What to Read After Ocean of Sound
Readers who loved Ocean of Sound by David Toop keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Ocean of Sound is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Ocean of Sound
Retromania
Wreckers of Civilisation
Space is the place
The intervention of solitude
On Some Faraway Beach
R. Crumb's heroes of blues, jazz, & country
Last night a dj saved my life
Generation Ecstasy
The Rest Is Noise
How equal temperament ruined harmony (and why you should care)
Perfecting sound forever
Krautrocksampler
Analog Days
Turn the Beat Around
Noise/Music
Moon Palace
Source
Techno rebels
A Mammal's Notebook
Altered State
Modulations: A History of Electronic Music
Sound Design
Industrial Culture Handbook
Manual