David Toop

David Toop (London 1949) is a musician, curator, and sound artist. He was a member of the experimental music band The Flying Lizards and cofounder of the London Musicians’ Collective, a musical improvisation group which, from the seventies onwards, contributed to the formation of the English experimental scene. Although he is one of the leading exponents of experimental ambient music, he is mostly known for his work as a music critic and historian. In addition to being deputy editor and columnist for such publications as The Wire and The Face, David Toop is the author of several seminal books, including Rap Attack (1984), Ocean of Sound (1995), and Haunted Weather (2004). He is currently Emeritus Professor at the London College of Communication.