antiphonal equilibriums

November 29, 2016

Theory As Poetry: Paul Gilroy’s “Darker Than Blue” (2011)

Ethical losses resulted from marginalizing the intersubjective, antiphonal equilibrium that had been practiced in ritual real-time collaboration between performers and crowds. Centering music creation on computer screens compounded these difficulties. The resulting music has sometimes celebrated the expulsion of any trace of fallible and funky humanity. The sinuous warmth of real-time bass and drum was often Continue reading

antiphonal equilibriums, theory as poetry

Thomas Brett is a musician and writer who holds a PhD in ethnomusicology from New York University. He is the author of Principles of Electronic Music Production and The Creative Electronic Music Producer, a book described by Sound On Sound magazine as “a deep philosophical analysis of the various creative inspirations, ideas and processes involved in producing electronic music.” His essays have appeared in the journals Popular Music and Popular Music and Society, as well as edited collections by Routledge, Oxford, and Cambridge University presses. Thomas has played percussion on Broadway since 1997 and writes about music at brettworks.com.

antiphonal equilibriums

Theory As Poetry: Paul Gilroy’s “Darker Than Blue” (2011)