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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