'Delightfully overwhelming in the amount of music to investigate . . . a late-night voice if I ever heard one'. Gideon Coe, Late Night Book Club, BBC 6Music If there's a cultural artefact capable of withstanding the vagaries and fickleness of the digital age as well as the printed book, it's the vinyl record . . . In Listening to the Wind, Ian Preece sets out on an international road trip to capture the essence of life for independent record labels operating in the twenty-first century. Despite it all - from algorithms and streaming to the death of the high street and the gutting of the music press - releasing a record to serve its 'own beautiful purpose', as 4AD's Ivo Watts Russell once said, is a flame that still burns through these pages. With countless labels, albums and artists to be discovered, this book is for those who share that inextinguishable love for music. **Features extensive, original interviews with the likes of Analog Africa, Light in the Attic, Thrill Jockey, International Anthem, Dust-to-Digital, Pressure Sounds, Heavenly, Touch, Mississippi, Sublime Frequencies and more!**

About the Author
Ian Preece was a commissioning editor for Victor Gollancz and Orion for nearly two decades. These days he works as a freelance book editor and occasional ghostwriter, writes for Caught by the River and plays records all day. DJ opportunities aren't what they were, but you can catch 'Third Light Home' on Seeks Music. He has written for When Saturday Comes and is the author of The Heyday of the Football Annual (with Doug Cheeseman), as well as Stats, Records & Rock 'n' Roll (with Daniel Tatarsky).

Reviews
'Essential reading for anyone mad enough to start a label. Casual nerdy observers will be gripped too.' Record Collector 'Comfort food for the heart and mind. Moving onto the next chapter soon becomes a time-consuming pleasure' Shindig! 'Thick as a brick -- we're talking more than 700pp . . . like a true music head, Preece explores, leading the reader deeper and deeper into varied worlds of sound, highlighting not only those who conjure it up, but those who seek to preserve it.' Aquarium Drunkard



Book Information
ISBN 9781785586309
Author Ian Preece
Format Paperback
Page Count 720
Imprint Omnibus Press
Publisher Omnibus Press