BASTA NOW

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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 written 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)

‘Basta Now. Women, Trans & Non-Binary in Experimental Music’, Paperback book (Permanent
Draft, ISBN 9781805173786, release 22nd March 2024)
Copyright © Fanny Chiarello 2024
Collages and illustrations © Valentina Magaletti and Fanny Chiarello 2024
First published by Permanent Draft, London
Design and layout by Karolina Kołodziej


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