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Barricade Sounds: Music and May '68

Barricade Sounds: Music and May '68

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Publisher Price: $24.00

PREORDER - Expected ship date December 1, 2026

ISBN10: 1945335866
ISBN13: 9781945335860
Publisher: Common Notions
Published: Dec 1 2026
Pages: 152
Language: English

In this short, graphic volume, Josh MacPhee explores the role of music and sound in the student and worker revolt on May 1968 in France through the lens of the vinyl records that emerged out of--and were produced to comment on--the struggle. From the chanson enrages that sung on the barricades, the birth of an independent and politicized music infrastructure in France, the explosive emergence of free jazz and rock scenes, and the enduring legacy and embedding of the sounds and aesthetics of '68 into experimental and pop music to this day, this book shows the impact of liberatory politics and action on our audio landscape.

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