Music-Machines: A Transatlantic History of German Electronic Music

Music-Machines: A Transatlantic History of German Electronic Music - Paperback

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Music-Machines: A Transatlantic History of German Electronic Music - Paperback

Music-Machines: A Transatlantic History of German Electronic Music - Paperback

by Sean Nye
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In The Music-Machines, author Sean Nye traces a fascinating and distinctly American interpretation of 20th century German electronic music . Covering a series of crucial historical moments, Nye provides both a new and alternate history of the extraordinary impact that electronic music from Germany had in the United States, including the receptions of elektronsische Musik, Krautrock, goth-industrial, Eurodance, techno, trance, and minimal.

This first comprehensive history of German-American exchanges in electronic music explores the political and social dimensions of American constructions of Germanness in electronic music. Nye interprets the music in relation to technology, art, and musical style, encouraging readers to delve into what that reveals about its relationship to nation, race, gender, and sexuality. Through such interpretations, The Music-Machines presents a cultural arc of these constructions of Germanness and electronic music.

Nye sets this German-American exchange within larger questions of music and transnationalism, tracing key intersections between German and US cultures while also reflecting on other musical and cultural influences on German electronic music, The Music-Machines also places the evolution of electronic music in its broader historical context, demonstrating the ultimate intertwining of America's popular music with the Cold War history of West Germany and the post-1989 history of the Berlin Republic. In this way, The Music-Machines sets the frame not only for the study of German electronic music, but the ways in which this electronic turn emerged in American perceptions of German identity.
ISBN9780190065676
Author Sean Nye
PublisherOxford University Press
GenreEducation
FormatPaperback
PublishedJuly 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages376
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Music-Machines: A Transatlantic History of German Electronic Music

Music-Machines: A Transatlantic History of German Electronic Music - Paperback

Music-Machines: A Transatlantic History of German Electronic Music - Paperback

By Sean Nye

About Sean Nye

Sean Nye is Assistant Professor of Practice in Musicology at the University of Southern California, USA. His teaching and research explore multiple topics, including electronic music, hip-hop, German studies, and science fiction. Nye received his PhD in Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society from the University of Minnesota, USA. He was a DAAD-Fellow at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, and a fellow in the Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

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