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Joseph Lanza


Born
in Rochester, The United States
December 12, 1955

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Joseph Lanza is the author of several books with subjects ranging from popular music to obsessive film directors, including ELEVATOR MUSIC: A SURREAL HISTORY OF MUZAK, EASY-LISTENING, AND OTHER MOODSONG (University of Michigan Press) and PHALLIC FRENZY: KEN RUSSELL & HIS FILMS (Chicago Review Press, 2007) -- a psycho-sexual, hyper-humorous, biographical thriller celebrating the great director. He recently appeared as himself in the 2011 BBC4 documentary: THE JOY OF EASY LISTENING.

He recently contributed the essay "Foreground Flatland" in the OXFORD HANDBOOK OF NEW AUDIOVISUAL AESTHETICS (2013) and the CD booklet essay for "RONNIE DOVE: The Complete Original Chart Hits (1964-1969)" from Real Gone Music (2014).

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"Author Joseph Lanza is an expert���s expert on some of the more enigmatic corners of popular and unpopular culture��� Lanza���s work is quirky and unique. His latest book Easy-Listening Acid Trip: An Elevator Ride Through ���60s Psychedelic Pop covers a musical genre that most people have no idea even existed."

        -- Richard Metzger, Dangerous Minds

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Elevator Music: A Surreal H...

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacr...

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Phallic Frenzy: Ken Russell...

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The Cocktail: The Influence...

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Easy Listening Acid Trip: A...

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エレベーター・ミュージック―BGMの歴史

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“Not every musician should be obligated to reassure us that we are not zombies.”
Joseph Lanza, Elevator Music: A Surreal History of Muzak, Easy-Listening, and Other Moodsong; Revised and Expanded Edition



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