Re: [313] Rough Guide to Techno
The Rough Guide to Techno is supposed to be out this month...Amazon is taking orders right now. Let's hope they do a slightly better job with this I've got a copy of it sitting in my hot little hands right now. It's been available in Australia for a couple of weeks now. It's pretty good actually. Very good coverage of all the 313 artists. out. d.
The Rough Guide To Techno
Thought some of you might be interested that The Rough Guide To Techno is now in the shops. I think Amazon, Waterstones and some of the other online stores have discounts on it. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it. Best wishes Tim
Re: (313) Books (was rough guide to techno)
VERY weird and difficult! his one book Gravitys Rainbow is as thick as a bible and scores of intrepretive books on it have been published. I remember picking up a record of his that had on it a Zoyd and Prairie mix: a reference to characters in a Thomas Pynchon novel. Pynchon's a pretty weird and difficult postmodern author, and the reference made me think Ewan Pearson must be a well-read kind of a guy. blair Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
RE: (313) Books (was rough guide to techno)
I went to Borders tonight to get a copy of rough guide to techno and was sad to find out that it isn't due to be published here in the US until June. I did stumble onto some interesting info about another book written by Tim Barr called Brighter Daze that is also due to be published in June. Looks to be another techno rebels/gen ecstacy-style book on the history of dance music. I don't know what the emphasis is though. I'm trying to contact the publisher and get a press copy. Anyone hear anything about this book? ...Jason -Original Message- From: Dissonance Electronic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 11:25 PM To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) Books (was rough guide to techno) While books are in issue i'd like to recommend a book i picked up from the music library at uni. It's a brand new book but from a major publisher so it shouldnt be to hard to track down. Its called Discographies : dance music, culture and the politics of sound By Jeremy Gilbert and Ewan Pearson.(Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.) And I cant do it justice in a short description but its a critical / theoretical / cultural approach to many of the issues involved in dance music (which in their definition includes house, techno, soul,disco hip hop etc). Their analysis draws on contemporary critical theory using the work of Barthes, Kristeva, Derrida, Foucault et al. (while it utilizes these thinkers the book is always careful to explain the ideas that they are drawing on - you dont have to go and read the thinkers to understand the book) Its not a history but a very sophisticated analysis of the the role of music and dance music in particular in western culture. Of particular interest was a section where they looked at some of the reasons why western culture is so resistant to dance music. Its quite academic but very rewarding - i dont find it arrogant or pretensious either but i have some experience with this sort of writing. I'd recommend it to any one who is interested in 'dance music' in the broadest sense of the word. Its also very applicable to experimental electronic music. Any one who wants some more info feel free to email me. Peace Josh Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: (313) Books (was rough guide to techno)
While books are in issue i'd like to recommend a book i picked up from the music library at uni. It's a brand new book but from a major publisher so it shouldnt be to hard to track down. Its called Discographies : dance music, culture and the politics of sound By Jeremy Gilbert and Ewan Pearson.(Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.) And I cant do it justice in a short description but its a critical / theoretical / cultural approach to many of the issues involved in dance music (which in their definition includes house, techno, soul,disco hip hop etc). Their analysis draws on contemporary critical theory using the work of Barthes, Kristeva, Derrida, Foucault et al. (while it utilizes these thinkers the book is always careful to explain the ideas that they are drawing on - you dont have to go and read the thinkers to understand the book) Its not a history but a very sophisticated analysis of the the role of music and dance music in particular in western culture. Of particular interest was a section where they looked at some of the reasons why western culture is so resistant to dance music. Its quite academic but very rewarding - i dont find it arrogant or pretensious either but i have some experience with this sort of writing. I'd recommend it to any one who is interested in 'dance music' in the broadest sense of the word. Its also very applicable to experimental electronic music. Any one who wants some more info feel free to email me. Peace Josh Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: (313) The Rough Guide To Techno
-Original Message- From: Tim Barr [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sherman (former editor of Melody Maker's dance section) is this the same guy who used to write for NME (Sherman at the controls)back in 90-93 ? if it is you could not find a better person to write about the evolution of techno,i still keep all his record reviewscliping from NME here somewere,he was the first to talk about UR in the uk press as well as writing about the early Blackdog,Afx,Djax,Fnac,Orb,Fuse etc didn't know he went to MM from there e,r
Re: (313) The Rough Guide To Techno
Am I correct in thinking that this is the same Sherman who does Electrocuted at The Dogstar in Brixton? -Original Message- From: Tim Barr [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sherman (former editor of Melody Maker's dance section) __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
RE: (313) The Rough Guide To Techno
You are correct in this assumption. Sherman also has a label Cloak and Dagger which has Tales from the Woodshed amongst its roster. Can't really recommend any of it's releases though, and I wasn't really that impressed with his choice of records in his DJ stint during my 1 visit to Electrocuted. But I agree that his review column in NME and MM was always worth reading. Can I also line up in the queue to diss Peter Shapiro's Rough Guide to Drum'n'Bass. It appears to be a forum in which he propogates his distorted view of the history of DB. Matt. -Original Message- From: Nick Craddock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 April 2000 09:16 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) The Rough Guide To Techno Am I correct in thinking that this is the same Sherman who does Electrocuted at The Dogstar in Brixton?
The Rough Guide To Techno
As Dan pointed out earlier The Rough Guide To Techno is out at the end of this month. A big thanks to everyone on the 313 list who helped out in some shape or form. And apologies to all - the delay is entirely my fault, but I thought you'd want it as perfect as I could make it. Apologies particularly to Oliver due to space constraints he was one of the artists that had to be passed over this time around. Maybe when the time comes for the second edition ... As some of you may know, Dan Sicko has made some significant contributions along with Dom Phillips (former editor of Mixmag here in the UK); Martin James (who did the definitive book on The Prodigy); Peter McIntyre (a great writer and big supporter of the classic mid-period Lowlands sound); John Burgess (editor of Jockey Slut here in the UK); Jonas Stone (tireless evangelist for the minimal sound over here); Sherman (former editor of Melody Maker's dance section) and Tony Marcus (still one of dance music's most inspired writers). And, ah well, for all the rest you have to put up with me. I never read either of the other two books in this series, and I'm at a loss as to why Armando didn't make it in to a book on house and - ulp! - Faithless did. But in this one you'll find everyone from Final Cut to UR, The Connection Machine and Thomas Barnett. Anyway, as you may have guessed, TRGTT is an ongoing project. I'm commissioned for another two editions and feedback from everyone on the list regarding what or who they'd like to see in the second edition will be welcomed with open arms. In the meantime I'll look forward to seeing what you make of the first edition. Best wishes Tim
