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Sinister resonance : the mediumship of the listener / David Toop.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Continuum, 2010.Description: xv, 256 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1441149724
  • 9781441149725
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 786.7 TRO
Contents:
Prelude : distant music -- Aerial : notes toward a history of listening. Drowned by voices ; Each echoing opening, each muffled closure ; Dark senses ; Writhing sigla ; The jagged dog -- Vessels and volumes. Act of silence ; Art of silence ; A conversation piece -- Spectral. Chair creaks, but no one sits there -- Interior resonance. Snow falling on snow -- Coda : distant music.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Standard Loan LSAD Library Main Collection 786.7 TRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 39002100419010

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This is a philosophical work from one of the world's most erudit, intellectual, and influential thinkers and writers about sound and music. The book argues that sound can be identified as a hidden history of otherwise silent media.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prelude : distant music -- Aerial : notes toward a history of listening. Drowned by voices ; Each echoing opening, each muffled closure ; Dark senses ; Writhing sigla ; The jagged dog -- Vessels and volumes. Act of silence ; Art of silence ; A conversation piece -- Spectral. Chair creaks, but no one sits there -- Interior resonance. Snow falling on snow -- Coda : distant music.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

David Toop is a musician, writer, and sound curator. His acclaimed books include Rap Attack, Ocean of Sound, Exotica, and Haunted Weather. His writing has also appeared in The Wire, Bookforum, and the New York Times. He lives in London.

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