beerwolf Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Recommend some good music books (not the fucking Pitchfork 500). I really should read more about the music I love, so give me some ideas. Any genre, from Motorhead to Bob Dylan to Kraftwerk to Beethoven to Sex Pistols. Go for it!! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 30equals Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 http://www.amazon.com/Swedish-Death-Metal-Daniel-Ekeroth/dp/097961631X http://www.amazon.com/Our-Band-Could-Your-Life/dp/0316063797/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=1-1&qid=1379621939 http://www.amazon.com/Goodbye-20th-Century-David-Browne/dp/0749929413/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1379622037&sr=1-3 http://www.amazon.com/Warp-Labels-Unlimited-Rob-Young/dp/1904772323/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1379622058&sr=1-1&keywords=warp+records http://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Jukebox-Music-Tony-Herrington/dp/0704380463/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1379622100&sr=1-1&keywords=invisible+jukebox those are some on my bookshelf which i enjoyed reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 not entirely about music but life-changing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del,_Escher,_Bach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Excellent overview or rave and dance music, albeit only through 1998: http://www.amazon.com/Energy-Flash-Journey-Through-Culture/dp/1593764073 Book about the fascinating Tropicalia movement: http://www.amazon.com/Brutality-Garden-Tropicalia-Emergence-Counterculture/dp/0807849766 I would link you to Chris Ott's Shallow Rewards vimeo series but he literally just yanked it a few days ago http://vimeo.com/shallowrewards/videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 tape delay musicophilia our band could be your life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logakght Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 The Rest is Noise (contemporary classical) Loops (entire history of electronic music (in spanish)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 http://www.amazon.com/Warp-Labels-Unlimited-Rob-Young/dp/1904772323I second this - It's kinda old now but covers what I guess many would consider to be Warp's greatest period And in a similar vein here's Ninja Tune's one which I got with the Ninja XX boxset a few years back - http://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Tune-Pieces-Labels-Unlimited/dp/1907317007/ref=pd_cp_b_0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jimmy McMessageboard Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Shakey - neil young biography Goodbye 20th Century - sonic youth biography off top nog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 charles mingus' autobiography "beneath the underdog" is pretty good. lots of jive talkin. tom waits on tom waits. revolution in the head, probably the best book about the beatles. miles by miles davis. ocean of sound by david toop. noise music by paul hegarty. please kill me, the oral history of punk. last night a dj saved my life. noise, water, meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candiru Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 miles by miles davis. This book inspired the shit out of me. Many people see Miles as a complete asshole, and while they may have a point, I found myself completely identifying with him and realized the importance of sticking up for yourself, as well as living life to the fullest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megapussi Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Lloyd Bradley: Bass Culture (When reggae was king) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadameChaos Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MadameChaos Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 WTF is this????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 It's High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadameChaos Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 what does that even mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted September 20, 2013 Author Share Posted September 20, 2013 Thanks for your (sensible ) answers. I'll do my best to check them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon mummer Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Dub: Soundscapes and shattered Songs Special Sound: legacy of The Radiophonic Workshop Rip It Up: post-Punk 78-84 Electric Eden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 john darnielle's "black sabbath - masters of reality" book for the 33 1/3 series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted September 22, 2013 Author Share Posted September 22, 2013 john darnielle's "black sabbath - masters of reality" book for the 33 1/3 series. thats been on my list for some time, thanks for reminding me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlemflolia Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 This Is Your Brain On Music http://www.amazon.com/This-Your-Brain-Music-Obsession/dp/0452288525 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghOsty Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 David Byrne's "How Music Works" is an interesting read... I got a signed copy at a discussion he held last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yshf Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 just a brief last minute request/question here before i decide on an anchor book: i'm doing my sophomore theme on the history of electronic music culture in europe (mainly during the 80's and 90's) and it's range of influences and cultures, as well as it's similarities and differences to the u.s. music scenes during the same general period. i've found some promising works so far, but before i go with one of the options i've found i'd like to know if anyone has any suggestions on good sources? this will of course have a more specific thesis in the near future, but right now a solid anchor book with a good bibliography (if possible) is what i need to begin developing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yshf Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 anyone? :-/ i have to secure sources tonight (ie: order them or check the local library) so that i can have the book in hand by the weekend.. would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nene multiple assgasms Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 http://www.amazon.com/Techno-Rebels-Renegades-Electronic-Painted/dp/0814334385/ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195123751/ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0306805561/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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