This isn't neccesarily IDM oriented persay, but a lot of IDM artists use
similar techniques.
Its a great book for technically minded musicians, and lovers of
electronic music.
*Microsound*
by Curtis Roads
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books&field-author=Curtis%20Roads/103-9468243-3995850>
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0262681544/qid=1108414933/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/103-9468243-3995850
Below the level of the musical note lies the realm of microsound, of
sound particles lasting less than one-tenth of a second. Recent
technological advances allow us to probe and manipulate these pinpoints
of sound, dissolving the traditional building blocks of music -- notes
and their intervals -- into a more fluid and supple medium. The
sensations of point, pulse (series of points), line (tone), and surface
(texture) emerge as particle density increases. Sounds coalesce,
evaporate, and mutate into other sounds.
Composers have used theories of microsound in computer music since the
1950s. Distinguished practitioners include Karlheinz Stockhausen and
Iannis Xenakis. Today, with the increased interest in computer and
electronic music, many young composers and software synthesis developers
are exploring its advantages. Covering all aspects of composition with
sound particles, /Microsound/ offers composition theory, historical
accounts, technical overviews, acoustical experiments, descriptions of
musical works, and aesthetic reflections. The book is accompanied by an
audio CD of examples.
Ed Colmar
Time Slips By
www.timeslipsby.com
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