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The author reflects on the notions of culture and Celticism and argues that such essentialist notions were by-products of a utopian process best illustrated in author Matthew Arnold's connection of the two. According to the author, Arnold's utopian thought sought to find its model in a Hellenic antecedent that in turn provided a template for fixing contemporary society. He states that the mingling of Celtic and Saxon essences improves the Saxon and consolidates the colonial standing of the Irish Celt.

The article aims to describe the implications of music and noise for utopian design, with reference to issues of discipline and luxury. Luxury can be describe in various contexts. The relationships between music, luxury and utopia are described in several stages. According to Immanuel Kant's book "Critique of Judgment," the vector of musical effect went from sensations to indeterminate ideas.