Disruptive Frequencies in Experimental Sound: Black and South Asian Artists in Their Own Words
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Disruptive Frequencies in Experimental Sound: Black and South Asian Artists in Their Own Words
By (Author) Dr. Amit Dinesh Patel
Edited by Gabrielle Messeder
Edited by Dr. Andrew Knight-Hill
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
18th September 2025
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Musicians, singers, bands and groups
Diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace
Physical Properties
Hardback
288
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
This volume presents the voices of diverse and often marginalized practitioners, celebrating Black and South Asian experimental sound musicians and their underrepresented music practices.
Black and South Asian artists are some of the least represented within the field of experimental sound. Ethnically diverse artists have been excluded from the traditional discourse. Their experiences, therefore, provide a valuable counterpoint to those of the normalized white majority.
Bringing together a diverse array of international artists and practitioners this book challenges the white norm in the field of experimental sound, this book gives underrepresented voices a chance to express their perspectives through a series of case studies and addresses a significant knowledge gap into the field of experimental sound.
Author Bio
Amit Dinesh Patel, aka Dushume, is an experimental noise and sound artist, influenced by Asian underground music and DJ culture. His work focuses on performing and improvising with purpose built do-it-yourself instruments, and recording these instruments incorporating looping, re-mixing and re-editing techniques. He is a member of the Sound/Image Research group at the University of Greenwich, UK, and he is a Research Fellow in Experimental Sound and Principal Investigator for the AHRC Research Grant Exploring Cultural Diversity in Experimental Sound (2021-22).
Andrew Knight-Hill is a composer of electroacoustic music, specialising in studio composed works both acousmatic (purely sound based) and audio-visual. His works have been performed extensively across the UK, in Europe and the US. He is Associate Professor in Sound Design and Music Technology at the University of Greenwich, UK, and leader of the SOUND/IMAGE research group. He is author of Sound & Image: Aesthetics and Practices (2020).
Gabrielle Messeder is a Research Fellow in Ethnography for the AHRC-funded project "Exploring Cultural Diversity in Experimental Sound" (2021-23) and is Lecturer and a member of the Sound/Image Research group at the University of Greenwich, UK. Her research is broadly concerned with Brazilian music and dance in Lebanon. Gabrielle is also a musician, and regularly performs Brazilian and West African music in London.
