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 DAVID TOOP Born near London in 1949, David Toop is a musician (guitar, flutes, laptop), writer, and curator. A Visiting Professor at the University of the Arts London, and Visiting Research Fellow at the Sound Design Department of the London College of Communication, he is currently an AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council) Research Fellow in the Creative and Performing Arts, engaged in a three year study of digital technology and improvised music performance.He has written four books, currently translated into six languages: Rap Attack (now in its third edition), Ocean of Sound (included in the Observer Music Monthly's 50 greatest Music Books Ever), Exotica (a winner of the 21st annual American Books Awards for 2000), and Haunted Weather. His first album, New and Rediscovered Musical Instruments, was released on Brian Eno's Obscure label in 1975; since 1995 he has released seven solo albums, including Screen Ceremonies, Pink Noir, and Black Chamber. His most recent releases are Doll Creature, with Max Eastley, and Breath Taking, with Akio Suzuki, and his forthcoming album, Sound Body, will be released by David Sylvian's SamadhiSound label in Autumn 2006. He studied graphic design and fine art at Hornsey College of Art and Watford College of Art and Design in the late 1960s, then in 1971-2 took part in the first improvisation workshops led by jazz drummer John Stevens. |
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