Re: [microsound] ambient books

[Marc Weidenbaum <marc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That does raise an interesting point. My reference to Nicholson Baker was, 
in large part, based on how those books are literary analogs to ambient 
music, in that they de-emphasize (if not eradicate) the familiar pacing 
devices of fiction (plot, action) in favor of a less event-oriented state 
of timelessness.

M

At 11:08 AM 11/12/2002 -0700, The pHarmanaut wrote:
>That's a good point, actually, and made me doubt the validity of my own
>earlier response, especially regarding Lovecraft. However, in what way does
>a book's ability to manufacture the feeling of dread or weirdness, as in
>Lovecraft, constitute a tinting of the reader's surroundings? I suppose that
>this kind of reading experience would work more along the lines of a
>hallucinogenic drug, in that the perception of an altered atmosphere would
>come from the subjective perspective. As minimal as it may be, once played
>on speakers, ambient audio opens itself up to a collective experience in a
>way that is more difficult to achieve by a book (unless read aloud?) or a
>drug.
>
>-=Trace
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> > I don't want to argue and can't as I haven't read any of the mentioned
> > books, but do they really add to the atmosphere around or are they just
> > meant to create their own atmosphere that sucks you in inevitably? If
> > that should be the point, most good books are ambient books, and it
> > becomes a question of definition (though I don't want to open up a
> > thread about that, it's ok as long as the similiarities with the
> > thoughts about ambient music fit)
> >
> > Store
> >
> > Lance Grabmiller schrieb:
> >
> > >in fact, most books by duras would fit this bill, but i would recomend
>'the malady of death' in particular, especially considering the production
>notes.
> > > Kim Cascone <kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:> You will never ever find an
>ambient book (perhaps unless it's a
> > >
> > >
> > >>picture album - or - as Tim mentioned - the famous coffetable mag, which
> > >>is also measured by total different qualities ).
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >I don't agree...check out "Four Novels: The Square / Moderato Cantabile /
> > >10:30 on a Summer Night / The Afternoon of Mr. Andesmas" by Marguerite
> > >Duras...very atmospheric literature...
> > >
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