I would disagree with this post. "Techno Rebels" tries to write "a history"
of techno. I would agree that at points Kodwo does drift into a poetic
phase, but "More Brilliant..." achieve what no other book on electronic
music has done, to try and translate the perception of music into words. it
is an extremely theoretical read.
In the end I guess we will have to agree to disagree, I am glad that someone
other than myself has read both books and can give a coherently process the
information and not just regurgitate it.
I would suggest that if you are interested in learning some history of
techno check out "Techno Rebels", but if you are more interested in theory
than check out "More Brilliant than the Sun".
P.s. the tactics in the other book you mentioned about postmodernism are
just modernist arguments against postmodernism. I would rather talk in
person about this than in lengthy threads:]
Thank you for the info
Jared Wilson
F.T.M. Records
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