{"product_id":"subcontinental-synthesis-electronic-music-at-the-national-institute-of-design-india-1969-1972-paperback","title":"Subcontinental Synthesis: Electronic Music at the National Institute of Design, India 1969-1972 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Purgas\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe history of India's first electronic music studio founded in 1969 at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad by David Tudor.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSubcontinental Synthesis\u003c\/i\u003e explores the history of India's first electronic music studio, founded in 1969 at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad with the support of the composer David Tudor. The essays and writings unravel the narrative and context surrounding the studio as well as the work of the Indian composers who created groundbreaking recordings during its four years of activity. The texts reflect on the role of electronic music within a post-independence India, considering its interconnections with experimental design, radical pedagogies, and the international avant-garde, as well as the encircling conditions of Western ideological soft power within the global expansion of Modernism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeeta Dayal, Alannah Chance, Matt Williams, Shilpa Das, Jinraj Joshipura, You Nakai, Rahila Haque, and Paul Purgas\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Purgas is an artist and musician. Having originally trained as an architect he has presented projects with Serpentine, Somerset House, Tate, Kettle's Yard, and Spike Island. He is also half of the electronic music project Emptyset.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763885441312,"sku":"9781913689582","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5acf008261bda922fdb2f28569eeba85.webp?v=1780241279","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/subcontinental-synthesis-electronic-music-at-the-national-institute-of-design-india-1969-1972-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}