A history and survey of sound art by Alan Licht. Foreword by Jim O'Rourke. Artists include Harry Bertoia, François Baschet, Bernard Baschet, Jean Tinguely, Michael Snow, Alvin Lucier, Phill Niblock, Paul Panhuysen, Joe Jones, La Monte Young, Yasunao Tone, Hermann Nitsch, Bernhard Leitner, Annea Lockwood, Rolf Julius, Max Neuhaus, Akio Suzuki, Terry Fox, Maryanne Amacher, Charlemagne Palestine, Bill Fontana, Christina Kubisch, Brian Eno, Trimpin, Mike Kelley, Christian Marclay, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, Janet Cardiff, Michael J. Schumacher, Francisco Lopez, Stephen Vitiello, and Steve Roden. Includes a compilation CD with work by Bill Fontana, Steve Roden, Jean Dubuffet, Destroy All Monsters, Anthony Burr and Charles Curtis and Bernhard Gil. Includes artist's biographies, notes, index, and Audio CD Credits. Profusely illustrated in black-and-white and color.
