Hi,
I totally agree.
In fact, most of http://www.jahsonic.com mirrors the
book . The division into Disco 1.0 and Disco 2.0 was
inspired by.
80s punk/disco/electro/hip hop scene --> YEAH!
Jan
--- philip@cs.adfa.edu.au wrote:
>
> yep it is quite a good book, mostly well written,
> lots of new & interesting
> info about styles and periods of music that you
> might think have already
> been fully explored elsewhere, a few misgivings as
> far as the authors
> tendency to use an innapropriate 'chatty' style.
> parts of the chapter about
> techno is biased and innacurate but the rest of the
> book more than makes up
> for that. v good sections about the 80s
> punk/disco/electro/hip hop scene in
> ny.
>
> At 15:21 2/11/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >I agree. It makes for an awesome read and it is not
> as opinionated as it
> >could. besides, it has an awesome appendix with
> playlists from some of
> >(what they consider) the most influential clubs
> ever. also, it is the
> >first (or only one i know) study that focuses on
> the DJ, and the music
> >and culture around him just as it pertains to
> him/her.
> >
> >drxl
> >
> >On Thu, 2 Nov 2000, Jim Kerr wrote:
> >
> >> I urge everyone to take a look at this. Its
> published in the UK by
> Headline.
> >> 'Available in all good bookstores £7.99.'
> >>
> >> Alright, so its a bit Brit-centric and the early
> chapters, with a number of
> >> comments along the lines of 'Britain was streets
> ahead of America' (given
> >> the fact that what the authors mean is that
> Britain was streets ahead of
> >> America in terms of white people fetishizing the
> music of Black America,
> may
> >> rankle) but it is lovingly researched and full of
> the kind of misty-eyed
> >> recollections from people hearing some classic at
> a legendary club night
> >> that we occasionally get on this site. I'm really
> tempted to fast
> forward to
> >> post-87, but the Northern Soul section is quite
> superb. Norman Jay gets his
> >> first appearance as a young whipper-snapper at
> the Wigan Casino on about
> >> page 96 I think.
> >>
> >> It's essential background reading for anyone who
> is remotely interested in
> >> why all of us around the world are sitting here
> today telling each other
> >> about '5 great cuts we are listening to right
> now' and so forth ;).
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
> >
> > :-:.:-:.:-:.:-:.:-:.:-:
> > : www.mp3.com/drxl :
> > :.:-:.:-:.:-:.:-:.:-:.:
> >
> >
> >
>
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