book review
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I have been a lifetime explorer of music in most of its forms and genres. I am drawn to the shapes of sound, the sonority of words, the vibrations of air…and the vivid images that all this conjures in the mind and on screen. So, I have been a fan of David Byrne, ever since
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While researching material for my graphic novel The Panharmonion Chronicles, I found this comprehensive history of electronic music, published by Faber and written by music journalist David Stubbs, who has written for Vox, NME, The Wire, Uncut, The Guardian and The Times. A scholar of avant-garde and electronic music, he has written comprehensively about it
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Here is another book about dance music that I read while researching the main protagonist for my graphic novel The Panharmonion Chronicles. It was written by Sheryl Garrat and published by TCL Publishing. Sheryl started writing for New Musical Express (NME) when she was still at school and later became editor of The Face magazine. NME and
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While writing the next installment of The Panharmonion Chronicles, I found this joyous, insightful and inspiring book. Dancing is one of the most liberating of all human activities. Perhaps, this is why it has often been suppressed by those in power. I think this book deserves to be read widely, especially by anyone who cares
Ghosts of Sound 