David Toop

The Profile

David Toop (born 1949) is a British composer, improviser, author, and curator associated with experimental, ambient, and sound art. He is the author of Ocean of Sound and Rap Attack, and has released influential recordings including New and Rediscovered Musical Instruments (with Max Eastley) and Pink Noir.

Verified: British experimental composer, musician, author, and curator active since the 1970s; genres include experimental, ambient, electronic, and sound art. DeBaser hosts one review focused on Entities Inertias Faint Beings.

A single review by Buzzin' Fly critiques Toop’s Entities Inertias Faint Beings as abstract, self-focused, and light on melody, with electronic textures and ‘oceans of sound’. The tone is skeptical yet acknowledges the fascination of his sound design. Publicly, Toop is a British experimental composer, author, and curator active since the 1970s.