Seth Kim-Cohen

Seth Kim-Cohen is an artist, musician and critic. He is currently a full-time visiting artist at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. He has presented artworks at venues spanning the cultural spectrum from CBGBs to Tate Modern. His writing has been published in magazines, newspapers, and journals in Europe, the U.K. and the U.S. He is the author of In The Blink of an Ear: Toward a Non-Cochlear Sonic Art, Continuum, 2009 and One Reason To Live: Conversations About Music, Errant Bodies, 2006. His latest book, Against Ambience is published by Bloomsbury. He also blogs at Voice of Broken Neck. For comprehensive info visit: www.kim-cohen.com
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ER. We’re here primarily to talk about your new book Against Ambience, can you briefly outline some of its main themes/topics.

SKC. Against Ambience is an example of an endangered species – a book of…