David Toop
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David Toop (born 1949) is an English musician, author, and as of 2001 was visiting Research Fellow in the Media School at London College of Communication. He was a prominent contributor to the British magazine The Face. He is a regular contributor to The Wire, the U.K. based music magazine.
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[edit] Bibliography
- 1984 Rap Attack: African Jive to New York Hip Hop (ISBN 0-89608-238-5) - republished with additional chapters as
- 1992 Rap Attack 2: African Rap To Global Hip Hop (ISBN 1-85242-243-2)
- 2000 Rap Attack 3 (ISBN 1-85242-627-6)
- 1995 Ocean of Sound: Aether Talk, Ambient Sound and Imaginary Worlds (ISBN 1-85242-743-4)
- 1999 Exotica: Fabricated Soundscapes in a Real World (ISBN 1-85242-595-4)
- 2004 Haunted Weather : Music, Silence, and Memory(ISBN 1-85242-812-0)
[edit] Discography (partial)
[edit] Solo Albums
- 1975 New & Rediscovered Musical Instruments
- 1994 Buried Dreams
- 1996 Pink Noir
- 1996 Screen Ceremonies
- 1997 Spirit World
- 1999 Hot Pants Idol
- 1999 Museum of Fruit
- 2003 Black Chamber
- 2004 37th Floor at Sunset
[edit] Curated albums
- 1996 Ocean of Sound - (2-CD set intended to accompany his book)
- 1996 Crooning on Venus
- 1996 Sugar & Poison: Tru-Life Soul Ballads for Sentients, Cynics, Sex Machines & Sybarites
- 1997 Booming on Pluto: Electro for Droids
- 1997 Guitars on Mars
[edit] External links
- DavidToop.com
- Perfect Sound Forever: David Toop Interview by Billy Bob Hargus (August 1997)
- DT artist's page on vibrofiles.com
- excerpt from Toop's book Ocean of Sound