Bloomsbury

Vogel briskly collates his evidence (songs, interviews, other critics) meticulously tracing patterns in Prince’s evolution ... Illuminating though it is, his book can’t quite crack Prince’s... — Sunday Times More…

a provocative, gutsy, and potentially revolutionary attempt to apply chaos theory, fractal plotting, sociological Actor-Network Theory, the concept of swarm intelligence, and other analytical... — The Stranger More…

[An] important text for anyone involved in any form of sound studies — The Wire More…

An exhilarating shredding of received wisdom, provocatively casting pop music on the side of the stagnant and conservative - a bit last century - while stressing classical music's dynamic revolutionary... — Sunday Times More…

The rise of a prominent auditory culture, as seen in the recent plethora of art exhibitions on sound art, in conjunction with academic programs dedicated to "aural culture", sonic art, and auditory... — The Wire More…

As ever, Holloway's prose is rich, dense and stylistically idiosyncratic — BBC Music Magazine More…

[An] incisive overview — Choice More…