Shame about the language being in Italian.
Rome is the most fabulous city IN THE WORLD (aside from Detroit with
all its imperfections) but I didn't get the idea that there was a
strong connection to Detroit. That would be really cool to read.
Also some people here may be interested to know that the Red Bull
Academy is happening here in Melbourne this year!!!
On 04/05/2006, at 6:58 PM, fab. wrote:
Hi list,
italy now has it's very own techno book.
Andrea Benedetti, italian techno pioneer and plasmek label founder
(http://www.discogs.com/artist/Andrea+Benedetti), has just
published his book on techno, its origins and the italian techno
movement. He was also very influential in creating a bridge between
rome and detroit.
unfortunately its in italian.......
here is an abstract, translated from italian to english courtesy of
google:
"Techno music boasts a history more than ventennale by now, but a
lot to being taken in consideration has faticato, above all from
the critic. This book gives back the just value to the happened
more meaningful sonorous revolution after the punk, and ago with
measure, but also with passion, telling history of its
protagonists, often little known, analyzing without to banalize the
reasons of the happened one of the brani manifest of this style.
Andrea Blessed evacuation the field from the many musical and
social prejudgments that have accompanied the production and the
consumption of the Techno and trace in way rations them and
balanced the history of the "movement", its contese origins between
the two coasts of the Atlantic and above all of the Italian scene.
Because also Italy has given its contribution, showing a true and
own school, lively and extremely productive, although osteggiata
from the average and neglected even from the specialistic press.
Rich of details and anecdotes, the told history of the techno
Italian from Blessed is direct testimony and precious about "one-
that-there it was" and faithful report of the events and the
initiatives that have fed the "scene" from its beginnings to the
days today, from the dj about the Afro, to the protagonists a po'
trash and soon it forgets you about the Italian Disc to the
exploit, between the others, Lory D, Mark Passarani, Mark Carola
and Gaetano Parisio. There is all that that you want to know, all
that that there is from knowledge. "
the book is published by Stampa Alternativa (http://
www.stampalternativa.it/libri.php?id=88-7226-920-2)
cheers,
fab.
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