The Avant-Garde Woodstock: The International Carnival of Experimental Sound, 1972

The Avant-Garde Woodstock: The International Carnival of Experimental Sound, 1972Staged over two weeks at the height of London's 1972 tourist season; featured within the BBC Proms; and drawing in the most respected names in the worldwide avant garde movement, ICES was the most ambitious and far reaching avant garde festival ever staged in Europe. Fully illustrated with rare photos and memorabilia, The Avant Garde Woodstock tells, for the first time, the full story of this amazing event, in the words of organizers, audience members

Staged over two weeks at the height of London's 1972 tourist season; featured within the BBC Proms; and drawing in the most respected names in the worldwide avant-garde movement, ICES was the most ambitious and far-reaching avant-garde festival ever staged in Europe.

Fully illustrated with rare photos and memorabilia, The Avant-Garde Woodstock tells, for the first time, the full story of this amazing event, in the words of organizers, audience members and, most of all, participants.
"[an] exuberant survey... make[s] a persuasive case for the enduring cultural significance of what took place" - Julian Cowley, The Wire #401

"A fascinating account of an incredible event..." - JB Floyd

"Brings back very accurately not just the events... but also the feeling in the air at the time" - Gavin Bryars

"ICES deserves a book like this" - Penny Rimbaud

"This is indeed a magnum opus, an exhaustive recovering of ICES..." - Annea Lockwood

"A very impressive achievement" - Lawrence Casserley