Haunted Weather

David Toop

Digital technology has changed the ways in which music is perceived stored distributed mediated and created. The world of music is now a vast and complex jungle teeming with CDs MP3s concerts clubs festivals conferences exhibitions installations websites software programmes scenes ideas and competing theories. In the eye of the storm stands David Toop shedding light on the most interesting music now being made ? on laptops in downtown bars in Tokyo wherever he finds it. Haunted Weather is part personal memoir and part travel journal as well as an intensive survey of recent developments in digital technology sonic theory and musical practice. Along the way Toop probes into the meaning of sound (and silence) offering fascinating insights into how computers can be used for improvisation. His wealth of musical knowledge provides inspiration for anyone interested in music.>