Books on drone/ambient/noise music

[BeatsDeluxe]

Any recommendations? Very curious about this after listening to Lawrence English - Wilderness of mirrors non stop for the last weeks
Oh, and please recommend some documentary too!

[Tsundoku]

David Toop's Ocean of Sound? I did try re-reading this a few years ago and it seemed terribly dated - all mid-90s "chill out rooms" etc. but maybe it's come round again? He talks with Eno a lot. I enjoyed the collection of Eno's diaries, as well, though not exactly what you're asking for.

[Expiry2011]

I really enjoyed the Ambient Century by Mark Prendergast when I read it a few years ago
I don't remember there being much about noise music but he connects the dots between people like the VU, Coltrane, Eno and there's even space for Japan!

[Plainstone]

MPFlapp sent me some good links ages ago.

Here are a couple to start with until he chimes in:

Kingdom Of Noise - Japanese Noise Selection (1993) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtHGOYgSYc8

The Taj-Mahal Travellers "On "Tour" (1972) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SpY7OSW7qs

[Col Wolfe]

drone books tend to go on a bit

[chimptown]

havent read it but there is this

http://cmr.net.nz/cmr28.html

[Murphydog]

I picked up Under-Currents in a charity recently. Edited by Rob Young, it features the usual suspects from amongst the Wire team but certainly covers some of your areas of interest.