Episode 30: Mood Music

This episode is on trends for a more subdued sound in pop music and an emphasis upon texture over narrative in recent sonic culture more broadly.

Tracklist

John Hassell, Dream Theory

Francisco, Cosmic Beam Experience pt 2

Chi, Twisted Camel

Umfang, Symbolic Use of Light

Karen Gwyer, Why is There A Long Line In Front Of The Factory

Michael Banabila/Michael Turtle, Our Man In Phantoms Dreamland

Yaeji, Feelings Change

Yves Tumor, The Feeling When You Walk Away

Anno Luz, Por Que

Midori Takada, Crossing

Hiroshi Yoshimura, Dance PM

References

-Julianne Ishler, Chill Pop is the New Music Trend That Isn't Going Anywhere, Dose  

-Chris Richards, 'Soft Smooth and Steady: How Xanax Turned American Music into Pill-Pop', Washington Post

-Robin James, 'Chill Pop & Feminine Excess: A Sign of the Times' 

-Andy Beta, 'Fourth World in the Twenty-First Century', Resident Advisor

-Matt Aniss, 'Ambient House: The Story of Chill Out Music 1988-1995', Red Bull Music Academy 

-Liz Pelly, 'The Problem With Muzak', The Baffler.

-David Arditi, 'Music Everywhere: Setting a Digital Music Trap', Critical Sociology, August 2017.

-Patrick Vonderau, 'The Spotify Effect: Digital Distribution and Financial Growth', Television & New Media, November 2017.

-David Toop, Ocean of Sound: Aether Talk, Ambient Sound and Imaginary Worlds, Serpent's Tail, 2001

-Simon Reynolds, Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture, Faber & Faber, 1998. 

-Mark Pendergrast, The Ambient Century: From Mahler to Moby, Bloomsbury, 2000.
-Sounds of the Dawn
-Douglas MacGowan