ARGONAUT BOOKS

'Ocean of Sound' begins in 1889 at the Paris Exposition when Debussy first heard Javanese music performed. It goes on to comprehensively map a whole century of ambient music and its legacy. Reviews This history of ambient music, starting with Debussy, is a minor masterpieceObserver '50 greatest music books ever'An encyclopaedic work, uncommonly knowledgeable and wide in its scope ... a rare and subversive readDJ MagazineA masterfully innovative and radical workMelody MakerA scintillating and illuminating readMojoBuy it, read it and let it remix your headi-DA ground-breaking ...Read More