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Mats Eriksson

Mats Eriksson

Professor

Mats Eriksson

Prehistory as sonic inspiration : palaeontological heritage in popular music

Author

  • Mats E. Eriksson

Summary, in English

Apparently palaeontology is deeply rooted in popular music. Just take bands like T. Rex, Mastodon, Dinosaur Jr, The Ammonites, Mammoth, and Novi Fosili (the new fossils), and you get the picture. Digging into this subject matter it turns out that the extinct residents of prehistoric times have inspired not only band names, but also record and song titles and album cover artwork. In this paper I explore fossils as sonic inspiration or, if you wish, music for the extinct.

Publishing year

2016

Language

English

Pages

222-227

Publication/Series

Geology Today

Volume

32

Document type

Specialist publication article

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Topic

  • Music

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0266-6979