	Originally published in 1995.
Physical Description:	xvi, 304 pages ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references, discography and index.
ISBN:	9781788160308 1788160304