Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Foreword xv
4. Introduction 1
5. Part One
6. Introduction 9
7. 1 Improvisation and Experimentation 15
8. 2 Dream Music 32
9. 3 Loops and Process 52
10. 4 Altered States 69
11. 5 Gurus and Teachers 87
12. 6 Cultural Fusion 104
13. 7 Across the Arts 118
14. 8 Ensembles 134
15. Part Two
16. Introduction 163
17. 9 1976 167
18. 10 The New Downtown 186
19. 11 Instruments and Environments 203
20. 12 Ambient and New Age 216
21. 13 Canons 232
22. 14 Backlash 253
23. 15 Politics, Identity, and Expression 268
24. 16 Postminimalists 286
25. 17 Spiritual Minimalism 307
26. 18 Popular Culture 321
27. Part Three
28. Introduction 331
29. 19 Histories 335
30. 20 Silences 357
31. 21 Futures 371
32. Acknowledgments 393
33. Listening Guide 395
34. Notes 401
35. Bibliography 431
36. Index 441