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Generation EcstasySimon Reynolds

Generation Ecstasy

Simon Reynolds, Simon Reynolds
1998454 pages
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Generation Ecstasy is the story of rave culture and techno music. Challenging traditional ideas about music and spawning a global network of underground scenes based on the frenzied euphoria of the all-night dance party, rave is the most innovative, influential, and controversial pop phenomenon since punk rock. A celebration of rave's quest for the perfect beat and the ultimate rush, Generation Ecstasy is the definitive chronicle of rave culture and electronic dance music. In Generation Ecstasy, music and culture critic Simon Reynolds takes the reader on a guided tour of this…

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10 editions
  • Hardcover · English
    9780742938557
  • Other · English · 2016
    Taylor & Francis Group · 480 pages · 9781138135352
  • Other · English · 2013
    Taylor & Francis Group · 480 pages · 9781136783142
  • Other · English · 2013
    Taylor & Francis Group · 9781136783173
  • Other · English · 2013
    Routledge · 9781299699960
  • Other · English · 2013
    Taylor & Francis Group · 9780203824962
Techno musicHistory and criticismRave cultureTechno (Musique)Histoire et critiqueRave (Subculture)MUSICGenres & Styles