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Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture
Simon Reynolds
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Description for Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture
Paperback. Reynolds offers a guided tour of rave culture and techno music in this first critical history of the genre--and the drug culture that accompanies it. 40-page discography. of illustrations. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGV; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 672.
In Generation Ecstasy, Simon Reynolds takes the reader on a guided tour of this end-of-the-millenium phenomenon, telling the story of rave culture and techno music as an insider who has dosed up and blissed out. A celebration of rave's quest for the perfect beat definitive chronicle of rave culture and electronic dance music.
In Generation Ecstasy, Simon Reynolds takes the reader on a guided tour of this end-of-the-millenium phenomenon, telling the story of rave culture and techno music as an insider who has dosed up and blissed out. A celebration of rave's quest for the perfect beat definitive chronicle of rave culture and electronic dance music.
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Weight
671g
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415923736
SKU
V9780415923736
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Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Simon Reynolds
Simon Reynolds is a Consulting Editor at Spin magazine. He is the author of Blissed Out: The Raptures of Rock (1990) and, with Joy Press, of The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion and Rock 'n' Roll (1995).
Reviews for Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture
Worthy. As a straightforward timeline account of rave culture-the DJs, the drugs, the choons, the clubs, the clobber- Generation Ecstasy succeeds. Tracing the music. Reynolds shows that he certainly knows his stuff.. - Now, Toronto For anyone who has been to a rave or bought a techno CD, this book is an excellent complement. Reynolds ... Read more