Generation ecstasy : into the world of techno and rave culture / Simon Reynolds.
| Author/creator | Reynolds, Simon, 1963- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Boston : Little, Brown and Company, ©1998. |
| Description | 454 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | A tale of three cities: detroit techno, chicago house, and new york garage, 1980-90 -- Digital psychedelia: sampling and the soundscape -- Living a dream: acid house and uk rave, 1987-89 -- Everything starts with an e: ecstasy and rave music -- Twenty-four-hour party people: "madchester," positivity, and the rave 'n' roll crossover, 1988-91 -- Ardkore, you know the score: the second wave of rave, 1990-92 -- America the rave: us rave culture, 1990-92 -- Fight for your right to party: spiral tribe and the crusty-raver movement, 1991-97 -- Feed your head: intelligent techno, ambient, and trance, 1990-94 -- Slipping into darkness: the uk rave dream turns to nightmare, 1992-93 -- The future sound of detroit: underground resistance, +8, and carl craig, 1990-96 -- In our angelhood: rave as counterculture and spiritual revolution -- Roots 'n' future: jungle takes over london, 1993-94 -- In the mix: dj culture and remixology, 1993-97 -- Marching into madness: gabba and happy hardcore, 1992-97 -- Crashing the party: american rave's descent into the darkside, 1993-97 -- Sounds of paranoia: trip-hop, tricky, and pre-millennium tension, 1990-97 -- War in the jungle: intelligent drum and bass versus techstep, 1994-97 -- Fuck dance, let's art: the post-rave experimental fringe, 1994-97 -- Outro: nineties house, speed garage, and big beat. |
| Abstract | The author explores the world of rave culture, all-night dance clubs, and subgenres such as hardcore, trance, jungle, ambient, gabba, and big beat, "assessing the psychic and physical costs of its rampant hedonism, and situating rave's 'escapist' urges within the larger social context of late-eighties and early-nineties America and Britain. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-395), discography (pages 397-436), and index. |
| LCCN | 98014754 |
| ISBN | 0316741116 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3540 .R49 1998 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |