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Title: Hylo Narrans

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dc:title Hylo Narrans
dc:creator Kevin Toksöz Fairbairn
dc:subject Acoustic Agency;Experimental Instrumentation;Material Sonicity;Hylo Narrans;Sonic Marronage;Intermaterial Listening
dc:description This book explores the acoustic agency of brass as a vital medium through which histories of extraction, resistance, and collective creativity resonate. Blending metalwork, experimental instrument-building, and philosophical inquiry, the book listens closely to brass not just as material, but as storyteller—what the author calls hylo narrans, echoing Sylvia Wynter’s invocation of homo narrans. Grounded in their practice spanning artisanal craftsmanship and industrial labor, the author examines how materials respond, resist, and reshape meaning within the workshop, the concert hall, and the broader social fabric. By introducing chimeracords—hybrid sound objects forged from factory detritus—and their affordance for sonic experimentation, 'Hylo Narrans' challenges Western narratives of purity, utility, and control, inviting readers to consider alternative storylines posed by materials-in-flight. 
 
Weaving theories of marronage through situated acoustic knowledge, this book is essential reading for those working at the intersection of sound, matter, and community. It speaks to experimental musicians, sound artists, artistic researchers, and theorists interested in how sonic materiality relates to social space, cultural memory, and communal wellbeing. With a deep commitment to sonic collectivity and intermaterial dialogue, this volume reimagines the workshop as a site of resistance, resonance, and relational creativity.
dc:date 2025-10-09T11:41:53Z
dc:rights ©2025 Kevin Toksöz Fairbairn, CC BY-NC 4.0
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TOC Outline

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright
  4. Table of Contents
  5. List of Figures
  6. List of Audio Recordings
  7. List of Video Recordings
  8. Preface
  9. Introduction
  10. 1. Monochord
  11. 2. Place-Thought
  12. 3. Extrusion
  13. 4. Purity
  14. 5. Hylo Narrans
  15. 6. Marronage
  16. References
  17. Index
  18. About the Team
  19. This book need not end here…
  20. You may also be interested in:
  21. Back cover

Headings Outline

  • HYLO NARRANS
  • Hylo Narrans
    • Echoes of Material Marronage
      • Kevin Toksöz Fairbairn
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Audio Recordings
  • List of Video Recordings
  • Preface
  • Introduction
    • Chapter Summary
    • Situating the Work
  • 1. Monochord
  • 2. Place-Thought
  • 3. Extrusion
  • 4. Purity
  • 5. Hylo Narrans
  • 6. Marronage
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Team
  • This book need not end here…
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  • Contents
    • Landmarks

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