Sounds of the Underground : A Cultural, Political and Aesthetic Mapping of Underground and Fringe Music / / Stephen Graham.

• Author: Graham, Stephen.
• TeilnehmendeR: Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan)
• Place / Publishing House: Ann Arbor : : University of Michigan Press,, [2016]; ©[2016]
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Tracking pop
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (305 pages) :; illustrations.
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

In this book, Stephen Graham examines the largely unexplored terrain of underground music-exploratory forms of music-making, such as noise, free improvisation, and extreme metal, that exist outside or on the fringes of mainstream culture, generally independent from both the market and from traditional high-art institutions. Until now there has been little scholarly discussion of underground music and its cultural, political, and aesthetic importance. In addition to providing a much-needed historical outline of this diverse scene, Stephen Graham focuses on the digital age, showing the underground and its fringes as based largely in radical anti-capitalist politics and aesthetics, tied to the political contexts and structures of late-capitalism. Sounds of the Underground explores these various ideas of separation and capture through interviews and analysis, developing a critical account of both the music and its political and cultural economy.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I-What Is the Underground? -- 1. Introduction to the Underground and Its Fringes -- 2. The Music and Musicians -- 3. Global and Local Underground/Fringe Scenes -- Part II-The Political and Cultural Underground -- 4. Politics and Underground/Fringe Music -- 5. Cultural Policy and Underground/Fringe Music -- 6. Artists and Music, Improv and Noise -- 7. The Digital Economy and Labels -- 8. Festivals and Venues -- Part III-Listening to the Underground -- 9. Noise as Concept, History, and Scene -- 10. The Politics of Underground Music and Noise -- 11. The Sounds of Noise -- 12. Extreme Metal -- Conclusion -- List of Interviewees -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.