Perfecting Sound Forever: The Story Of Recorded Music - Brossura

Milner, Greg

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ISBN 10: 1783784563 ISBN 13: 9781783784561

Casa editrice: Granta Books, 2018

Riassunto

From our CD collections to iPods bursting with MP3s to the hallowed vinyl of DJs, recordings are the most common way we experience music. Perfecting Sound Forever tells the story of recorded music, introducing us to the innovators, musicians and producers who have affected the way we hear our favourite songs, from Thomas Edison to Phil Spector. Exploring the balance that recordings strike between the real and the represented, Greg Milner asks the questions which have divided sound recorders for the past century: should a recording document reality as faithfully as possible, or should it improve upon or somehow transcend the music it records? What does the perfect record sound like? The answers he uncovers will change the way we think about music.

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Recensione

'Milner's appreciation of music is wide and deep ... [his] passionate love of music resonates throughout, and he provides illuminating answers to questions that are poorly understood. The blurb claims that Perfecting Sound Forever "will change the way we think about music" and, when the din dies down, you find that it has'--Guardian

'This is such a gorgeous book. I cannot recommend this book highly enough' Rhod Sharp, BBC Radio 5 Live, Up All Night

'Greg Milner's detailed and engaging book examines the rich relationship between music and the eureka moments of invention ... it's a work of great stylistic charm, one that never loses its pleasing balance between facts and human interest ... [An] excellent book'-- Daily Telegraph

'Fascinating ... a rich blend of commerce, ideology, technology and creativity. There are excellent sketches of key figures' --Sunday Times

'[A] breathless, surprisingly thrilling rollercoaster ride through the history of recorded music ... a tour-de-force of fascinating anecdotes, lucidly expounded science, witty asides, stylistic verve, and page after page of "gosh, I never knew that" facts' ---- Mail on Sunday

L'autore

Greg Milner is the author of Perfecting Sound Forever, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Pinpoint. A former editor at Spin, his writing has also appeared in Slate, the Village Voice, Wired, Salon, New York, Blender, Rolling Stone, the Word, the Sunday Times, and the Journal of Technology in Human Services. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Granta Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1783784563
• ISBN 13: 9781783784561
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 432
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile