Basta Now - Women, Trans and Non-binary in Experimental Music - Fanny Chiarello

Basta Now - Women, Trans and Non-binary in Experimental Music - Fanny Chiarello / 392-page paperback, 5.9 x 8.25 inches, published in 2024 by Permanent Draft / ISBN 9781805173786

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Basta Now. Women, Trans & Non-binary in Experimental Music is a non-academic essay by French poet, novelist and music enthusiast Fanny Chiarello. It’s also the first book to be published by Permanent Draft, an all-female record label and micro-press founded by Chiarello & musician Valentina Magaletti, dedicated to promoting contemporary female, non-binary and transgender artists.

Basta Now is essentially a huge (yet admittedly not definitive) overview of 2,371 womxn in the global experimental sound & music scene. It’s been writ ten in playful and compelling prose and stylishly presented with photos, illustrations, and discographies.

“This book has nothing against men, it’s just not about them” (Fanny Chiarello)