{"product_id":"writing-the-field-recording-stephen-benson-9781474406697","title":"Writing the Field Recording: Sound, Word, Environment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntervenes in contemporary debates about the relationship between literature and field recording\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA field recording is any audio recording made outside of the studio. Such recordings have lately become important to contemporary musicians, sound artists and environmentalists. However, less attention has been given to the relation of sound, as manifested in the theory and practice of the field recording, to writing. The 11 essays collected here take the recent explosion of interest in field recording as the point of departure for an investigation of the sounded field in music and its relationship to literature and writing. Including seminal pieces on field thinking by John Berger and Lisa Robertson, \u003ci\u003eWriting the Field Recording\u003c\/i\u003e analyses contemporary text scores, histories, composer statements, critical literature, poetry and nature writing in the context of sound studies. Drawing on expertise from a range of backgrounds, including composers, musicians, poets and critics, the collection presents an inter-disciplinary exploration of the various registers in which the field recording is written, such as the essayistic, the creatively exploratory, the experimental and the philosophical alongside critical reflections on artistic practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Features\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocuses on sound in relation to poetry, poetics and nature \/ landscape writing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes contributions from published poets Lisa Robertson, Carol Watts and Jonathan Skinner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes the classic essay, 'Field', by John Berger\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccompanying sound recordings made accessible via the Resources tab on the Edinburgh University Press website\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Benson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474406696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474406697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Stephen Benson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44123876065535,"sku":"9781474406697","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1aa44a3e-c7ac-407e-b98f-a35e32c79487.jpg?v=1687433408","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/writing-the-field-recording-stephen-benson-9781474406697","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}