The Wire Primers: A Guide to Modern Music - Couverture souple

 
9781844674275: The Wire Primers: A Guide to Modern Music
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ISBN 10 : 1844674274 ISBN 13 : 9781844674275
Editeur : Verso Books, 2009

Synopsis

Since it was founded in 1982, The Wire magazine has covered a vast range of alternative, experimental, underground and non-mainstream music. Now some of that knowledge has been distilled into The Wire Primers: a comprehensive guide to the core recordings of some of the most visionary and inspiring, subversive and radical musicians on the planet, past and present. Each chapter surveys the musical universe of a particular artist, group or genre by way of a contextualizing introduction and a thumbnail guide to the most essential recordings. A massive and eclectic range of music is celebrated and demystified, from rock mavericks such as Captain Beefheart and The Fall; the funk of James Brown and Fela Kuti; the future jazz of Sun Ra and Ornette Coleman; and the experimental compositions of John Cage and Morton Feldman. Genres surveyed and explained include P-funk, musique concrète, turntablism, Brazilian Tropicália, avant metal and dubstep. The Wire Primers is a vital guide to contemporary sounds, providing an accessible entry point for any reader wanting to dig below the surface of mainstream music.

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À propos de l'auteur

Alan Licht is a musician and author of the book Sound Art: Beyond Music Between Categories. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Éditeur
Verso Books
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1844674274
ISBN 13 
9781844674275
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
208
Éditeur
Young Rob
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