Part personal memoir and part travel journal, this title presents a survey of the developments in digital technology, sonic theory and musical practice. It focuses on some of the most interesting music being made - on laptops, in downtown bars in Tokyo. It is suitable for those interested in music.
A work of sonic history that covers the rainforests of amazonas to virtual Las Vegas, from David Lynch's dream house, high in the Hollywood hills to the megalopolis of Tokyo. It begins in 1889 at the Paris Exposition when Debussy first heard Javanese music performed. It comprehensively maps a century of ambient music and its legacy.
This work takes hip hop culture as its central focus for an investigation of African-American rapping in all its forms. It begins with the music's African roots and ends with the global acceptance of rap as both commercial pop genre and voice of rage.