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David Toop
David Toop is a composer, author and sound curator, visiting professor at University of the Arts London and a senior research fellow at London College of Communication. He has published five books, including Ocean of Sound and Haunted Weather and most recently: Sinister Resonance: the Mediumship of the Listener published by Continuum in 2010. Exhibitions he has curated include Sonic Boom for the Hayward Gallery, and Playing John Cage for Arnolfini Bristol. His first album, New and Rediscovered Musical Instruments, was released on Brian Eno’s Obscure label in 1975; since 1995 he has released eight solo albums, including Black Chamber and Sound Body.
As a critic and columnist he has written for many publications, including The Wire, The Times, The Face and Leonardo Music Journal. His sound works have been shown in Beijing, Tokyo and in the National Gallery, London. He is currently writing and composing an opera entitled Star-shaped Biscuit.