Author |
: Peter Shapiro |
Publisher |
: Distributed Art Pub Incorporated |
Total Pages |
: 255 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: 189102406X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781891024061 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (6X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Modulations by : Peter Shapiro
Download or read book Modulations written by Peter Shapiro and published by Distributed Art Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 2000 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A technophile's wet dream going beyond the limits of an encyclopedia or a record guide, here are essays by musicians and music journalists which illuminate genres techno, house, krautrock, disco, hip-hop, jungle, drum'n'bass, ambient and downtempo. Probing the conceptual origins of synthesised sound and including legendary names Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder, Robert Moog and John Cage, the black roots of electronic music are also documented, from free-jass traveller Sun Ra to funk inovators Parliament and Funkadelic. With sections on fusion, dub, post-punk, breakbeats+.