Listening through the noise : the aesthetics of experimental electronic music / Joanna Demers.
| Author/creator | Demers, Joanna Teresa, 1975- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. |
| Description | 201 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Sign. Listening to signs in post-Schaefferian electroacoustic music ; Material as sign in electronica -- Object. Minimal objects in microsound ; Maximal objects in drone music, dub techno, and noise -- Situation. Site in ambient, soundscape, and field recordings ; Genre, experimentalism, and the musical frame. |
| Abstract | Electronic music since 1980 has splintered into a dizzying assortment of genres and subgenres, communities and subcultures. Given the ideological differences among academic, popular, and avant-garde electronic musicians, is it possible to derive an aesthetic theory that accounts for this variety? This book explores genres ranging from techno to electroacoustic music, from glitch to ambient music, and from dub to drones, and maintains that culturally and historically informed aesthetic theory is not only possible but indispensable for understanding electronic music. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-189), discography (pages 191-193), and index. |
| LCCN | 2009036518 |
| ISBN | 9780195387650 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195387651 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195387667 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 019538766X (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML1380 .D45 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |