"Basta Now. Women, Trans & Non-binary in Experimental Music" (2024) by Fanny Chiarello .
This book is a non-academic essay. Fanny Chiarello and musicians An all-female record label and micropress founded by Valentina Magaletti . It is also the first book published by Permanent Draft . Permanent Draft is dedicated to supporting contemporary women, non-binary, and transgender artists.
Basta Now is an extensive (but admittedly not definitive) overview of 2,371 women (referred to as "womxn" in this book) in experimental music and sound scenes around the world, written in a playful, engaging style and stylishly accompanied by photography, illustrations and discographies.
"This book is not about rejecting men. It's just that it's not about them." Fanny Chiarello )
Familiar with TTT A book published by Valentina Magaletti's label, on the subject of experimental music and women. Fanny Chiarello said, "All the female characters have names, but the male ones don't," reminds me of a certain novel (Ammel).
