| Join the Future: Bleep Techno and the Birth of British Bass Music Contributor(s): Anniss, Matt (Author) |
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ISBN: 1913231003 ISBN-13: 9781913231002 Publisher: Velocity Press OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Electronic - Music | Genres & Styles - Dance - Music | Genres & Styles - Pop Vocal |
| Dewey: 781.648 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.75 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the dawn of the 1990s, British dance music has been in thrall to the seductive power of weighty sub-bass. It is a key ingredient in a string of British-pioneered genres, including hardcore, jungle, drum & bass, dubstep, UK garage and grime. In Join The Future, dance music journalist Matt Anniss traces the roots, origins, development and legacy of the sound that started it all: the first distinctively British form of electronic dance music, bleep techno. A mixture of social, cultural, musical and oral history, Join The Future reveals the untold stories of bleep's Yorkshire pioneers and those that came in their wake, moving from electro all-dayers and dub soundsystem clashes of the mid-1980s to the birth of hardcore and jungle in London and the South East. Along the way, you'll find first-hand accounts of key clubs and raves, biographies of forgotten and overlooked production pioneers, stories of bleep outposts in Canada and the United States, and the inside story of the early years of one of electronic music's most iconic labels, Warp Records. |
Contributor Bio(s): Anniss, Matt: - Matt Anniss is a journalist and author specializing in electronic music, DJing and club culture. He began his career on internet magazines in the late 1990s before joining the staff of IDJ Magazine as Music Editor in 2000, later becoming Editor. Since leaving the magazine in 2008, he's become a regular contributor to Resident Advisor, Red Bull Music Academy Daily and DJ Magazine, specializing in historical aspects of dance music culture. As an author, Matt has written over 50 non-fiction books for children and young adults. |