book recommendation: electronic music?

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I want to learn more about the history of electronic music and was looking through amazon's selection and reading the reviews but couldn't settle on anything. i'm looking for a book that discusses electronic music from the very beginning of electronic music up to present day. i'm interested in its entire history, but i do want a lot of solid information on its beginning and how it came about covering the obvious names as well as the hidden ones. thanks in advance for any recommendations!

buyabiznatch (buyabiznatch), Wednesday, 8 February 2006 00:36 (nineteen years ago)

Just buy the OHM 3CD/DVD boxed set. It's got a pretty nice little booklet, the discs are fantastic and the DVD has a lot of really cool footage. You won't find a better overview.

Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 8 February 2006 00:42 (nineteen years ago)

mark s is herewith invoked to thread!

Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 8 February 2006 00:43 (nineteen years ago)

Also go rent Forbidden Planet because ooooh 50's sinewaves

DougD (DougD), Wednesday, 8 February 2006 00:57 (nineteen years ago)

Some good talk on this here: The Origins of Electronic Music (question/favor)

Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Wednesday, 8 February 2006 01:02 (nineteen years ago)

check out the Maestro DVD. i realise that it's not a book, but it does have a bunch of cool information in it. but maybe that's more history of dance music than electronic music per se.

yeah ... what are some good books?!

Cameron Octigan (Cameron Octigan), Wednesday, 8 February 2006 02:24 (nineteen years ago)

what are the best books to read on house and techno?

blunt (blunt), Wednesday, 8 February 2006 02:32 (nineteen years ago)

Modulations: A History of Electronic Music Throbbing Words on Sound Peter Shapiro, ed. Distributed Art Publishers/Caipirinha

primer anthology including contributions from S Reynolds & others

Theremin: Ether Music & Espionage Albert Glinsky, University of Illinois Press

excellent biography of inventor Leon Theremin

m coleman (lovebug starski), Wednesday, 8 February 2006 12:13 (nineteen years ago)

i second that Modulations book. very cool

team jaxon (jaxon), Wednesday, 8 February 2006 18:06 (nineteen years ago)


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