- Paperback: 254 pages
- Publisher: Caipirinha Productions Inc.; illustrated edition edition (21 Oct 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 189102406X
- ISBN-13: 978-1891024061
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 20.8 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #80 in Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Music > Instruments > Electronic Instruments
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Coffee Table stuff. A nicely designed book, with plenty of pictures and little designer lines and drawings, but an overall lack of substance. A loose colection of essays, or rather plain journalistic writings, without too many new references or ideas about the history of electronic music and its meaning, if there's any to be found. Good for starters, but if you really want to get deep, look somewhere else. There are too many good books about the subject, with plentyful data and fresh ideas...This book could have been published by Taschen
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Highly recommended
23 July 2001
This is a tremendously informative book. Densly packed with info, and a fascinating read. My only complaint is that, since chapters were contributed by different writers, there's no style that really permeates the book. The chapter on Techno, for example, does a great job at contextualizing the Detroit sound, pointing out the influences that led to the evolution of techno, from a musical perspective, as well as from a social and even economic perspective. Unfortunately not all chapters are written the same way. The chapter on House, for example, is a bit dizzying for readers unfamiliar with the sounds and beats being described. But nevertheless... READ IT. (And Dance to it, more importantly!)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Fun read
8 Jan 2008
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A light engaging read. the subtitle 'a history of Electonic Music' must be taken with a grain of salt -- really it's a pop book about the electronic dance music craze and it's arty offshoots in electronica, as viewed from the mid-nineties. Because of its focus on artists popular at the time the book was compiled and since, at this writing, a decade has passed, it's a bit of a period piece.
'Downtempo' anyone?
'Downtempo' anyone?
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Throbbing Words on Sound!
26 Oct 2000
Arty package with good content, I even mostly agree with the selected discography recommendations. Covering a nice time line from Stockhausen to present but the focus is mainly from early eighties onwards.
A good read, that offers a reasonably balanced view. One of the best books on electronic music available today, not that there are many anyway.
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