After years of hard work, my book on the
Canterbury Scene is finally out !
It was first published in French in April 2016,
and now, ten years later, finally available in English !
If you're in the US, you need to order direct
from the publisher, Cuneiform Records' mail-order outlet Wayside Music.
If you're in the UK, it will be available in 'brick and
mortar' bookstores, but I recommend getting it from the fine
folks at Burning Shed.
And if you're in continental Europe, you can get it from Mandai in Belgium.
The book aims to provide the definitive history of the Canterbury scene, as documented in the extensive press archive I
have had access to, and as told by its protagonists, many of
whom I have interviewed. The book also
offers a critical perspective on the vast musical legacy of
that scene.
For French readers, the book's foreword (by
Jonathan Coe) and the first chapter can be read on the Le Mot et le Reste website. It is
available from all the usual places.
The blog
I have also opened a blog where I have shared
some of the mountain of material I have amassed over years of
research that couldn't fit into a 700-page book - interviews,
entries focusing on minute details etc. It's been inactive for
a while but I'm hopeful to create new content for it in the
future.
Please visit the blog, leave comments, subscribe, suggest topics for future entries, send feedback (at: calyx@club-internet.fr), etc.
In related news...
French and French-speaking readers may be interested to know that I have published four other books, about Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Yes and progressive rock - available from all bookstores, on- and (preferrably) offline. I have been on several radio shows to discuss these books (in French only - sorry!)