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Singing the Body Electric examines how technology has fundamentally shaped our perception of the human voice and body across 150 years of recorded sound. Miriama Young traces the evolution from phonautograph devices through magnetic tape to contemporary digital sampling, revealing how technological mediation transforms vocal expression. The book explores seminal musical and literary works that demonstrate the voice's journey through mechanical reproduction, synthesis, and sampling techniques. This scholarly work provides startling insights into how recording technology captures, modifies, and recreates the human voice, offering readers a comprehensive understanding of the intricate relationship between vocal performance and technological innovation in modern sound production.

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Examines the phonautograph, magnetic tape, and digital sampling technologies that have shaped vocal recording over 150 years.

Analyses how the human voice is captured, transformed, and synthesised through various technological mediation methods.

Explores significant musical and literary works that define pivotal moments in recorded sound history.

Offers insights into the sampled voice, mechanical voice, and technologic voice in contemporary music production.

Published by Routledge, providing scholarly analysis of the relationship between voice technology and human body perception.

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Release Date
30 June 2015
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05 January 2015

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