{"product_id":"9781501369353","title":"Compression Mode The Edge of Sensibility","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCompression Mode\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Edge of Sensibility\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStephen Kennedy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic \/ Philosophy \u0026amp; Social Aspects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book examines how compression can be understood not only as a digital process enacted through computing, but as a wider economic and political phenomenon that impacts on the ecology of waste, diversity and social inclusivity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSetting out from the linguistic underpinning of visual space it proceeds to the development of the MP3 algorithm and an examination of the 'waste' \u003ci\u003eit \u003c\/i\u003ecreates. As it does so it challenges the received wisdom, prevalent in western thought, that human reason and logic enacted through language is uniquely capable of bringing order to chaos. Returning to the idea of a sonic economy it seeks to reintroduce waste, error, and other discarded material back into our systems of thought, or perhaps more accurately into systems beyond our thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStephen Kennedy \u003c\/b\u003eis an independent researcher and member of the Captivate Heritage Lab, UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eChaos Media: A Sonic Economy of Digital Space\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2015) and \u003ci\u003eFuture Sounds: The Temporality of Noise\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2018). His work engages with digital aesthetics and involves reformulating the idea of noise as a means of supporting philosophical frameworks capable of accounting for the complex nature of contemporary environments.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 August 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781501369353\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936348078220,"sku":"9781501369353","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_75977aef-4bc0-40dc-b155-9e169dc9d0c4.jpg?v=1786018317","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781501369353","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}