Victor Szabo Bücher

Delving into the history and socioaesthetics of ambient music, this book uncovers its connections to the psychedelic counterculture. It analyzes significant records from genres like psychedelic, new age, and electronic dance, highlighting how these influences shaped ambient music conventions. Through this exploration, it also engages with related media discourses that further define the genre's evolution and impact.

Turn On, Tune In, Drift Off explores the history and socioaesthetics of ambient music as a popular genre with roots in the psychedelic counterculture. It examines landmark psychedelic, new age, electronic dance, and ambient records, as well as related media discourses, that plotted the conventions of ambient music.