
Issue 195
May 2000
Sonic Boom
As London’s Hayward Gallery hosts the largest retrospective of
sonic art the UK has ever seen, we present a guide to the
visualisation of multiple, hybrid soundworlds
Brian Eno
The Ambient pioneer explains why his new sensual installation
pieces give him a spatial freedom he can’t enjoy in the studio. By
Biba Kopf
Tokyo Without A Map
Sonic Boom’s curator David Toop tells the story of a recent fact
finding trip to the Japanese capital, where the radio enters his
dreams and he witnesses a young sound artists’ karaoke
competition
Christian Marclay
For more than 20 years, the New York turntablist has been upsetting
the relationship of artist and consumer by sculpting the materials
of music reproduction. By Rahma Khazam
Heri Dono
Infused with Gamelan and Wayang shadow puppetry, the work of
Indonesia’s premier installation artist offers a critique of Asia’s
tradition-obsessed regimes. By Rob Young
Godspeed You Black Emperor!
The enigmatic Montreal nine piece collective has eluded all
attempts by the press to penetrate the mystique of their searing
post-rock elegies. Until now. Exclusive interview by David
Keenan
Invisible Jukebox: Evan Parker
The godfather of aerobatic Improv saxophone tries to identify
tracks by John Surman, Dionne Warwick, Sonic Youth, David S Ware,
John Zorn & Fred Frith, Terry Riley, Captain Beefheart, and
more. Tested by Mike Barnes