MediatingMusic
Materiality and silence in Madonna's 'Don't Tell Me
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4755340 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne Danielsen (0000-0003-1371-1533, University of Oslo), Arnt Maasø (0000-0003-1046-4178, University of Oslo) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 127-142 |
| Publication date | 2009-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Popular Music (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-1430 • E-ISSN: 1474-0095 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0261143009001743 |
| OpenAlex | W2030215001 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
This article investigates how the concrete sound of and recording process behind a pop tune relate to the possibilities and constraints of its electronic media. After a brief presentation of some theoretical issues related to the question of mediation and materiality, we address the claim that digitisation erases the material aspects of mediation through an investigation of contemporary popular music. Through a close analysis of the sound (and the silence) in Madonna's song 'Don't Tell Me', from the albumMusic(2000), as well as in a handful of related examples, we argue that one can indeed identify specific aural qualities associated with digital sound, and that these qualities may be used to achieve different aesthetic effects as well as to shed light on mediation and medium specificity as such
Acoustics · Aesthetics · Art · Literature · Materiality (auditing · Mediation · Popular music · Presentation (obstetrics · Silence · Social science · Sociology · Sound (geography · Visual arts · Music History and Culture · Music Technology and Sound Studies · Musicology and Musical Analysis
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2018 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |