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Re: Decent Books on Music and Musical Culture
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 3:59 am
by fitz
There's a God on the Mic: The True 50 Greatest MCs - Kool Moe Dee
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Theres-God-Mic- ... UIXUR269X2
The Dead Yard - Ian Thompson
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Yard-Tales ... 834&sr=8-6
Reggae Explosion - Chris Salewicz
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Reggae-Explosio ... 092&sr=1-1
Rough Guide to Reggae - Steve Barrow (Essential - Barrow's a don!)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Reggae-Rough-Gu ... 159&sr=1-1
The Rough Guide to Reggae (100 Essential CDs) - Steve Barrow
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rough-Guide-Reg ... 159&sr=1-2
Rude Boy: Once Upon a Time in Jamaica - Chris Salewicz (Highly recommended for reggae heads, and anyone with even the slightest interest in Jamaica)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rude-Boy-Once-U ... 834&sr=8-4
Wake the Town and Tell the People: Dancehall Culture in Jamaica - Norman C. Stolzoff
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wake-Town-Tell- ... 430&sr=1-1
Re: Decent Books on Music and Musical Culture
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:46 am
by jheri
Altered State: The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Altered-State-S ... 356&sr=8-1
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-hop Generation
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cant-Stop-Wont- ... 401&sr=1-1
Re: Decent Books on Music and Musical Culture
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:57 am
by weston
So packed with interesting stuff, my mind nearly popped.
The bit about live musicians hating the invention of recording music, because it ment you didnt need to pay to see a live band to here music anymore, and therefore loads of musicans lost there jobs. Had many points that could be drawn with the illegal download industry problems at the moment.
Re: Decent Books on Music and Musical Culture
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 11:41 am
by bunzer0
weston wrote:
So packed with interesting stuff, my mind nearly popped.
The bit about live musicians hating the invention of recording music, because it ment you didnt need to pay to see a live band to here music anymore, and therefore loads of musicans lost there jobs. Had many points that could be drawn with the illegal download industry problems at the moment.
true said and first the dj's were hated for that cause they were playin recorded music instead of live musicians playing in the radio studio, even the first dj ever played an Oratorio
Re: Decent Books on Music and Musical Culture
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:34 pm
by noam
still need to finish reading that, the same guy did a book on Haiti before he wrote The Dead Yard and that sounds like a proper interesting read aswell, called Bonjour Blanc
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bonjour-Blanc-J ... 0099452154
Re: Decent Books on Music and Musical Culture
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:47 pm
by secondlife
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Vinyl-Whi ... 937&sr=8-2
This book has some quite interesting insider observations on the UK music scene and how dance music was introduced and listened to ....
Re: Decent Books on Music and Musical Culture
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 1:07 pm
by test_recordings
Soiree wrote:SONIC WARFARE- SOUND, AFFECT, & THE ECOLOGY OF FEAR.
This is an incredible read, totally complex, demented and futuristic.
Written by Kode 9 apparently, who's also used to be a philosophy lecturer. Topic's in the 'Ninja hideout'
Re: Decent Books on Music and Musical Culture
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 1:11 pm
by test_recordings
Read this and it's extremely useful for interpretating the topic for people who have no prior knowledge
and still useful for those with a better grounding (it's been useful for my psychology degree as well as production I tell thee!)
Re: Decent Books on Music and Musical Culture
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 3:17 pm
by weston
bunzer0 wrote:weston wrote:
So packed with interesting stuff, my mind nearly popped.
The bit about live musicians hating the invention of recording music, because it ment you didnt need to pay to see a live band to here music anymore, and therefore loads of musicans lost there jobs. Had many points that could be drawn with the illegal download industry problems at the moment.
true said and first the dj's were hated for that cause they were playin recorded music instead of live musicians playing in the radio studio, even the first dj ever played an Oratorio
Yeah right! really made me think.
Imagine being hated for being a DJ, because the "invention" of the DJ was clearly going to be the death of music
Theres a great quotes from Jimmy Saville around asking a venue if they could get him 2 records players too. They asked why he needed 2, and when he explained it was so there would be no gap in the music, the Venue owner replied. "Why, whats the rush?" #
Made me smile, and then wonder about how much the pace of life must have changed in the last 50 odd years
Re: Decent Books on Music and Musical Culture
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 3:38 pm
by djshiva
Techno Rebels: The Renegades of Electronic Funk
Really good look into the history of techno.
http://www.amazon.com/Techno-Rebels-Ren ... 213&sr=8-1
Unlocking the Groove: Rhythm, Meter, and Musical Design in Electronic Dance Music
This one is an ethnomusicological study, borne from the author's masters thesis, if I remember correctly. I was actually a part of this, which was awesome!
http://www.amazon.com/Unlocking-Groove- ... 50&sr=1-10
Re: Decent Books on Music and Musical Culture
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 3:46 pm
by fractal
kodwo eshun - more brilliant than the sun: adventures in sonic fiction
is a great read
as is energy flash
Re: Decent Books on Music and Musical Culture
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 4:14 pm
by weston
While we are on this topic,
Anyone know where i can get a copy of, Class of 88????
Re: Decent Books on Music and Musical Culture
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 12:05 pm
by Samādhi
Re: Decent Books on Music and Musical Culture
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 3:22 am
by Shum
big up Samādhi.
Re: Decent Books on Music and Musical Culture
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:59 pm
by alphacat
+1 on "All Crews" and Michael Veal's "Dub." Also good is the Scratch Perry bio, "
People Funny Boy."
But this is the best book about music I've ever read: it literally rewired my brain to think about sound differently. Srsly. I cannot endorse it enough.
http://www.amazon.com/Silence-Lectures- ... 0819560286
Re: Decent Books on Music and Musical Culture
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:20 pm
by nclpad
Planning on reading Mike Skinner's 'The Story of the Streets'
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Story-Stree ... 695&sr=1-1
Re: Decent Books on Music and Musical Culture
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:24 pm
by ultraspatial
Joanna Demers - Listening Through The Noise: The Aesthetics Of Experimental Electronic Music
Re: Decent Books on Music and Musical Culture
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:32 am
by Soiree
this book's about electronic/drone/noise music, very avant read
http://www.creationbooks.com/creation-t ... IONIC.html
this band could be your life
last night a DJ saved my life
no one here gets out alive
please kill me
the "33 and a 1/3" books are ok for quick pocket reads, dicy though.
Re: Decent Books on Music and Musical Culture
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:38 am
by Samādhi
ultraspatial wrote:Joanna Demers - Listening Through The Noise: The Aesthetics Of Experimental Electronic Music
absolutely!