I'm very pleased to announce the publication of Experimental Music:
Audio Explorations in Australia
Written by artists, producers and participants in alternative music-
making, and including a companion CD, Experimental Music explores the
development of forms, ideas and scenes in Australia from the 1970s to
the present. It brings together a wide range of musical
experimentation, from post-punk, noise, appropriation, electronic
dance and listening music, to free improv, computer process music,
experimental radio, instrument building and audiovisual fusions --
practices that have formed an integral part of Australian creative
culture. Experimental Music illustrates how these forms have
influenced each other to create a fertile and diverse culture, and
highlights why it is vital to question, experiment and break the rules.
CONTRIBUTORS: Julian Knowles • Ian Andrews with John Blades • Cat
Hope • Shannon O'Neill • Bo Daley • Alistair Riddell • Jim Denley •
Virginia Madsen • Sean Bridgeman • Gail Priest with Sebastian Chan
edited by Gail Priest
Books can be ordered from UNSWPress http://www.unswpress.com.au/isbn/
9781921410079.htm
To accompany the book, there is also a website with additional
information about experimental music and sound in Australia including
a resource list of events, organisations, and publications, an artist
directory and a calendar.
http://www.experimentalmusicaustralia.net
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For review copies and interviews please contact Uthpala Gunethilake
ph: 61 2 9664 0902 fax: 61 2 9664 5420 email: [email protected]
9781921410079, UNSW Press, December 2008, 192pp, PB/CD , AU$29.95
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