Luc Ferrari - Complete Works Book

Label: Ecstatic Peace Library

This is the first English monograph of legendary French musique-concrète pioneer Luc Ferrari (1929-2005), founding member of Groupe de Recherches (GRM) with Pierre Schaeffer – the group and studio dedicated to the electronic medium that changed composition forever. This sumptuous volume includes facsimiles of Ferrari's original compositions, notebooks, and the first English translations of his writings, including poetry and fictional works and correspondence, as well as a special full-color section that includes the composer's own collage artwork. Foreword by Thurston Moore. Introduction by Jim O'Rourke. Preface by Brunhild Ferrari. Afterword by David Grubbs. 464 pages.