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- Dittrich, Joshua (2024). Geosonics. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 979-8-7651-0457-6
- Radiolab (Aaron Ximm, Bronwyn Ximm, Jeremiah Moore) Idea of Ninth
- Los Angeles Times (Mark Swed) Beethoven’s lasting N-n-i-i-i-n-n-t-h-h
- The Village Voice (Kyle Gann) Norwegian minimalist raises Beethoven molto adagio bar
- Kunstkritikk (Erlend Hammer) Evigheten og en dag
- SoundBlog (Harold Schellinx) 9 Beet Stretch
- Journal of Aesthetics & Culture (Joshua Dittrich) Toward an aural aesthetics of 24/7 environments: Beethoven, audio stretching, and techno-indeterminacy
