ABSTRACT

In Strange Sounds, Timothy D. Taylor explains the wonder and anxiety provoked by a technological revolution that began in the 1940s and gathers steam daily. Taylor discusses the ultural role of technology, its use in making music, and the inevitable concerns about "authenticity" that arise from electronic music. Informative and highly entertaining for both music fans and scholars, Strange Sounds is a provocative look at how we perform, listen to, and understand music today.

part 1|38 pages

Theory

chapter 1|12 pages

Will the Revolution be Digitized?

chapter 2|24 pages

Music, Technology, Agency, and Practice

part 2|76 pages

Time

chapter 5|19 pages

Technostalgia

part 3|92 pages

Space

chapter 6|19 pages

A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery

chapter 7|29 pages

Music at Home, Politics Afar

chapter 8|36 pages

Turn on, Tune in, Trance Out

chapter 9|6 pages

Anxiety, Consumption, and Agency