NOT YOUR WORLD MUSIC
Noise in South East Asia
Cedrik Fermont & Dimitri della Faille
http://words.hushush.com/
awarded at this year ars electronica festival
A book about art, politics, identity, gender and global capitalism
From academic electronic music to do-it-yourself noise in South East Asia. Contemporary and past noise, electroacoustic, industrial, experimental music and sound art in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar/Burma, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam. With political, historical and sociological essays, exclusive interviews with artists and organizers, as well as an extensive bibliography of popular music from South East Asia and a thorough discography of noise and experimental music artists.
"The first book aiming to chart the spread of noise music across South East Asia" - The Wire Magazine
Softcover and electronic versions available