STRANGE SOUNDS: OFFBEAT INSTRUMENTS AND SONIC EXPERIMENTS IN POP

'Strange Sounds' tells the story behind numerous recordings. It includes some of the biggest names in pop music from the 1950s to the present, explaining and illustrating what instruments were used - their history, how they were played, how the artists came to choose them - and in the process uncovering a parallel history of pop music, one where guitars and drums make way for claviolines, ocarinas, and stylophones. The accompanying CD includes demonstration recordings of many of the instruments documented, as well as incidental music composed by the author, recorded using a unique lineup of the instruments featured in the book. The book recounts this revised story of pop music with a sense of history and humor. Includes 60 black-and-white photos.