nathan
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Daniel Rachel:
Who are your favorite music writers and which writers have had the biggest influence on your style and approach to the craft?
Daniel Rachel
Hi Nathan,
England 's Dreaming' by Jon Savage set a bar for books on music. It's written with knowing intelligence and gets to the heart of the subject. Similarly, Bob Dylan's 'Chronicles' was of great literacy worth and put to shame the many previous ghost written memoirs that pandered to tabloid style prose.
A great favourite is Mark Lewisohn's chronicle of the Beatles recording diary at Abbey Road. As a musician, it revealed so many techniques to use in the studio and continues to be a joy to dip in to.
Lastly, Alex Ross 'The Rest Is Noise' and particularity 'Listen To This' inspired many decisions about how to present technical detail in an accessible way for 'Isle of Noises'.
Best wishes,
Daniel
England 's Dreaming' by Jon Savage set a bar for books on music. It's written with knowing intelligence and gets to the heart of the subject. Similarly, Bob Dylan's 'Chronicles' was of great literacy worth and put to shame the many previous ghost written memoirs that pandered to tabloid style prose.
A great favourite is Mark Lewisohn's chronicle of the Beatles recording diary at Abbey Road. As a musician, it revealed so many techniques to use in the studio and continues to be a joy to dip in to.
Lastly, Alex Ross 'The Rest Is Noise' and particularity 'Listen To This' inspired many decisions about how to present technical detail in an accessible way for 'Isle of Noises'.
Best wishes,
Daniel
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