The song of the machine from disco to DJs to techno, a graphic novel of electronic music

Blot, Dave, author.

Graphic Novel 2019

"A pulsating graphic novel on the epic history of electronic music, from the heyday of disco in the 1970s to the rave culture of the 1990s and beyond."--Back cover.

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ISBN:

9780316526173

Edition:

First U.S. edition

Description:

239 pages : chiefly illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm

Notes:

Originally published in French as Chant de la machine: Paris : Éditions Allia, 2000
In English, transated from the French

Contents:

Prime time: before the machine
Disco mania: when the machine goes wild
Larry Levan and Paradise Garage: the new elixir
Chicago and hous music: Chi-town selection
Detroit: techno city
Manchester: so much to answer for
The fourth dimension: the story of MDMA
Rave on: everything starts with an E
Remeber Stanley Rose: garage, deep, and house selection
Paradise lost: a nineties soundtrack

LCCN:

2019937391

Control Number:

2816922

Other Authors:

Cousin, Mathias, 1972-2002, author
Daft Punk (Musical group), writer of foreword
Laredo, Joseph, translator
translation of: Blot, Dave. Chant de la machine. English

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