Who wrote Ocean of Sound?

Ocean of Sound was written by David Toop.

How long is Ocean of Sound?

Ocean of Sound is 304 pages — roughly 10 hours of reading at an average pace.

When was Ocean of Sound published?

Ocean of Sound was first published in 2018 by Serpent's Tail.

Ocean of Sound

Ambient Sound and Radical Listening in the Age of Communication

David Toop

2018· Serpent's Tail· 304 pages

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Synopsis

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 sound.

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