04684nam 2200997 a 450 991078319730332120230607214905.00-520-92815-61-59734-812-097866124457291-282-44572-310.1525/9780520928152(CKB)1000000000006153(EBL)223044(OCoLC)437143908(SSID)ssj0000223066(PQKBManifestationID)11185304(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000223066(PQKBWorkID)10175640(PQKB)10259065(StDuBDS)EDZ0000084579(MiAaPQ)EBC223044(DE-B1597)520379(OCoLC)52999731(DE-B1597)9780520928152(Au-PeEL)EBL223044(CaPaEBR)ebr10051171(CaONFJC)MIL244572(EXLCZ)99100000000000615320010326d2001 uy 0engurun#---|u||utxtccrThe poetics of rock[electronic resource] cutting tracks, making records /Albin J. Zak IIIBerkeley University of California Pressc20011 online resource (279 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-21809-4 0-520-23224-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-246) and index.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Introduction --1. Writing Records --2. Tracks --3. Sound As Form --4. Places And Tools --5. Tracking And Mixing --6. Engineers And Producers --7. Resonance --Notes --Glossary --Engineer And Producer Credits --Recordings Cited --Bibliography --IndexAfter a hundred years of recording, the process of making records is still mysterious to most people who listen to them. Records hold a fundamental place in the dynamics of modern musical life, but what do they represent? Are they documents? Snapshots? Artworks? Fetishes? Commodities? Conveniences? The Poetics of Rock is a fascinating exploration of recording consciousness and compositional process from the perspective of those who make records. In it, Albin Zak examines the crucial roles played by recording technologies in the construction of rock music and shows how songwriters, musicians, engineers, and producers contribute to the creative project, and how they all leave their mark on the finished work. Zak shapes an image of the compositional milieu by exploring its elements and discussing the issues and concerns faced by artists. Using their testimony to illuminate the nature of record making and of records themselves, he shows that the art of making rock records is a collaborative compositional process that includes many skills and sensibilities not traditionally associated with musical composition. Zak connects all the topics--whether technical, conceptual, aesthetic, or historical--with specific artists and recordings and illustrates them with citations from artists and with musical examples. In lively and engaging prose, The Poetics of Rock brilliantly illustrates how the musical energy from a moment of human expression translates into a musical work wrought in sound.Rock musicHistory and criticismSound recordingsProduction and directionSoundRecording and reproducingartist.artistic.contemporary music.creative.creativity.engineers.famous music.famous musicians.modern music.music artist.music composition.music history.music industry.musical arrangement.musicians.poetics.producers.record artist.record industry.recording music.recording.rock and roll.rock music.songwriters.sound engineer.vinyl music.vinyl records.Rock musicHistory and criticism.Sound recordingsProduction and direction.SoundRecording and reproducing.781.66/149Zak Albin1501012MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783197303321The poetics of rock3845015UNINA