New Book on Experimental Australian Music

UNSW Press have just published a new book called Experimental Music: Audio Explorations edited by Gail Priest. More info as follows:

Experimental music has been mostly unrecognised in Australia, but it is in this ‘underground’ area that the major innovations and creative developments in music occur. Through testing perceived boundaries, breaking rules and creating new forms, the artists in this field force us to question what, in fact, music is. Written by artists who have been actively engaged in the areas they are covering, Experimental Music explores the development of forms, ideas and scenes from the 1970s to the present.

The book costs $30 (plus postage) if you order it through UNSW Press, but only about $26 if you pick it up in person from UNSW Bookshop. I can say with confidence that this publication is worth the cost, as it also includes a CD of major pieces by experimental-musicians/groups, some of which are previously unrealeased.