DO NOT BUY THIS, this book is all opinion and no substance. Generation Extasy is so much better and it follows basically the same idea. Though the interviews are pretty cool------>
Shapiro, Peter, ed. 2000. Modulations : Throbbing Words on Sound : A
History of Electronic Music. New York: Caipirinha Productions. [one of
the best written sources at this moment]
also electronic music pioneers is very informative on the beggining of the history.
Ishkur. 2004. Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music 2004.
http://www.di.fm/edmguide/edmguide.html (accessed Apr 1 2004).
[surprisingly useful!]
Feige, Marcel. 2000. Deep in Techno: die ganze Geschichte des
Movements. Berlin: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf. [If you can read German,
an interesting recounting of electronic music (all genres) from a
European perspective]
Reynolds, Simon. 1998. Generation ecstasy: into the world of techno and
rave culture. Boston: Little, Brown. [I have so many problems with this
book, but it's still an important source, if only for its collection of
quotes and anecdotes from important figures]
_____. 2003. Intelligent Dance Music, January 22 2003.
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_dance_music (accessed April 7
2003). [Part of the Wikipedia project, interesting because it's
team-edited.]
I've got *tons* more, but I think this should keep ya busy.
Luis
On Feb 13, 2005, at 1:35 AM, rickreaction wrote:
quoted 61 lines I'm also very interested in this - I'd just like to add that, for
> I'm also very interested in this - I'd just like to add that, for
> myself, the best books or articles or online resources or student
> papers or other would deal with the history of electronic music.
>
>
> On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 19:24:55 +0100, Info Intervall-audio
> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> maybe this is a bit off-topic, but could anyone recommend stuff to
>> read
>> (print and web) on electronic music? Just anything that sheds light
>> on the
>> phenomenon of so-called "electronic music," whatever that may be,
>> beyond the
>> terms of likings and dislikings.
>>
>> Personally, don't make much of a distiction between popular and
>> 'educated'
>> electronic music. But of interest would be anything ranging from
>> online
>> articles, web site galleries and e-books for download, to newspaper
>> features, interviews, recommendations on must-read books and even
>> academic
>> papers, all adressing the nature, history, aesthetics and
>> understanding of
>> electronic music, be it in terms of sociology, philosophy, psychology,
>> audiology or in terms of club culture, youth culture, fashion and
>> trends in
>> music journalism and academic research.
>>
>> Wow, this sounds heavy. But basically it is about questions such as:
>>
>> How does music actually work and what does music do to us? How do we
>> understand and "read" music? Why do we listen to music and, maybe
>> even more
>> challenging, why do we actually make it? How is music perceived and
>> processed by the brain? Does music instigate any direct measurable
>> reactions
>> in the body? Does electronic music play a role in gender studies? And
>> does
>> electronic music change our culture? etc.etc.
>>
>> In short, simply anything of inquisitive nature into the phenomenon of
>> so-called "electronic music."
>>
>> Anyways, many questions and a lot to discover.
>>
>> (Stan)
>>
>> www.intervall-audio.com
>>
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