Overview
'Literally changed the course of my life' James Murphy 'The chapter on Larry Levan alone transformed me into wanting to be your favorite DJ' Questlove 'The original and still the best' Gilles Peterson 'We can't tell the story of dance music without speaking the names of Sharon White and Judy Weinstein, so I welcome this vital update' The Blessed Madonna When someone says, 'You have to know your history...' this is it. This classic book is the whole unruly story of dance music in one volume. It recreates the dancefloors that made history, conjuring their atmosphere with loving detail and bringing you the voices of the DJs and clubbers at their heart - from grime, garage, house, hip hop and disco, to techno, soul, reggae, rock'n'roll, and EDM. Whether musical outlaw, obsessive crate-digger or overpaid superstar, the DJ has been at the spinning centre of nightlife for a century, making parties wilder, pushing clubbers harder, and driving music into completely new shapes and styles. In 1999 this was the first book to do justice to the DJ's rollercoaster ride. Twenty years later, it's fully refreshed, carefully updated and filled with even more stories, including two brand new chapters. This edition comes with a new foreword by James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem).
Full Product Details
Author: Bill Brewster ,
Frank Broughton ,
James Murphy
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Imprint: White Rabbit
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 5.80cm
, Length: 23.60cm
Weight: 1.220kg
ISBN: 9781474625593
ISBN 10: 1474625592
Pages: 848
Publication Date: 07 July 2022
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
This book quite literally changed the course of my life -- James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem)
This book quite literally changed the course of my life * James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) * The chapter on Larry Levan alone transformed me into wanting to be your favourite DJ' * Questlove * We can't tell the story of dance music without speaking the names of Sharon White and Judy Weinstein, so I welcome this vital update * The Blessed Madonna * The original and still the best * Gilles Peterson *
Author Information
Bill Brewster is a former editor of Mixmag USA. His writing has appeared in The Face, the Guardian, Red Bull Music Academy and still regularly writes for Mixmag. Frank Broughton has written for i-D, The Face, Mixmag, DJ, Hip-Hop Connection, Details, NME, Rolling Stone and many other publications and is Creative Director at music and culture agency Pitch And Sync.
