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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 28
Top works
- Fairy Tales: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Into the Maelstrom : Music, Improvisation and the Dream of Freedom
- Ocean of Sound
- Haunted Weather Book/CD (UK/Europe)
- Rap Attack
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1949
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 35,269
- Total plays
- 248,228
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David Toop (born 5th May 1949, Enfield, London, England) is a musician, writer and sound curator. He has published five books, currently translated into six languages: Rap Attack (now in its third edition), Ocean of Sound, Exotica (selected as a winner of the 21st annual American Books Awards for 2000), Haunted Weather and Sinister Resonance. His first album, New and Rediscovered Musical Instruments, was released on Brian Eno's Obscure label in 1975; since 1995 he has released six solo albums -
Academic profile · OpenAlex
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- 90
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- 744
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Most cited works
- Ocean of Sound: Aether Talk, Ambient Sound and Imaginary Worlds2000 · 155 cit
- The Rap Attack: African Jive to New York Hip Hop1986 · 154 cit
- Rap Attack 3: African Rap To Global Hip Hop1991 · 104 cit
- Haunted Weather: Music, Silence and Memory2004 · 89 cit
- Sinister Resonance: The Mediumship of the Listener2024 · 73 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Basic local alignment search tool
· 1990 · cited 80,087x
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 77,621x
- The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.
· 1986 · cited 62,987x
- Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error
· 1981 · cited 60,992x
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 58,024x
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- date of birth
- 1949-05-05
- Commons category
- David Toop
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
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