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Does anyone know of any good books on the subject of ambient music please.

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geekfreak wrote:

Does anyone know of any good books on the subject of ambient music please.

Ocean of Sound by David Toop, if it's still in print.

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geekfreak wrote:

Syzygy wrote:

geekfreak wrote:

Does anyone know of any good books on the subject of ambient music please.

Ocean of Sound by David Toop, if it's still in print.

I’ll have a look for it many thanks

Yes its still in print and it’s £9.19 once again thanks

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Easy Money wrote:

geekfreak wrote:

Does anyone know of any good books on the subject of ambient music please.

"The Ambient Century" - Mark Prendergast

Thanks I appreciate it and I’ll check it out

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Some musical atuo-bios I own:

Miles Davis - very interesting, doesn't mind discussing his dark side and personal mistakes.

Chris Frantz - "Remain in Love", a little glib but interesting tales of the early days of CBGBs, doesn't mind telling you what a jerk David Byrne can be.

Micky Dolenz - "Im a Believer", witty guy and a fun read, finished it in one day.

George Clinton - another fun read and insightful about the music business.

Herbie Hancock - a little glib but does not mind discussing his time as a crack head.

Bill Bruford - a little dry but still interesting, good insights on the changing music industry.

Bill Harklerod ("Zoot Horn Rollo") - interesting read, doesn't mind telling you what a jerk Don Van Vliet can be.

I also have a lot of musical bios and also music history books per genre such as; funk, prog, jazz, reggae, electronic music, 20th century classical, punk, African music etc.

Edited by Easy Money - February 26 2023 at 13:33

My big brother gifted me, "No One Here Gets Out Alive" - Jim Morrison biography. I was twelve. The book seemed full of taboo, mysticism, and excitement. I had no idea Jim's dad was a navy admiral. Well told tale.

Edited by omphaloskepsis - February 26 2023 at 14:23

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

^ I read most of it a long time ago but for some reason never finished it.

Hi,

For me, it was a great book, although it was exhausting at times. I have always loved the band a lot, and it is one of my special listens, and one that rarely gets boring ... after 50+ years, the music still is exciting and vibrant, and one reads that book wondering.

But seeing the hardships is tough. They say that art and life go together, with all kinds of pain, and when you see the things happening at the Whiskey and other places for this band, and likely many other bands that we have never heard about ... the well known punk scene that Penelope Spheeris showed us, was black listed a lot ... though for what would be considered valid reasons.

But somehow, a lot of the art surrounding it, made it. And a lot of credit goes to the members of the band, however, the sad drinking is tough to deal with after a while. By the time the drugs are added over it, the book, becomes sad and a very difficult read, even though, you hear the most amazing music coming out of it all ... something that we still remember!

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