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Kate Bush's hounds Of love

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Abstract

This book charts the emergence of Kate Bush in the early-to-mid-1980s as a courageous experimentalist, a singularly expressive recording artist and a visionary music producer.

Track-by-track commentaries focus on the experience of the album from the listener's point of view, drawing attention to the art and craft of Bush's songwriting, production and sound design. It considers the impact and influence that Hounds Of Love has had on music cultures and creative practices through the years, underlining the artist's importance as a barrier-smashing, template-defying, business-smart, record-breaking, never-compromising role model for artists everywhere.

Hounds Of Love invites you to not only listen, but to cross the boundaries of sensory experience into realms of imagination and possibility. Poised and accessible, yet still experimental and complex, with Hounds Of Love Bush mastered the art of her studio-based songcraft, finally achieving full control of her creative process.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationLondon, U.K.
PublisherBloomsbury Academic
Number of pages152
Volume188
ISBN (Electronic)9798765107003, 9798765107010, 9798882315541
ISBN (Print)9798765106990
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Nov 2024

Publication series

Name33 1/3
PublisherBloomsbury Academic
Volume188

Keywords

  • Kate Bush
  • Hounds of Love
  • popular music
  • concept album
  • women in music production
  • album studies
  • record production

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