Poetics of Rock Cutting Tracks, Making Records

Name: Poetics of Rock Cutting Tracks, Making Records
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ISBN: 9780520232242

ISBN-10: 0520232240

ISBN-13: 9780520232242

Edition: 2010

Authors: Albin J. Zak, Albin J. Zak

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After a hundred years of recording, the process of making records is still mysterious to most people who listen to them. Records hold a fundamental place in the dynamics of modern musical life, but what do they represent? Are they documents? Snapshots? Artworks? Fetishes? Commodities? Conveniences?The Poetics of Rockis a fascinating exploration of recording consciousness and compositional process from the perspective of those who make records. In it, Albin Zak examines the crucial roles played by recording technologies in the construction of rock music and shows how songwriters, musicians, engineers, and producers contribute to the creative project, and how they all leave their mark on the…

Book details

List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 11/20/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 276
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Writing Records



Tracks



Sound as Form



Places and Tools



Tracking and Mixing



Engineers and Producers



Resonance


Notes


Glossary


Engineer and Producer Credits


Recordings Cited


Bibliography


Index