Sonic Faction
Audio Essay as Medium and Method
$36.67
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
9 July 2024
Summary
Sonic Faction: Explorations of the Audio Essay
Sonic Faction presents extended lines of thought prompted by two Urbanomic events that explored how sound and voice can produce new sensory terrains and provoke speculative thought. With contributions from leading artists and thinkers, this collection delves into the potential of the “audio essay” as both a medium and a method—a powerful tool for intensifying listening and blurring the lines between documentary, music, ambient …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781915103123 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1915103126 |
| Author: | Justin Barton, Steve Goodman |
| Publisher: | Urbanomic Media Ltd |
| Imprint: | Urbanomic Media Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 9 July 2024 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 146mm x 210mm |
| Series: | Urbanomic / Redactions |
Critics Review
“There’s a lot of exciting thinking happening right now about how sound thinks, and this book is a welcome addition to the pile.”
—Paul Rekret, The Wire
Justin Barton
Justin Barton is a philosopher and writer. He is the author of Hidden Valleys: Haunted by the Future.
Steve Goodman is a DJ/Producer (as Kode9) and writer. He set up the record label Hyperdub in 2004, and in 2019 the sub label Flatlines to focus on audio essays and sonic fiction.
Maya B. Kronic is the agent, patient, and product of an ongoing research project on hyperstition, gender accelerationism, and cuteness. They are currently co-director of research and development at Urbanomic.
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