Peter Shapiro (ed.): Modulations: A History of Electronic Music: Throbbing Words on Sound (2000)
Filed under book | Tags: · electronic music, hip hop, krautrock, music, music history, sound synthesis, technology
Modulations contains several large essays written by music critics and musicians that provide historical and critical survey of electronic music by genre, discussing labels, sub-genres, stylistic developments, musicians, and records.
Chapters by Rob Young (Pioneers), Simon Reynolds (Krautrock), Peter Shapiro (Disco, Post Punk), Kodwo Eshun (House), David Toop (Hip-Hop), Mike Rubin (Techno), Chris Sharp (Jungle), Tony Marcus (Ambient), Kurt Reighley (Downtempo), and Michael Berk (Technology).
Project director: Iara Lee
Publisher Caipirinha Productions, New York, 2000
ISBN 189102406X, 9781891024061
255 pages
Film reviews: Stephen Holden (NYT, 1998), Tony Ramos (Hyperreal, n.d.).
PDF (39 MB, no OCR)
See also film documentary, dir. Iara Lee, 1998, 75 min.
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