Low end theory : bass, bodies and the materiality of sonic experience /
Paul C. Jasen.
- 320 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Low End Theory' probes the much-mythologized field of bass and low-frequency sound. It begins in music but quickly moves far beyond, following vibratory phenomena across time, disciplines and disparate cultural spheres (including hauntings, laboratories, organ workshops, burial mounds, sound art, studios, dancefloors, infrasonic anomalies, and a global mystery called The Hum). This work asks what it is about bass that has fascinated us for so long and made it such a busy site of bio-technological experimentation, driving developments in science, technology, the arts, and religious culture.
Specialized.
9781501309939 (hbk.) : £80.00
Music--Acoustics and physics. Musical pitch--Psychological aspects. Music. Music.