Avant Rock by Martin, Bill -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Prologue Part 1: Practices, modalities

Synthesis and new vocabularies When John met Yoko: the Beatles come apart Deconstruction of the European classical tradition: John Cage and Glenn Gould Blues into fragments: John Coltrane and Cecil Taylor Electric Miles

Part 2: Forests and trees

Noisy New York: the Velvet Underground Psychedelic blues: Jimi Hendrix The passage through progressive Intimations of postmodern rock: Steely Dan The passage through punk Punk meets the Godmother: Patti Smith Funk beyond the Godfather: George Clinton and P-Funk Progressive times punk equals new wave Before and after Eno The transition to post-rock Symphonies of hellacious electric guitars: Glenn Branca Sonic truth The Laswell/Zorn nexus Avant-retro: Stereolab Mom, can I take turntable lessons? or, Nobody here but me and my sampler King Crimson exists when there is King Crimson music to be played Land of the rising noise Björk, Jim O’Rourke, and beyond

Part 3: Rock out

1. Manifesto: Avant rock, the very idea 2. Rock music in postmodern times

Bibliography and further reading Index

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