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Uniformbooks reprinting ‘In the Field: The art of field recording’
‘In the Field‘, by Cathy Lane and Angus Carlyle is probably one of the most inspiring books on field recording/listening. It’s a valuable resource that truly deserves a reprint, which is happening on March 22 at Uniformbooks. This is unique…
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New English Translation of Pierre Schaeffer’s Influential Treatise on Musical Objects
If there’s an influential 20th century research, it is Pierre Schaeffer’s one. Not only for art and music, but for engineering and psychology. Although focused on his idea of the musical object, the Treatise on Musical Objects is an oasis…
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Audio Culture, Second Edition Adds Twenty-five Essays
‘Audio Culture: readings in modern music‘ is probably one of the most crucial readings for anyone interested in the sonic culture of our days. It mixes everything but proposes a variety of clever routes for studying the contemporary panorama around aurality,…
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New Books: Beyond Vision, Theorizing Sound Writing, Quiet Ecology, Age of Noise in Britain
Here are four interesting new books on sound you might be interested to explore, in this case mostly covering discussions on sound studies and sonic philosophy. Some of them are already published, others are available for pre-order. The new titles include…
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‘Earth is a Solar Powered Jukebox’, New Book by Gordon Hempton
Acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton, known as “The Sound Tracker” has published Earth is a Solar Powered Jukebox, a new book dedicated to explore his scientific and artistic perspectives around environmental sound, field recording and sound design. “Presented in two parts, Forces of…
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Colloquium: Sound Art and Music, New Book Edited by Salomé Voegelin and Thomas Gardner
Thomas Gardner and Salomé Voegelin, both professors at the London College of Communication, have edited a new book for Zero Books, Colloquium: Sound Art and Music, based on a colloquium they hosted in 2012 entitled “Music – Sound Art: Historical Continuum…