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Future Sounds: The Story of Electronic Music from Stockhausen to Skrillex
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Product Description The definitive guide to electronic music. "Stubbs is a joy to read."―MOJO*** In FUTURE SOUNDS, David Stubbs charts the evolution of electronic music from the earliest mechanical experiments in the late nineteenth century to the pre-World War I inventions of the Futurist Luigi Russolo, author of the “Art Of Noises” manifesto. He takes us through the musique concrète of radical composers such as Edgard Varèse, Pierre Schaeffer, and Karlheinz Stockhausen, to the gradual absorption of electronic instrumentation into the mainstream: be it through the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and the work of pioneers like Delia Derbyshire, grandiose prog rock, or the more DIY approach of electronica, house, and techno. It’s a tale of mavericks and future dreamers overcoming Luddite resistance, malfunctioning devices, and sonic mayhem. Its beginnings are in the world of avant-classical composition, but the book also encompasses the cosmic funk of Stevie Wonder, Giorgio Moroder, and unforgettable 80s electronic pop from the likes of Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, and Laurie Anderson - right up to present day innovators on the underground scene. But above all, it’s an essential story of authenticity: is this music? Is it legitimate? What drew its creators to make it? Where does it stand, in relation to rock and pop, classical and jazz music, to the modern society that generated it? And why does it resonate more strongly than ever in our own postmodern, seemingly post-futurist times? FUTURE SOUNDS is the definitive account that answers these questions. Review "Bewitching . . . fascinating"― New Statesman "If you only buy one account of electronica, make it this" ―5***** Record Collector "Rarely dry, never boring [ ... ] a wise, humane guide to all these possible futures, all these possible worlds"― Sunday Times Music journalist Stubbs (Fear of Music)Symphony of Sirens before working through pioneering midcentury found-sound and recorded-loop composers such as Pierre Schaffer and Edgard Varese, who would later inspire Frank Zappa, among many other musicians. Stubbs weaves criticism throughout, declaring Karlheinz Stockhausen the greatest composer of the 20th century and noting how postwar electronic noodling sounded “redolent of antennae and Martian holidays, and hovercars.” Stubbs amps up the narrative once disco and punk hit the scene, approvingly describing No Wave commandos Suicide as “anti-tainers, dispensing sonic flamethrowers from the stage,” as well as in capturing the chilling sounds of such electro-pop innovators as Brian Eno, Depeche Mode, and Kraftwerk. Stubbs expertly weaves granular encyclopedic detail into a sweeping cultural history in this astute and entertaining study of how a fringe music form entered the mainstream. Agent: Kevin Pocklington, North Agency. (Nov.) "David Stubbs surveys a century of electronic music in discursive rather than encyclopedic fashion. It's an elegant, humorous, diligently researched labor of love, full of sharp connections"― Uncut Review Praise for Future Days: “A massive answered prayer… Well-researched, well-written, intensely detailed, and oftentimes gripping."― Kirkus Reviews "The rollicking energy of his prose and reeling majesty of his imagery convey everything about this music that transcends time and place.”―Simon Reynolds, author of Retromania and Rip It Up and Start Again About the Author David Stubbs is a British author and music journalist. Alongside Simon Reynolds, he was one of the co-founders of the Oxford magazine Monitor before going on to join the staff at Melody Maker. He later worked for NME, Uncut, and Vox, as well as The Wire. His work has appeared in The Times, The Sunday Times, Spin, Guardian, The Quietus , and GQ . He has written a number of books, including a song by song profile of Jimi Hendrix and Fear Of Music: Why People Get Rothko But Don't Get Stockhausen , a comparative study of 20th century avant garde music and art. He currently li
