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Florida State University Libraries 2016 Listening for Locality: A Sense of Place in the Music of Sigur Rós, Dan Deacon, S# Percussion, and Nick Zammuto Matthew DelCiampo Follow this and additional works at the FSU Digital Library. For more information, please contact [email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC LISTENING FOR LOCALITY: A SENSE OF PLACE IN THE MUSIC OF SIGUR RÓS, DAN DEACON, SŌ PERCUSSION, AND NICK ZAMMUTO By MATTHEW J. DELCIAMPO A Dissertation submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy 2016 Matthew J. DelCiampo defended this dissertation on March 18, 2016. The members of the supervisory committee were: Denise Von Glahn Professor Directing Dissertation Chris Coutts University Representative Frank Gunderson Committee Member Margaret Jackson Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the dissertation has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I am grateful to have many supportive mentors, colleagues, and friends, without whom this dissertation would not have been possible. I would first like to thank my advisor, Dr. Denise Von Glahn, for her constant dedication to both my work and my growth as a scholar. Her enthusiasm, intellectual guidance, and meticulous editing have shaped this document in innumerable ways. I could have not asked for a better mentor. It has been a pleasure to work with you. Thanks also goes to my dissertation committee, Dr. Frank Gunderson, Dr. Margaret Jackson, and Dr. Christopher Coutts whose suggestions and criticisms throughout the research and writing process expanded my theories and methodologies. I am grateful to each member of my committee for her or his attentiveness, dedication, and friendship. Additionally, I am fortunate to have been a part of the musicology area at Florida State University: a collegial group of scholars that have been welcoming and supportive. In particular I would like to thank Dr. Michael Bakan and Dr. Michael Broyles for their guidance and assistance both in and outside the classroom. This dissertation could not have been written without the graciousness of the musicians in this study. Thank you to Adam, Eric, Jason, Josh, Emily, Ain, Grey, Dan, and Nick for inviting me to attend your rehearsals, performances, and festivals, onto your tour bus, and into your home. Your generosity has been paramount. I am also grateful to Susan Busch and Drew Swinburne at Vanishing Point Management for their assistance, and I am especially appreciative of Yumi Tamashiro, who graciously arranged my accommodations on several research trips. The Carol F. and Richard P. Krebs Fellowship, the Curtis Mayes Fellowship, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Scholarship supported this research. I am thankful to have had their financial support. In my position as a Research Sponsor for the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) at Florida State University I had the opportunity to work with several fantastic students. I am particularly indebted to the consummate and thorough work of Casie McCrea and Aleyna Brown. Their research shaped my thinking and expanded my bibliography. They both approached their work with high levels of professionalism and attention to detail. I am deeply grateful for my friends and colleagues. I want to thank the members of the Steve Holt! trivia team for being a constant source of companionship, laughter, and victory. I am iii forever indebted to Alexandria Carrico, Catherine Hall, Tristan Hall, Megan MacDonald, Nathan MacDonald, Heather Paudler, Tim Storhoff, Brian Wilcoxon, and Kimi Wilcoxon for their ever- present camaraderie, honest feedback on my work, and their incomprehensible ability to proofread an abstract at a moment’s notice. Seriously, y’all are the best. I am grateful to have worked with my friend and creative partner, Sarah Wilcoxon, and look forward to our future collaborations. My Florida State colleagues have been a wellspring of strength and inspiration. To Vanessa: thank you for your support, kindness, and friendship, I won’t forget it. Finally, my family has been essential to my success. To my sisters, Kate and Betsy: thanks for always being there, teaching me about art, and tolerating your big brother. Mom and Dad, you have always encouraged me to pursue my goals and provided me the opportunity to do so. Your hard work, compassion for others, and dedication to our family have supplied me a model for the rest of my life. I doubt I can thank you enough, but I’ll try. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures................................................................................................................................ ix Abstract............................................................................................................................................x 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................1 Purpose and Significance of this Study.......................................................................................1 Background .................................................................................................................................3 Musicians in this Study.............................................................................................................5 Sigur Rós.................................................................................................................................6 Dan Deacon.............................................................................................................................8 Sō Percussion..........................................................................................................................9 Nick Zammuto ......................................................................................................................10 Environmental Music and Placial Music ................................................................................11 Theoretical Stance: Sense of Place ...........................................................................................14 Overview of Resources.............................................................................................................18 Musical Senses of Place..........................................................................................................19 Music and Place ...................................................................................................................20 Ecomusicology.....................................................................................................................22 Popular Music and Place......................................................................................................24 Methodology............................................................................................................................26 Chapter Synopses.....................................................................................................................27 2. PLACE PERSPECTIVES.........................................................................................................29 Introduction...............................................................................................................................29 Thinking about Place: Philosophy, Geography, and Anthropology .........................................31 Assembling Place......................................................................................................................39 Landscape, Place, and Genius Loci...........................................................................................40 The Absence of Place?: Place and Mobilities...........................................................................41 Conclusion: Placing Local-Global Thought .............................................................................45 3. SIGUR RÓS AS THE SOUND OF UR-PLACE......................................................................50 Introduction...............................................................................................................................50 Sound and Space .......................................................................................................................52 Sound and Place........................................................................................................................55 Sound and Imagination .............................................................................................................57 Sound and Representation.........................................................................................................59 Sound and Planet Earth ............................................................................................................64 Sound and Myth........................................................................................................................67 Sigur Rós, Planet Earth, and The Sound of Ur-Place ..............................................................69 Conclusion: Senses of Space and Place ....................................................................................71 Dan Deacon, Sō Percussion, and Nick Zammuto .....................................................................72 v 4. DAN DEACON’S ELECTRONIC AMERICAN LANDSCAPE............................................73