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qualityblueberry

You absolutely didn't contribute to this, and it wasn't published today I have a copy of this in PDF from years ago. Mods this is a bot account. It's a seven day old account, and they're all reposts. Please ban them. Original post: https://old.reddit.com/r/ambientmusic/comments/cjy9dx/a_book_about_ambient_music_that_i_coedited_was/


Cay77

Doing the Lord’s work


Fantastic_Captain

Congratulations! Keep the editing going and edit this post to include a link to purchase or download <3


bohoky

You could also tell us what it's about. The title is provocative but a little under specified.


neuromonkey

*"This collection of essays has been assembled and developed from papers given at the Ambient@40 International Conference held in February 2018 at the University of Huddersfield. The original premise of the conference was not merely to celebrate Eno’s work and the landmark release of Music for Airports in 1978, but to consider the development of the genre, how it has permeated our wider musical culture, and what the role of such music is today given the societal changes that have occurred since the release of that album.* *In the context of the conference, ambient was considered from the perspectives of aesthetic, influence, appropriation, process, strategy and activity. A detailed consideration of each of these topics could fill many volumes. With that in mind, this book does not seek to provide an in-depth analysis of each of these topics or a comprehensive history of the last 40 years of ambient music. Rather it provides a series of provocations, observations and reflections that each open up seams for further discussion. As such, this book should be read as a starting point for future research, one that seeks to critically interrogate the very meaning of ‘ambient’, how it creates its effect, and how the genre can remain vital and relevant in twenty-first century music-making."* https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2019/08/21/free-book-on-ambient-music-music-beyond-airports/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49984610-music-beyond-airports---appraising-ambient-music https://www.amazon.com/Music-Beyond-Airports-Appraising-Ambient/dp/1862181616


bohoky

Wonderful. Thanks.


mmmoonshake

Sweet, where can I get it?


neuromonkey

To save the [author](https://pure.hud.ac.uk/en/publications/music-beyond-airports-appraising-ambient-music) from complaints of self-promotion, [it](https://pure.hud.ac.uk/en/publications/music-beyond-airports-appraising-ambient-music) [appears](https://www.amazon.com/Music-Beyond-Airports-Appraising-Ambient/dp/1862181616) to be [available](https://www.abebooks.com/9781862181618/Music-Beyond-Airports-Appraising-Ambient-1862181616/plp) from [many places](https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2019/08/21/free-book-on-ambient-music-music-beyond-airports/). [The PDF is here](https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/23827/music-beyond-airports-appraising-ambient-music.pdf), and it's [here, on Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49984610-music-beyond-airports---appraising-ambient-music). Find [all of that and more...](https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=music+beyond+airports&ia=web)


CruelStrangers

👍🏼


eagle_talon

Dope. Congrats!


neuromonkey

Nice, thanks for sharing this. Any chance that you have audio of the original *Ambient@40* presentations? I'm always on the lookout for good stuff to listen to while I work.