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A forensic investigation into a single LP: Dr. John, the night tripper's Gris-gris.Two-Headed Doctor is a forensic investigation into a single LP: Dr. John, the night tripper's Gris-gris. Though released in 1968 to poor sales and a minimum of critical attention, Gris-gris has accumulated legendary status over subsequent decades for its strangeness, hybridity, and innovative production. It formed the launch pad for Dr. John's image and lengthy ...

A rich collection of essays tracing the relationship between art and sound.In the 1970s David Toop became preoccupied with the possibility that music was no longer bounded by formalities of audience: the clapping, the booing, the short attention span, the demand for instant gratification. Considering sound and listening as foundational practices in themselves leads music into a thrilling new territory: stretched time, wilderness, video monitor...

A rich collection of essays tracing the relationship between art and sound. In the 1970s David Toop became preoccupied with the possibility that music was no longer bounded by formalities of audience: the clapping, the booing, the short attention span, the demand for instant gratification. Considering sound and listening as foundational practices in themselves leads music into a thrilling new territory: stretched time, wilderness, video monito...

Employing intensified studies into World Music in relation to popular (as well as marginalized) contemporary trends, David Toop has created one of the most distinctive histories of modern music thinking for our times. Flutter Echo is his memoir of a life enchanted with all aspects of music both composed and abstract. In fascinating detail, Toop explores his personal growth as a practicing musician, visual artist, and witness to some of the mos...

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 sou...

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Nato nei ghetti neri di New York alla fine degli anni Settanta, il rap è tecnica da disc jockey, parlata ritmica da cantastorie africano, manifesto dell'identità hip hop e dell'orgoglio controculturale dei ragazzi di colore. Lo stile inventato da Grandmaster Flash e Afrika Bambaataa ha invaso la musica dance dei nostri anni: rapper bianchi edulcorati come Vanilla Ice convivono ormai con gruppi "cult" autenticamente legati a un'identità "razzia...

A musical travel diary, from the author of the landmark book on music Ocean of Sound.

Eine Zusammenstellung von David Toops (Flying Lizards) Solo-Werken.

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The first instalment of an interdisciplinary, sweeping overview of free improvisation with discussions of political influence, art movements etc, and international coverage.

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