For the last twenty years The Wire has fearlessly bypassed fashion in it's search to expose the most innovative, radical, and compelling music from every genre all across the world. As listeners have grown increasingly eclectic and adventurous in their tastes, The Wire has emerged as the most authoritative source on modern music. In Undercurrents some of the best music writ For the last twenty years The Wire has fearlessly bypassed fashion in it's search to expose the most innovative, radical, and compelling music from every genre all across the world. As listeners have grown increasingly eclectic and adventurous in their tastes, The Wire has emerged as the most authoritative source on modern music. In Undercurrents some of the best music writers of our time uncover the hidden wiring of the past century's most influential music. Ian Penman discusses how the microphone transformed the human voice and made phantom presences of great singers such as Billie Holiday, Robert Johnson, and Brian Wilson. Christoph Cox demonstrates how the pioneers of live electronic music, the West Coast ensemble Sonic Arts Union, redefined virtuosity for the electronic age. Philip Smith and Peter Shapiro examine Harry Smith's Smithsonian Anthology of American Folk Music, which led to a massive reappraisal of musical values that went far beyond the folk music revival. Music explored in Undercurrents ranges through avant rock, jazz, hiphop, electronica, global music, and contemporary "classical."
Undercurrents: The Hidden Wiring of Modern Music
For the last twenty years The Wire has fearlessly bypassed fashion in it's search to expose the most innovative, radical, and compelling music from every genre all across the world. As listeners have grown increasingly eclectic and adventurous in their tastes, The Wire has emerged as the most authoritative source on modern music. In Undercurrents some of the best music writ For the last twenty years The Wire has fearlessly bypassed fashion in it's search to expose the most innovative, radical, and compelling music from every genre all across the world. As listeners have grown increasingly eclectic and adventurous in their tastes, The Wire has emerged as the most authoritative source on modern music. In Undercurrents some of the best music writers of our time uncover the hidden wiring of the past century's most influential music. Ian Penman discusses how the microphone transformed the human voice and made phantom presences of great singers such as Billie Holiday, Robert Johnson, and Brian Wilson. Christoph Cox demonstrates how the pioneers of live electronic music, the West Coast ensemble Sonic Arts Union, redefined virtuosity for the electronic age. Philip Smith and Peter Shapiro examine Harry Smith's Smithsonian Anthology of American Folk Music, which led to a massive reappraisal of musical values that went far beyond the folk music revival. Music explored in Undercurrents ranges through avant rock, jazz, hiphop, electronica, global music, and contemporary "classical."
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Jerome K –
I like reading The Wire, even though I haven't heard a lot of music they talk about. It's a bit like listening to people talking about truffles and how great it is even though I've never tasted it. But it's nice to read anyway. It would've been great if this book came with a double CD of some of the music that's written about. Oh well... I like reading The Wire, even though I haven't heard a lot of music they talk about. It's a bit like listening to people talking about truffles and how great it is even though I've never tasted it. But it's nice to read anyway. It would've been great if this book came with a double CD of some of the music that's written about. Oh well...
Jeremy Wineberg –
There are a couple really awesome essays here, tying together a bunch of loose ends in my muscial tastes (alice coletrane, p-funk, bardo pond, velvet underground, sun ra) to a bunch of other loose ends. Very smart and connected.
E –
This book is full of excellent essays by the most inspiring composers, sound artists, DJs, and everyone else who falls between the cracks. Highly recommended!!
Keith Seekwhence –
What can I say, I have not made it passed chapter 2, but everything Continuum presses is gold....looking forward.
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