Rave On: Global Adventures in Electronic Dance Music

Rave On: Global Adventures in Electronic Dance Music
ISBN-10
1782831452
ISBN-13
9781782831457
Series
Rave On
Category
Music
Pages
512
Language
English
Published
2018-01-11
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Author
Matthew Collin

Description

Electronic dance music was once the utopian frontier of pop culture. But three decades after the acid house 'summer of love', it has gone from subculture to the global mainstream. Does it still have the same power to inspire? From the pleasure palaces of Ibiza and Las Vegas to 'new frontiers' like Shanghai and Dubai, raving is now a multi-million-dollar business. But there are still hardcore believers upholding its DIY ethos - the techno idealists of Berlin and Detroit and the queer subcults of New York, the post-apartheid party people of South Africa and the outlaw techno travellers of France. In Rave On, Matthew Collin travels the world to experience these unique scenes first-hand, talk to the key players and hear the story of how dance culture went global - and find out if its maverick spirit can survive its own success.

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