{"product_id":"9798765144374","title":"Savage Garden’s Affirmation","description":"\u003ch3\u003e33 1\/3 Oceania\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSavage Garden’s Affirmation\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePat O’Grady | Jon Stratton | Jon Dale\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic \/ Individual Composer \u0026amp; Musician\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume examines the importance of place and sound in the songwriting, production and recoding of \u003ci\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/i\u003e, starting with Savage Garden's split and working backwards.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis pop gem builds on the band's Australian-made debut when they ventured overseas to record at an American recording studio. What followed was a work of immense intrigue that raises questions about the technologies and creativity used to craft this sound and where this sound can be placed in the context of popular music of this era. Savage Garden can be situated amongst artists and bands from the '90s – including rock groups Powderfinger, Regurgitator and Screamfeeder – whose origins lie in Brisbane, a site of decades of political and social upheaval by '90s. Yet the polished pop dimensions of Savage Garden also render the band an outlier that lures us to the way \u003ci\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/i\u003e sounds and how it was made.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePat O'Grady explores the idea of '90s pastiche and genre ambiguity reflected in this album. The production aesthetics, composed of mechanical and human elements, from synths and drum machines to electric guitars, create a slick pop sound. Further, the album's songwriting and creative direction are contextualized in the social and cultural influences of Australia - particularly the band's origins in Brisbane - and the US - where it was recorded. Focusing less on what the album or each song means, this book focuses on how the technological and temporal contexts of the studio are central to the sound of \u003ci\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/i\u003e and its expressive dimensions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePat O'Grady\u003c\/b\u003e is a popular music researcher, educator, and practitioner specializing in music production. He is Lecturer in Music Technology at The Australian National University. He is the author of the book \u003ci\u003eBee Gees, Process and Latent Elements in Music \u003c\/i\u003e(forthcoming 2025). He has also published articles in\u003ci\u003e Popular Music and Society\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePopular Music\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Popular Music Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCreative Industries Journal\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Convergence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eContinuum\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePerfect Beat\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the current treasurer of the Australian\/New Zealand branch of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 June 2027\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\u003e9798765144374\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\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53976394006668,"sku":"9798765144374","price":20.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798765144374","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}