The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments Deirdre Loughridge & Thomas Patteson London: Reaktion, 2026, hb., 199pps., 88 illus., £13.55 The idea that the universe has an underlying sonic structure is as old as philosophy, and as perennial. Ancient observations of planetary orbits encouraged Pythagoras to hypothesize that just as the pitch of musical notes was… Continue reading
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The Sound Atlas: A Guide to Strange Sounds across Landscapes and Imagination Michaela Vieser & Isaac Yuen, London: Reaktion, 2025, 175pps., hb., £14.99 “In the beginning was the Word” – but aeons before that ancient imperative there were other aural commands, within ourselves, rumbling in the gulfs of the earth, and echoing across the universe…. Continue reading