Music at the Extremes: Essays on Sounds Outside the Mainstream - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786494506 ISBN 13: 9780786494507

Publisher: McFarland, 2015

Synopsis

Away from the spotlight of the pop charts and the demands of mainstream audiences, original music is still being played and audiences continue to engage with innovative artists. This collection of fresh essays gathers together critical writing on such genres as Power Electronics, Black Metal, Neo-Folk, Martial Industrial, Hard-Core Punk and Horrorcore. The contributors report from the periphery of the music world, seeking to understand these new genres, how fans connect with artists and how artists engage with their audiences. Diverse music scenes are covered, from small-town New Zealand to Washington, D.C., and Ljubljana, Slovenia. Artists discussed include Coil, Laibach, Whitehouse, Insane Clown Posse, Wolves in the Throne Room, Turisas, Tyr, GG Allin and many others.

About this title

About the Author

Scott A. Wilson is a senior lecturer in the Department of Performing and Screen Arts at Unitec Institute of Technology in Auckland, New Zealand. He has published on topics as diverse as abjection and reality television, road safety advertising, and the role of monster movies in post-9/11 cinema. He lives in Auckland.

Edition details

• Publisher: McFarland
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786494506
• ISBN 13: 9780786494507
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276
• Editor: Wilson Scott A.