Music for Vagabonds - The Tuxedomoon Chronicles
by Isabelle Corbisier
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Author: Isabelle CorbisierEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-03-14
ISBN: 1906496080
Number of pages: 476
Publisher: OpenMute
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Summary: 5 Stars
I've been following the inimitable genre-hopping, globe-trotting exploits of Tuxedomoon for the best part of thirty years, and in all that time there's been nothing written/published that attempts to both provide insightful aesthetic perspective and get to grips with the full panoply of the band's rich and resolutely ungainly unfolding history.
So I had hugely high hopes for this, the first lengthy book devoted to Tuxedomoon. A labour of love, seven years in the making by someone who's a close confidante of the band.
Isabelle certainly doesn't disappoint. Now - at long last - there's a book which does the band and their many and various achievements (and foibles) some justice.
Aware that there probably won't be that many books written about the band (!!), she's amassed an extraordinary amount of historical background, interview and opinion, presented chronologically and covering group and solo activities from (and before) the band's inception to the present day.
The evocations of the various milieu in which Tuxedomoon found themselves are fascinating, and book's willingness to wander laterally from its subject matter (into, f.e., a brief intro to Situationist thought) serves to add greater depth and context to the whole enterprise.
I found it all completely captivating, devouring it in three long days during which nothing else got done. I'd go so far as to call this a real triumph, certainly deserved of attention well beyond its immediate 'niche' market. I really hope it gets it - I haven't enjoyed any other musical biography as much, and I've read quite a few over the years.
My unreserved recommendation - this is an absolute `must-read', capable of both enthusing anyone with even a passing interest in the band and satisfying the questions of long-term fans like myself.
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