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OverviewTrip-hop described some of the 1990s’ best music, and it was one of the decade’s most revealing bad ideas. This book chronicles the music and its leading artists, packed with recommended listening, essential tracks, great remixes, and under-recognized albums. “Your playlists will soon be overflowing.” - Spectrum Culture The music itself was an intoxication of beats, bass, and voice. It emerged amid the social tensions of the late 1980s, and as part of hip-hop’s rise to global dominance. It carried the innovations of Jamaican soundsystem culture, the sweet refuge of Lovers Rock, the bliss of club jazz dancefloors and post-rave chill-out rooms. It went mainstream with Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky, DJ Shadow, Kruder & Dorfmeister, and Björk; and with record labels like Ninja Tune and Mo’ Wax. To the artists’ despair, the music was tagged with a silly label and packaged as music for the boutique and the lounge; made respectable with awards and acclaim. But the music at its best still sounds experimental and dramatic; and its influence lingers through artists like FKA twigs, Sevdaliza, James Blake, Billie Eilish, and Lana Del Rey. This short book is a guide to ’trip-hop’ in its context of the weird 1990s: nostalgia and consumerism; pre-millenium angst and lo-fi technology; casual exoticism amid accelerating globalization and gentrification. Full Product DetailsAuthor: R.J. Wheaton (Writer, Canada)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA ISBN: 9781501373602ISBN 10: 1501373609 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 17 November 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPrologue: Beat Bop 1. Trip-Hop 2. Dub-Hop 3. Lovers Hip-Hop 4. Chill Out 5. Cut-Up 6. Contemplating Jazz 7. Abstract Hip-Hop 8. Lo-Fi 9. Blunted Beats 10. Subterranean Abstract Blues 11. Black-Hearted Soul 12. Exotica 13. Hip-Hop Blues 14. Canceled Futures 10 Essential Tracks Acknowledgments NotesReviewsA detailed, authoritative, knowledgeable unpacking of a notoriously conflicting genre written by a diamond-keen cultural critic who's not afraid to tackle nuanced, difficult topics while still singing the praises of music he loves to the high heavens. . . . Your playlists will soon be overflowing. * Spectrum Culture * Author InformationRJ Wheaton lives in Toronto and works in book publishing. He has been writing about music for twenty years and his work has appeared in outlets including The Oxford American and DaCapo’s Best Music Writing series. He is the author of Portishead’s Dummy (2011) in Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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