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Book SynopsisTurn On, Tune In, Drift Off explores the history and socioaesthetics of ambient music as a popular genre with roots in the psychedelic counterculture. It examines landmark psychedelic, new age, electronic dance, and ambient records, as well as related media discourses, that plotted the conventions of ambient music.
Trade ReviewWith flair and acumen, Victor Szabo delves deep into the aesthetics, phenomenology, and politics of ambient music. The result is a comprehensive and fascinating study of a musical genre that's been hailed as ignorable yet interesting. * Rita Felski, author of Hooked: Art and Attachment *
Ambient as a genre is often seen as an invention of Brian Eno, starting with his 1975 album 'Discreet Music,'...Eno's incredibly important role in this genre, an influence that continues to this day. * Ben Taffijn, Nieuwe Noten *
Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: Highs for Highbrows? How We Got from Head Music to Ambient Music Chapter 1: Inside Environments's Psychedelic "Psychological Sound" Chapter 2: Pacifica Radio's Music from the Hearts of Space and the Spacious Sound of California's New Age Chapter 3: Brian Eno's Ambivalent Ambiences Chapter 4: Ambient EDM, or Dance Music That Isn't Dance Music! Coda Bibliography Selected Discography Index
