Théberge, P. (1989). The 'sound' of music: Technological rationalization and the production of popular music. New Formations, 8, 99–111.
Added by: Mark Grimshaw-Aagaard 14/03/2006, 13:09
"the 'artificial tonality' that is characteristic of multitrack recordings can be regarded as a ... result of a shift in recording aesthetics away from 'realistic' documentation of a musical event to the creation of one."
Théberge, P. (1997). Any sound you can imagine: Making music/consuming technology. Hanover, NH: Wesleyan University Press.