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Posted by osterzone on Jan-17-2010 16:28:

Books on the history of EDM?

Are there any good ones out there? Like a history of trance book...idk

Posted by lacksesepsotygh on Jan-17-2010 16:40:

http://www.amazon.com/Modulations-H...g/dp/189102406X

Modulations: A History Of Electronic Music

divided into chapters about Kraut, Disco, Post Punk, House, Hip-Hop, Techno, Jungle, Ambient, Downtempo etc.

Posted by floyd741 on Jan-17-2010 17:51:

videos are better. Look up "History of House Music" and "Berliner Trance" if you haven't yet.

I think you especially should watch Berliner Trance.

Posted by infiniteJEST on Jan-17-2010 18:03:

This is of course if you want insight on dance music culture. I read it in high school (someone else had it & knew I went to raves) & was surprised to see chapters on early acid, detroit techno, & the rookie days of Oakenfold, Frankie Bones, & Fatboy Slim etc.(if I remember correctly).

Not truly what you're looking for, but related depending on how much you want to dig for information. I'd go through what everyone else is posting before thinking about this. I'm going to do some research myself when I have time

Posted by distant on Jan-17-2010 22:05:

who the fuck cares about the history of trance? there's a million other more interesting aspects of EDM.

anyway, read Energy Flash by Simon Reynolds.

Posted by Domesticated on Jan-17-2010 23:36:

Last Night A DJ Saved My Life is fucking brilliant. It uses interviews with all the early big names and is quite well written.

Posted by Clovis on Jan-18-2010 00:04:

How about some general world history first?

Posted by d-miurge on Jan-18-2010 00:07:

Laurent Garnier's Electrochoc

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Jan-18-2010 00:11:

quote:
Originally posted by distant
who the fuck cares about the history of trance?

Probably the guy who asked...

Posted by JLP on Jan-18-2010 01:03:

quote:
Originally posted by d-miurge
Laurent Garnier's Electrochoc

J'allais le dire.
I'm not sure it has been translated.

Posted by DJ Tsunami on Jan-18-2010 04:00:

I have The Ambient Century: From Mahler to Trance - The Evolution of Sound in the Electronic Age by Mark Prendergast, an actually great read

http://www.amazon.com/Ambient-Centu...tmm_hrd_title_0

Posted by TheBird on Jan-18-2010 06:10:

Check out Generation Ecstasy -- Great read and full of history.

http://www.amazon.com/Generation-Ec...63794948&sr=8-1

Posted by samuel1278 on Jan-19-2010 13:34:

I think Laurent Garnier's Electrochoc is good one.

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Posted by SYSTEM-J on Jan-19-2010 13:39:

quote:
Originally posted by distant
anyway, read Energy Flash by Simon Reynolds.

Shame it ends at 1998 and is guilty of some obvious biases.