Pleasure of the Text / Sound AmericanNate Wooley

Sound American

2022

"Sound American Publications announces its twenty-eighth installment: THE MAPPING ISSUE. Guest curated by musician and artist Kyla-Rose Smith of Found Sound Nation, the issue elevates the urgent voices and vital ideas of far-flung musicians and composers, often little known outside of their own native countries. This issue opens our eyes and ears to discovering new possibilities once unchained from our immediate surroundings."

Nate Wooley

2021

"“Music of disarming intimacy” –The New York Times"

Sound American

2020

"Featuring writing on the alien and alienation by Sarah Hennies, Franklin Bruno, inti figgis-vizueta, James May, Marc Hannaford, Nicole Kaack, idm theftable, Charmaine Lee, Matana Roberts, Jacob Wick, Wendy Eisenberg, Chris Pitsiokos, Ben Young, and Lester St. Louis, and a very special full color reproduction of Charles Gaines's Librettos!"

Ash Fure

2020

"Designed by Daniel Flodin and Jesper Canell, the artist's book features documentation from Ash Fure's immersive performances, commentary by the composer, an interview with Sound American editor Nate Wooley, and contributions from Zachary Woolfe (New York Times), Steve Smith (New Yorker), and others."

Sound American

2020

"Sound American's second issue of 2020 celebrates explores the intersections of folk and experimental music practices. Guest edited/curated by Sarah Hennies and Anna Roberts-Gevalt, two of America’s most forward-looking practitioners in the experimental and folk fields respectively, SA25 takes on questions of a musical community, and what it means to work in and out of its traditions. The issue features writing by Ana Alonso-Minutti on La Llorona, Drew Daniel on Throbbing Gristle, Henry Flynt on his own violin practice, Suzanne Kite in conversation with Scott Benisiinaabandan, John McCowen interviewing Sean Meehan, Kurt Newman and Martin Arnold, Ian Nagoski on bird call impresario Charles Kellogg, and Anna Roberts-Gevalt moving COVID diary and talk with Meredith Monk and Peggy Seeger. This issue’s Exquisite Corpse is by vocalist and composer Amirtha Kidambi."

Sound American

2019

"The 127-page book features words by or about Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste, Ornette Coleman, Nicole Kaack, Bradford Bailey, G. Lucas Crane, Jennie Gottschalk, Ambrose Akinmusire, Mats Gustafsson, Peter Margasak, Terry Riley, Kim Brandt, John Cage, Josh Sinton, Edgard Varése, Marc Hannaford, John Zorn, Matthew Mehlan, Million Tongues Festival, Alex Mincek, Lester St. Louis, and Steve Lehman."

Sound American

2018

"This beautiful trade paperback, designed by Federico Peñalva, is designed to be cherished and used. Our dream is to see beat up copies of this volume in coat pockets for years to come. Get yours now!"

Joe McPhee

2018

"This very special limited edition release features excerpts from Joe’s conversation with John Corbett and is accompanied by the complete interview in a beautifully designed 20 page booklet. It’s release coincides with the Blank Forms celebration of Joe’s career. "