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Book SynopsisTells the story of the influential group of creative artists - Pauline Oliveros, Morton Subotnick, Ramon Sender, William Maginnis, and Tony Martin - who connected music to technology during a legendary era in California's cultural history. This title presents a comprehensive history of the San Francisco Tape Music Center.
Trade Review"An outlandish episode on nearly every page of this book... A probing account." Los Angeles Times "The excitement of exploration and the delight in fortuitous accident come through in the many firstperson accounts and interviews which make up the bulk of David W. Bernstein's marvellous account of the Center." Times Literary Supplement (TLS) "[An] extremely accessible and often inspiring book ... Comprehensive [and] fascinating." -- Stephen Vitiello Modern Painters "Provides the first comprehensive history of the Tape Music Center ... The collision of historically incompatible characters is hard to believe: It is a Kevin Bacon game ... of avant-garde and pop culture in the '60s." -- Cory Arcangel Artforum "A rich and multilayered history... [Sheds] light on a little-discussed corner of 1960s counterculture in the United States." Journal Of The Society For American Music (Jsam) "From its handsome design to its wealth of vibrant photos, [this book] stands apart from the usual academic press fare, which is fitting considering its subject... A document of ballsy innovation and gutsy invention." Skyscraper "Lively ... [It} not only deflates the notion of New York as the center of experimental music innovation in the second half of the 20th century, but testifies to the ingenuity and invention of a ragtag band of composers, musicians, dancers, visual artists, and explorers." The Score
Table of ContentsForeword, by John Rockwell Then, Now, and Then Again (A Preface), by Johannes Goebel Introduction, by David W. Bernstein The SFTMC: Emerging Art Forms and the American Counterculture, by David W. Bernstein The SFTMC: A Report, by Ramon Sender Overview of the Tape Music Center's Goals, by Ramon Sender Ramon Sender and William Maginnis, interviewed by David W. Bernstein and Maggi Payne Memoir of a Community Enterprise, by Pauline Oliveros Pauline Oliveros, interviewed by David W. Bernstein and Maggi Payne Music as Studio Art, by Morton Subotnick Morton Subotnick, interviewed by David W. Bernstein and Maggi Payne Composing with Light, by Tony Martin Tony Martin, interviewed by David W. Bernstein and Maggi Payne Don Buchla, interviewed by David W.Bernstein and Maggi Payne Michael Callahan, interviewed by Thomas M. Welsh The Great Grand Kludge! by William Maginnis Terry Riley, interviewed by David W. Bernstein and Maggi Payne Anna Halprin, interviewed by David W. Bernstein Stewart Brand, interviewed by David W. Bernstein Stuart Dempster, interviewed by Thomas M. Welsh Chronology, by Thomas M. Welsh Archival Recordings DVD Program Notes Bibliography List of Illustrations Index
