Sonic Bodies - Reggae Sound Systems, Performance Techniques, and Ways of Knowing (Paperback, New)

Breaking new ground in the field of Sound Studies, this book provides an in-depth study of the culture and physicality of dancehall reggae music. The reggae sound system has exerted a major influence on music and popular culture. Every night, on the streets of inner city Kingston, Jamaica, Dancehall sessions stage a visceral, immersive and immensely pleasurable experience of sonic dominance for the participating crowd. "Sonic Bodies" concentrates on the skilled performance of the crewmembers responsible for this signature of Jamaican music: the audio engineers designing, building and fine-tuning the hugely powerful "set" of equipment; the selectors choosing the music tracks played; and, MCs (DJs) on the mic hyping up the crowd. Julian Henriques proposes that these dancehall "vibes" are taken literally as the periodic movement of vibrations, and offers an analysis of how a sound system operates - not only at auditory, but also at corporeal and sociocultural frequencies. "Sonic Bodies" formulates a fascinating auditory critique of visual dominance and the dualities inherent in ideas of image, text or discourse. This innovative book questions the assumptions that reason resides only in the mind, that communication is an exchange of information and that meaning is only ever representation.

General

Imprint:	Continuum Publishing Corporation
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	September 2011
Authors:	Julian Henriques
Dimensions:	153 x 230 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	392
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-4411-4429-4
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Reggae Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Reggae Books > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General
LSN:	1-4411-4429-3
Barcode:	9781441144294

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