Ocean of Sound: Ambient sound and radical listening in the age of communication (Serpent's Tail Classics)

David Toop's extraordinary work of sonic history travels from the rainforests of Amazonas to the megalopolis of Tokyo via the work of artists as diverse as Brian Eno, Sun Ra, Erik Satie, Kate Bush, Kraftwerk and Brian Wilson. Beginning in 1889 at the Paris exposition when Debussy first heard Javanese music performed, Ocean of Sound channels the competing instincts of 20th century music into an exhilarating, path-breaking account of ambient sound. 'A meditation on the development of modern music, there's no single term that is adequate to describe what Toop has accomplished here ... mixing interviews, criticism, history, and memory, Toop moves seamlessly between sounds, styles, genres, and eras' Pitchfork' s '60 Favourite Music Books'

David Toop's extraordinary work of sonic history travels from the rainforests of Amazonas to the megalopolis of Tokyo via the work of artists as diverse as Brian Eno, Sun Ra, Erik Satie, Kate Bush, Kraftwerk and Brian Wilson.

Beginning in 1889 at the Paris exposition when Debussy first heard Javanese music performed, Ocean of Sound channels the competing instincts of 20th century music into an exhilarating, path-breaking account of ambient sound.

'A meditation on the development of modern music, there's no single term that is adequate to describe what Toop has accomplished here ... mixing interviews, criticism, history, and memory, Toop moves seamlessly between sounds, styles, genres, and eras' Pitchfork's '60 Favourite Music Books'

David Toop's extraordinary work of sonic history travels from the rainforests of Amazonas to the megalopolis of Tokyo via the work of artists as diverse as Brian Eno, Sun Ra, Erik Satie, Kate Bush, Kraftwerk and Brian Wilson. **'A meditation on the development of modern music, there's no single term that is adequate to describe what Toop has accomplished here ... mixing interviews, criticism, history, and memory, Toop moves seamlessly between sounds, styles, genres, and eras'** __Pitchfork'__s '60 Favourite Music Books' Viaje por la historia del sonido, desde las selvas amazónicas a la megalópolis de Tokio, de la mano de artistas como Brian Eno, Sun Ra, Erik Satie, Kate Bush, Kraftwerk y Brian Wilson. La historia comienza en la Exposición de París de 1889, cuando Debussy oye por vez primera la música de Java. El autor afronta las actitudes enfrentadas en la música del siglo XX y nos conduce a un sonido ambiental rompedor y estimulante Sitting quietly in never-never land, I am listening to summer fleas jump off my small female cat on to the polished wood floor. The classic account of ambient music, with a new foreword by Michel Faber.