The Ambient Century: From Mahler to Moby--The Evolution of Sound in the Electronic Age
by Mark Prendergast
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Author: Mark PrendergastEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-09-03
ISBN: 1582343233
Number of pages: 500
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
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Book Review: A very detailed account of one man's taste
Summary: 3 Stars
Looking for an objective guide to ambient music?
Well, don't buy this book. It's a hell of a history lesson, an entertaining read (for music dorks like myself) and features some pretty comprehensive recommendation lists if you don't know where to start on an artist (particularly useful for starting with classical recordings) but it certainly isn't the guide it makes itself out to be. I enjoyed it, I read every word.
I can recommend it to anyone looking to see how music developed from the 19th century to today, but I can't recommend it as a serious guide to...well, anything. This isn't serious. This is subjectivity, taste and history. Scholars look elsewhere.
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