240-page academic book about noise as aesthetic form. Release 14 April 2026 at Pinchuk Press publishing house.
Edward Sol presents the academic monograph 'Noise: a Form: Aesthetics of Experimental Electronic 2000-2025' on 14 April 2026 at Pinchuk Press publishing house (PinchukArtCentre partner — see PR8 about Kiritchenko's residency). This is a 240-page book with 12 chapters offering the first systematic analysis of noise as aesthetic form in Ukrainian academic literature. Book structure: I. Philosophical premises (Derrida, Deleuze, Attali); II. Noise history (from Russolo 1913 to present); III. Technical models (modular synth, broken-instrument, contact-mic); IV. 5 case studies of Ukrainian noise performers (Kiritchenko, Sol himself, Heinali, Mokrousov-Koloah, and one unnamed); V. Social-political context (noise and Maidan 2014, noise and war 2022+); VI. Future of the genre in post-2022 era. The book contains 30 photographs from noise performances and 8 musical transcriptions. The preface was written by composer Helmut Lachenmann (92 years old, one of the leading European composers — see also separate PR5 news about his collaboration with Kurbasy). Afterword — Yuri Andrukhovych. First print run — 3000 copies, price — 580 UAH (hardcover). Edward Sol plans English translation of the book in 2027 through German academic publisher Wolke Verlag. The book contents are taught as a special 1-semester course at the Kyiv Jazz Conservatory (from 2027).
